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Free Yourself, Be Yourself: Find the Power to Escape Your Past
ISN'T IT TIME YOU SHED PERFORMANCE-BASED LIVING?
When Alas Wright's childhood family collapsed, he took the blame. As a wounded fourth grader, Alan secretly wondered, What's wrong with me? How can I become loveable again? Unconsciously, he made the most devastating--and common--of vows: "I'll do whatever it takes to be loved."
Excelling in sports, earning straight A's, and well-liked by everyone--except himself--Alan had made a childhood commitment to performance-based living, which led to a series of grown-up problems.
Hyper-sensitivity: Why am I so bothered by every criticism?
Self-Doubt: Why do I always question my abilities and motives?
People pleasing: Why do I have a hard time saying no or facing conflict?
Fear of failure: Why do I feel like I have to be perfect?
Self-sabotage: Why can’t I celebrate my gifts and accept God’s blessings?
Laugh, cry, struggle, relate, and be set free as Alan Wright invites you to discover his simple solution—how to release your pride and shame to Jesus, banish fear, and accept unconditional love and acceptance to live as you were meant to live.
When Alas Wright's childhood family collapsed, he took the blame. As a wounded fourth grader, Alan secretly wondered, What's wrong with me? How can I become loveable again? Unconsciously, he made the most devastating--and common--of vows: "I'll do whatever it takes to be loved."
Excelling in sports, earning straight A's, and well-liked by everyone--except himself--Alan had made a childhood commitment to performance-based living, which led to a series of grown-up problems.
Hyper-sensitivity: Why am I so bothered by every criticism?
Self-Doubt: Why do I always question my abilities and motives?
People pleasing: Why do I have a hard time saying no or facing conflict?
Fear of failure: Why do I feel like I have to be perfect?
Self-sabotage: Why can’t I celebrate my gifts and accept God’s blessings?
Laugh, cry, struggle, relate, and be set free as Alan Wright invites you to discover his simple solution—how to release your pride and shame to Jesus, banish fear, and accept unconditional love and acceptance to live as you were meant to live.
- GenresChristian Living
240 pages, Paperback
First published July 26, 2005
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April 10, 2019
One of the best reads!!!! Never knew that shame is often brought over by our childhood and our past and how shame eventually affects how we are now.
Thankfully, there is healing. My biggest takeaway is that I have the choice to walk out of shame!
“the secret to my healing is not more achievement or success. The secret to my healing is knowing that I can be nourished today for an even greater journey tomorrow.”
Don’t let your worth be measured by anything you make or possess. Let your worth be measured by the One who made you. We are tempted to think that getting more of something will heal our sense of emptiness and inadequacy. Yet the simple truth is that we’re more likely to find healing by letting go of something we consider essential.
Thankfully, there is healing. My biggest takeaway is that I have the choice to walk out of shame!
“the secret to my healing is not more achievement or success. The secret to my healing is knowing that I can be nourished today for an even greater journey tomorrow.”
Don’t let your worth be measured by anything you make or possess. Let your worth be measured by the One who made you. We are tempted to think that getting more of something will heal our sense of emptiness and inadequacy. Yet the simple truth is that we’re more likely to find healing by letting go of something we consider essential.
March 9, 2020
Wow!!! Life changing!!! Get this book!
I never knew the depths of this topic until I read this boo. Your life will never be the same!
I never knew the depths of this topic until I read this boo. Your life will never be the same!
July 3, 2017
A friend of mine asked me to read this book. It deals with performance-based living, being free from shame, and understanding shame versus conviction. The author mentions the parable of the prodigal son and the Old Testament story of Jacob and Joseph, favoritism, and what it means to be a father. I didn't really learn anything new, but I can see how it might help someone from a broken home or someone who has craved love all their lives and not gotten it. The main point is that shame causes you to run away from things/God while conviction from the Holy Spirit causes you to run TO something, that something being God.
I gave this book a TWO STAR rating mostly b/c of the author's continuous sexist remarks about wanting a wife with a trim figure, an example about a WOMAN who overeats, his confession that early in his marriage he wasn't satisfied with his wife's housekeeping and wanted her to be more fit. He wants his little girl to clean her room "for the sake of her future husband" -- What?! Gag. Why do men like this continue to exist?
I gave this book a TWO STAR rating mostly b/c of the author's continuous sexist remarks about wanting a wife with a trim figure, an example about a WOMAN who overeats, his confession that early in his marriage he wasn't satisfied with his wife's housekeeping and wanted her to be more fit. He wants his little girl to clean her room "for the sake of her future husband" -- What?! Gag. Why do men like this continue to exist?
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July 7, 2011
Very well written, easy to read and understand. Highly recommended for Christians who still think their works will bring them more acceptance or love, from others, or even God.
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