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Brokenness has become a buzzword. We wear it like a badge, proudly showing off the shattered pieces of our lives--while still fighting the same desperate battles. But brokenness was never meant to be the destination. Or your identity. It was meant to be the catalyst for breakthrough. Inspiring, vulnerable, and powerful, this new book from Jennifer Watson helps you take your eyes off the idol of brokenness and experience the God of breakthrough. She shows how breakthrough is really hope moving forward, even when life hurts. And she gives you practical, uncomplicated ways to:· stop feeling shame and emptiness· leave the victim mentality behind · experience lasting restoration in your story and your soul· and moreIt's okay to not be okay for a little while. But Jesus has a plan to see your scars become success stories that reflect his glory to the people around you.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	19 février 2019
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493417315
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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“Author Jennifer Watson shares how to leave behind the pain and embrace supernatural peace once and for all in her new book, Freedom! No matter where you are on the path to wholeness, this book will comfort, equip, and challenge you to keep pressing forward, past heartbroken to totally healed.”
—Michelle Medlock Adams, award-winning and bestselling author
“We all struggle with pain from our past. Places where brokenness continues to cut deep into the fabric of our soul. Freedom! showcases how brokenness is not our destiny but instead is the very thing that can lead us into a deeper experience of freedom in Christ.”
—Dr. Michelle Bengtson, board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, international speaker, and author of the award-winning Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor’ s Personal Journey through Depression and the companion Hope Prevails Bible Study
“Jennifer Watson is both funny and deeply rooted in faith, a combination that makes this book both fun to read and liberating. She invites us to take a gutsy look at those things that keep us from living free, and cheers us on as we find the freedom Christ offers. I highly recommend this book and the woman who wrote it.”
—Suzanne Eller, ECPA bestselling author, international speaker, and cohost of More Than Small Talk
“Life can be cruel—full of broken dreams and gut-wrenching pain—but Jennifer Renee Watson reminds us of the wonderful truth that breakdowns are often opportunities for our greatest breakthroughs. Every tear we cry, every heartache we face is a chance to grow closer to God and become who He made us to be. As you work through the pages of this book, you’ll discover helpful ways to leave your hurt behind in exchange for the faith, freedom, healing, and unending joy Christ died to give you.”
—Lauren Gaskill, author, speaker, and founder of She Found Joy
“Jennifer Watson’s words are a battle cry, manifesto, and life-changing invitation for any woman who’s ever felt stuck in her brokenness. Her relatable style, scriptural stories, and heartfelt, practical application make Jennifer a friend and guide who will take you to a new place of greater joy, healing, and, of course, freedom!”
—Holley Gerth, bestselling author of What Your Heart Needs for the Hard Days
“Jennifer Renee Watson knows brokenness and beauty. She eloquently and powerfully shines a light on the messiness of life and the trauma many of us experience. Her story of holding on to hope, clinging to a God who redeems, and pushing through to a breakthrough will inspire, encourage, and provide a love letter of encouragement to every reader. This book is not to be missed.”
—Jenny B. Jones, award-winning author of In Between and Engaged in Trouble
“We all have issues, don’t we? But Jennifer Watson declares, ‘our tears aren’t just battle marks, they are how warriors are made.’ With fiery wit and southern-girl class, Jennifer is the ride-or-die friend we all need who pushes us to find true freedom in Christ. Ready to live beyond brokenness? Read this now.”
—Sarah Philpott, PhD, award-winning author of Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss
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Copyright Page
© 2019 by Jennifer R. Watson
Published by Bethany House Publishers
11400 Hampshire Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of
Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Ebook edition created 2019
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ISBN 978-1-4934-1731-5
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Dedication
To Whitley and Elise, my favorite Gutsy Girls.
Contents
Cover 1
Endorsements 2
Half Title Page 3
Title Page 5
Copyright Page 6
Dedication 7
Foreword 11
Introduction 13
Gutsy Girl Mandate 20
Part 1: How Warriors Are Made 21
1. More Issues than Vogue 23
2. Gutsy Girls 33
3. Taking It Back: The Same Kind of Stuck 43
4. Battle Cry: When the Sky Is Falling and People Are Cray Cray 55
5. Questions Jesus Asked and Why We Still Need to Ask Them 65
6. Freedom from Your Inner Mean Girl 77
7. The Mending Mindset: Reclaim Your Role as the Leading Lady 101
8. The Price of Breakthrough 111
9. You Are the Catalyst to the Breakthrough You Are Looking For 131
10. Beyond the Breakthrough 145
Part 2: I Thought I Had Experienced a Real Breakthrough, So Why Do I Feel Like This? 157
11. Abundantly More, Ending Our Tug-of-War with Joy 165
12. Healing Sisterhood 183
Epilogue 199
Acknowledgments 201
Notes 203
Back Cover 207
Foreword
I SAT HUNCHED on my kitchen floor, my head between my knees and shoulders thrashing as the tears flowed—my heart broken in a hundred ways.
Somewhere deep down I knew I was still a daughter of the King even in my brokenness and shattered plans. I knew God still had good plans for me, and I knew He’d already paid the price for my healing. But from my tearstained puddle on the kitchen floor, I simply didn’t know how to get there.
Freedom! is the manual how.
Jennifer Renee Watson manages to pry the pity party out of the paws of her readers with the gentle nudge of a mama’s heart. She tells truths that would sound hard if said by anyone else, yet Jen makes you feel like you’re sitting at her breakfast nook eating blueberry pancakes smothered in sweet, sticky syrup.
And the best part? You leave her table brave, empowered, and equipped.
Please hear this truth: Your life is too valuable to be stuck. We need you at your best! The world needs your unique gifts and talents, and it’s up to you to take the hand offered to help you get up and on your way again.
I know what it feels like to be paralyzed by fear, crippled with pain, and wondering if true recovery is really possible.
I join with Jen and scream a resounding YES! It is possible. The price for our healing has already been paid, although sometimes it’s hard work to get our feelings and emotions aligned with God’s truth.
In Freedom! Jen writes as a teacher, a coach, an advocate, and a soldier, charging along beside you as you begin your journey of freedom.
Let’s get you unstuck—and on your way to the big plans God surely will not fail to accomplish in you.
—Shauna Shanks, author and speaker
Introduction
E ACH PAINFUL MOMENT in our lives can lead to some kind of breakthrough. But most of the time, we give up right before our life-changing breakthrough happens. Why ? Because this is when it hurts most. True breakthrough, however, is hope moving forward even when life hurts. The moment that hurts and cuts you to the core can be your starting place toward the ultimate destination: wholeness of soul.
God never wastes our pain, and He sees us like no one else can—whole and wholly His. Brokenness is not our destination; wholeness is. No matter what we have been through in life , the Holy Spirit will always be more powerful than the moments that try to break us.
Stay with me—I’m trying to imagine what you look like right now. I wonder if you just nodded your head in affirmation, or if you are trying your best not to cry. Perhaps everything you are feeling right now spilled out and ruined your mascara. Maybe you want to run but your heart is telling you to dig in your heels. You are safe in feeling everything, and you are brave enough to keep turning pages. My most life-changing breakthrough was right after my biggest breakdown. Freaking out seemed like the natural thing to do when I found myself in the middle