You Who? Why You Matter and How to Deal With It

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If Who am I is the question you re asking, Rachel Jankovic doesn t want you to find yourself or follow your heart Those lies are nothing to the confidence, freedom, and clarity of course that come with knowing what is actually essential about you And the answer to that question is at once less andthan what you are hoping for.Christians love the idea that self expression is the essence of a beautiful person, but that s a lie, too With trademark humor and no nonsense practicality, Rachel Jankovic explains the fake story of the Self, starting with the inventions of a supremely ugly man named Sartre rhymes with blart And we men and women, young and old have bought his lie of the Best Self, with terrible results.Thankfully, that s not the end of our story, You Who Why You Matter and How to Deal with It takes the identity question into the nitty gritty details of everyday life Here s the first clue Stop looking inside, and start planting flags of everyday faithfulness In Christianity, the self is always a tool and never a destination. 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Why You Matter and How to Deal With It by Rachel Jankovic For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr If only the Girl, Wash your Face crowd would read this.Are you a person Do you breathe If you answered yes to either of these questions, you should read this book as quickly as you can get your hands on it Reading this book was like being given a cup of cold water on a hot day It was like slicing into grandma s apple pie after you watched her labor over it all day It was a slash through the hot garbage most women s books about identity are If you like to breathe, drink water, and be less of a confused Christian, this book is a must read for yo Are you a p...10 Stars I listen to Rachel and Bekah s podcast, What Have You, every week Their weekly ramblings have been an enormous blessing to me and my family, so when I opened this book I had pretty high expectations She met and exceeded those expectations within the first couple of chapters She is extraordinarily good at attacking the philosophy of the self and even better at reorientating you to see your true self, the one that can only found in total submission to Christ The philosophy of the 10 Stars I listen to Rachel and Bekah s podcast, What Have You, every week Their weekly ramblings have been an enormous blessing to me and my family, so when I opened this book I had pretty high expectations She met and exceeded those expectations within the first couple of chapters She is extraordinarily good at attacking the philosophy of the self and even better at reorientating you to see your true self, the one that can only found in total submission to Christ The philosophy of the self is an enormous topic to take on I would imagine it must be a challenging topic to talk about it on a practical and accessible level that just about anyone could read and understand She did this beautifully in t...This book is a powerful punch Beautifully, simply written Rachel has a gift for getting straight to the point She makes the truth winsome.Now, my disagreements, listed here since I do plan on recommending this and want to have my caveats out in the open.First, I do think personality tests are a useful tool Yes, we obey God to become our fullest selves But in speaking about spiritual gifts, the Bible is clear that how we obey will look different depending on how God has gifted us Some peopl This book is a powerful punch Beautifully, simply written Rachel has a gift for getting straight to the point She makes the truth winsome.Now, my disagreements, listed here since I do plan on recommending this and want to have my caveats out in the open.First, I do think personality tests are a useful tool Yes, we obey God to become our fullest selves But in speaking about spiritual gifts, the Bible is clear that how we obey will look different depending on how God has gifted us Some people major in mercy, some in hospitality, some in teaching, etc And it then follows that certain acts of simple obedience will in fact beof a sacrifice for some than for others We re never exempt from God s commands based on our personality or spiritual gifts But those things matter, because they are clues into how God wants us to obey.Second, we are valuable because God created us in His image ...A no nonsense demolition of existential philosophy and the effects it has had on women trying to find life apart from Christ This book is all about the gospel and the glorious life God gives to those who will obey Him Highly recommend for all women, especially those searching for something stable amidst the endless games of comparison No matter how many times you tell yourself you are fierce or looking hot, nothing will come of it There is no salvation, no freedom here Being a daughter of A no nonsense demolition of existential philosophy and the effects it has had on women trying to find life apart from Christ This book is all about the gospel and the glorious life God gives to those who will obey Him Highly recommend for all women, especially those searching for something stable amidst the endless games of comparison No matter how many times you tell yourself you are fier...I am vaguely disappointed And I don t know exactly why, or how to explain it without sounding like I disagree with her There s nothing here I really disagree with, I just think she missed a ton of opportunities to, 1 quote Scripture, and 2 point to Christ Which is ironic considering her purpose She points a lot at us and what we re doing, and I think in some ways it s dangerous to do so without qualifying that we can t do any of these things serve God, humble ourselves, be faithful, h I am vaguely disappointed And I don t know exactly why, or how to explain it without sounding like I disagree with her There s nothing here I really disagree with, I just think she missed a ton of opportunities to, 1 quote Scripture, and 2 point to Christ Which is ironic considering her purpose She points a lot at us and what we re doing, and I think in some ways it s dangerous to do so without qualifying that we can t do any of these things serve God, humble ourselves, be faithful, have joy in tough places, etc without Christ giving us the ability to do so It s dangerous because we ll start thinkin...Adored, would read again immediatelyRead again in June 2019 Took me a second read through to really understand everything and get it sorted out in my mind Still a wonderful book 100 times better than I expected, and loving Rachel Jankovic as I do...This is a book written by woman who loves the Lord and His Word but also hates the lies the Devil tells This is also a book written by a woman who loves logic and right thinking, and that with a particular wit and wel...Every now and then, you read a book that makes you wish you hadn t given other books 5 stars, because the book is so well written, so intellectually stimulating, and so abundantly transforming and life giving that it almost feels cheap to give it a rating that other books have also received I already wanted to read You Whobased on the premise, but what recommended it to methan that was the effect I saw in a friend who read it before me She flew through it in a few days, and, knowing th Every now and then, you read a book that makes you wish you hadn t given other books 5 stars, because the book is so well written, so intellectually stimulating, and so abundantly transforming and life giving that it almost feels cheap to give it a rating that other books have also received I already wanted to read You Whobased on the premise, but what recommended it to methan that was the effect I saw in a friend who read it before me She flew through it in a few days, and, knowing that I am wary of hype, calmly told me it was really good This friend was already a saint, ...This was an excellent book It s hard to find Christian Living type books that combine solid theology with practical application, but Rachel Jankovic has done it again I couldn t put this down It was convicting and encouraging to me personally, and when I finished I was ready to buy a copy for every woman I know Not a day goes by that I don t see lies related to identity under the guise of wellness, self care, body image, etc on social media and elsewhere Rachel does a superb job of givin This was an excellent book It s hard to find Christian Living type books that combine solid theology with practical application, but Rachel Jankovic has done it again I couldn t put this down It was convicting and encouraging to me personally, and when I finished I was ready to buy a copy for every woman I know Not a day goes by that I don t see lies related to identity under the guise...This book is delightfully and honestly blunt It is one of those books which manages to be both encouraging and convicting at the same time, and the fact that it is dedicated to my mom makes me even happier.Thank you, thank you, thank you, Rachel Jankovic for writing this book I recently read Girl, Wash Your Face only because my library had 17 SEVENTEEN copies of it I know this isn t a popular opinion, but that book is complete and utter ra ra nonsense And it wore me out Why did it wear me out Because it was basically nothing other than a rich, popular Christian woman telling other Christian women that self sufficiency and self glorification will lead to their best lives now You can read m Thank you, thank you, thank you, Rachel Jankovic for writing this book I recently read Girl, Wash Your Face only because my library had 17 SEVENTEEN copies of it I know this isn t a popular opinion, but that book is complete and utter ra ra nonsense And it wore me out Why did it wear me out Because it was basically nothing other than a rich, popular Christian woman telling other Christian women that self sufficiency and self glorification will lead to their best lives now You can read my review here This book is the antidote If you want someone to tell you that you are awesome, offer you sweet comfort, encourage you to ignore everything else in your life except...

You Who? Why You Matter and How to Deal With It
  • 13 November 2018
  • Paperback
  • 1947644475
  • Rachel Jankovic
  • You Who? Why You Matter and How to Deal With It