I was excited when I heard my new favorite author was coming out with a second book. Her first,
All I Need Is Jesus and a Good Pair of Jeans: The Tired Supergirl's Search for Grace, knocked my socks off. This woman, Susanna Aughtmon, can speak to your soul like she's been living in it. She can put onto paper what I thought my heart alone struggled with. Turns out...nope, it's not just me. The things I struggle with as a woman/mother/wife/person are one of the same for just about every other fellow female around me. It was a breath of fresh air to no longer feel so alone.
Aughtmon's new book:
rings true once again. This book focuses on the common lies we tell ourselves as women of God.
Like....Lie #1: God is out to get me
or Lie #6: God can't use me
or Lie #11: God owes me
or Lie #14: I will never be enough
Lie #16: I am in control of my own destiny
Lie #17: I can't hear God's voice
Lie #23: I am never going to get free......
Each chapter explores one of these common lies, and Aughtmon tells it like it really is. She debunks these lies for us with humor, grace, scripture, and a realness that can refresh your soul and make you feel like you're sitting across the table from a good friend at Starbucks. She's not shy about hiding her flaws, misgivings, or past mistakes. She uses them to disprove the lies we are so apt to believe. And that's just (what I think anyway) what God wants us to do for each other.
My favorite lines from the book come from Lie #17: I can't hear God's voice. Aughtmon says this:
"But the truth is, God has never stopped speaking. He speaks through his creation. He speaks through his Scripture. He speaks through his people and speaks through circumstances and trials and blessings."
Amen. He clearly speaks to women's hearts through Aughtmon too. I'm thankful for this book. Get it here:
Follow her blog too: http://tiredsupergirl.blogspot.com
Available now at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
4 comments:
You can learn a lot about a person by what they consider a good book. I think you are a great person! I will definitely read this book.
This sounds fabulous! I checked out her blog through your blog list, and I already can't get enough of her writing. Can't wait to read both books! Thanks for the recommendation.
I haven't read those, but they sound good. I think I will have to check them out : ) Thanks for the recommendation!
Blog tour mama! Pow! Love that you did a review for her! Woooo!
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