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Many women believe that if they try hard enough to be the perfect Christian woman, God will honor their efforts. But God does not call them to be perfect. He wants them to be confident--confident in His love and acceptance.As a mentor, friend, and former perfection-seeker, Anabel Gillham shares how women can experience the transforming touch of confidence as they:understand who they are in relation to Christ and to othersrecognize their three biggest needs and discover how God meets themrely on God for their value, worth, and successWith more than 100,000 copies sold, this book ministers to women of all ages and backgrounds as they encounter their perfect identity in Christ.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 mai 2003
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736956970
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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Verses markedAMPare taken from The Amplified Bible, Old Testament, Copyright © 1965 and 1987 by The Zondervan Corporation, and from The Amplified New Testament, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Verses markedRSVare taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Copyright © 1946, 1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission.

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Gillham, Anabel. The confident woman / Anabel Gillham p. cm. Rev. ed. Of: a woman’s strength Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-7369-1240-1 1. Women—Religious life. 2. Marriage—Religious aspects—Christianity. Gillham, Anabel. Woman’s strength. II. Title. BV4527.G55 1993 248.8’43—cd20

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To the men in my life, in the order of their appearance on the stage:

Marcus Hoyle, my dad Jesus Christ, my Lord Bill Gillham, my husband and my four sons: Preston, Mason, Will, and Wade

Acknowledgments I would like to acknowledge two people especially for the part they played in this production. My husband, Bill, who has been my principal mentor through our years together, and my son, Will, who read and reread the original manuscript and gave me his invaluable editing advice. A dear friend, Susan Endsley, worked with me in compiling a compre-hensive teacher’s guide to assist you in teaching through this life-transforming book. This material features chapter-by-chapter teaching suggestions and includes two audio CDs and an enhanced CD with digital copies of all the materials you will need. For more information you may contact our office at 1-888-395-5433, go online at lifetime@lifetime.org, or drop in to visit at 3333 Winthrop Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas. No man is an island, and I thank everyone for the unique roles they have played in my life.

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Contents

WhenAllElseFails

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Part I: Who I Am in Relation to Christ Where Horses Belong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Somebody Loves Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Simple Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reprogramming Your Personal Computer . . . . . . . . Steps and Exits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Love Letters and Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . That’s Not What I Meant! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Part II: Who I Am in Relation to Others What to Do with Your Balloon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Putting Asunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Created as One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 One Near One Is Too Far . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Three Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 The One Chapter Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Study Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

When All Else Fails…  I had finally come to the point of complete desperation. I turned to God with one thought in mind, one conviction: I cant go on this way. The bared, soft, searching heartbroken. He knew. He saw. Why try to hide? God, show me. Teach me. Ive got to know

F or 20 years—long years—I tried to be everything my husband, Bill, wanted me to be. I corrected every fault he pointed out and tried to change my personality to suit him—but it wasn’t working. I was hurting, hating myself and the circumstances that had finally proven to be too much for me. That took a lot of “doing.” I was strong. During those 20 years my ability to endure had been severely tested. Each of our chil-dren, from boy one to boy four, was born into physical adversity (the Gillham family was well-known in the pediatric wards of the local hospitals). Mason, our second son, had a physical impairment that could not be corrected—he was profoundly retarded. Financial problems? Big ones, but I can handle them. In-law prob-lems? I can work them out. Heavy household decisions? I can manage. Through my bootstrap efforts, my sheer determination, I had survived.

TheConfidentWoman

And yet, my marriage—indeed, my whole life—was so far from what I had always hoped it would be. I had come to see myself as helpless, my efforts as futile. I knew that God had promised life, abundantlife, to those who follow Him. I knew what He intended for marriage to be. But here I was, a dedicated Christian—desir-ing God’s will, God’s best—simply enduring much of my life. My husband and I were growing farther and farther apart, building our own worlds, struggling to meet our needs in our own ways, and all the while passing on to our children the futility and frustration of our marriage. As I look back on it all now, I am amazed that I was still stand-ing after those 20 years. But there again, my super strength came through. You might think that had I ripped off my blouse there would have been a Wonder Woman suit underneath. But there was no Wonder Woman. It was only Anabel doing life in her own strength, strength that had never failed—up until one point in time.  There are so many things I want to share with you—truths I have discovered through the years, truths I so wish you will come to know in your life. These truths are in this book only because the Holy Spirit patiently taught them to me and tutored me into their realization. Once I saw them, everything began falling into place—and that’s why I want them to become yours. I know what God has done and is doing in my life—as a woman; as the wife of Bill Gillham; as the mother of Preston, Mason, Will, and Wade; as a counselor and lecturer. I am a disci-ple, seeking to know the will of God. I have realized my needs, and I have discovered the source of their fulfillment. I have acknowl-edged my problems, and, by the grace of God, I am embracing the solution. And God compels me to share what He has shown me, not only because of what it has done inmylife, but because of the extraordinary restoration it has brought about in other lives as well.