Review and Giveaway 3 Copies - The Confident Woman by Joyce Meyer

The Confident Woman by Joyce Meyer

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: FaithWords (September 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446531987
• ISBN-13: 978-0446580731

In The Confident Woman, Joyce Meyer draws on her decades of experience interacting with and ministering to women. Her message is also the result of her personal journey from insecurity and self-hatred to a confidence through which she is realizing her full potential. Through her classic clarity and practicality, you'll learn how to embrace the plan God has for you and discover true confidence through faith in Christ! Meyer gives you the keys to identifying confidence barriers, explores the empowerment that comes from preparation, and outlines the steps to independence through dependence on God. She explores the seven characteristics of a woman with confidence, which include a woman who knows she is loved, who refuses to live in fear, and who does not live by comparisons, "if onlys," or "what ifs." An exciting, meaningful, and intentional life awaits as you learn how to live beyond fear and begin living boldly. God is anxious to light the way and supply every need for walking with confidence!

Review:  This book is full of very good advice supported by Biblical references. It was well organized and upbeat although there is some repetition. Ms. Meyer defines confidence as "all about being positive about what you can do-and not worrying over what you can't do."  This made me think of the Serenity Prayer

God, grant me the serenity

To accept the things I cannot change;

The courage to change the things that I can;

And the wisdom to know the difference.

There are some interesting statistics presented.  She also sets forth 7 Secrets of a confident woman.  I don't necessarily agree they are secrets but they are good points. She discusses the woman in Proverbs 31 who is really hard to like because she is the perfect super woman! There are tips on overcoming self-doubt and the power of preparation. I can attest to that power as I often was able to do better than other attorneys because I took extra time to prepare and some went "by the seat of their pants."  I enjoyed the chapter titled Are Women Really the Weaker Sex?  This described some basic differences in how men and women act and gave examples of some remarkable women.

The second part of the book addresses Living Boldly and Without Fear. This gives sound advice to help face and cope with fear, guilt, disappointments, adversity and related issues.  I like the encouragement to be bold even while we recognize we are humble in the gifts God has given us.

I found this to be an easy read and think it would be particularly helpful to those who need encouragement to be confident, some practical solutions or if you just want a bit of uplifting support.  I think it is good to remember that God did not give us a spirit of fear.

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