Winning the Battle for Your Mind, Will, and Emotions by Robert Hotchkin

Here is the book summary:

The most important battle you face is the battle for your mind, will, and emotions. Why? Because it greatly determines how much of God and his kingdom you will experience while you're on earth. The thoughts we entertain, the words we speak, and the choices we make shape and influence not only our reality, but all of creation.

The enemy loves to highlight our temporary challenges; poke at our feelings and stir up fear, frustration, doubt, and self-pity; and get us mired in murmuring and complaining.
Yet the Bible shows us that all of heaven is available to us right now.

In these pages you will discover the secret of Colossians: the incredible power of Christ in you. When you learn how to access his ever-present power and goodness, feelings and fears will no longer control you. You
will go from being overwhelmed to being an overcomer.

Heaven is only a decision away. How will you choose?

And now, my review.

I didn’t get very far with Winning the Battle for Your Mind, Will, and Emotions by Robert Hotchkin as it was a book that lacked Truth.  Very “feeling” based. I was hoping for a book based on Scripture with the knowing and practice of “…taking every thought captive unto the obedience of Christ.”  That is not what I found. I would not recommend this book to others.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Count It All Joy by David Jeremiah

Here is the book summary:

The apostle Paul wrote his most personal letter while abused and abandoned in a Roman prison. He wrote to believers who lived in the shadow of the Roman tyrant, Nero. And yet this letter, Philippians, is the most joy-filled epistle in the Bible.

Weaving together modern stories and historical detail, Dr. David Jeremiah explores Philippians verse by verse, showing us what it means to be joyful in spite of circumstances. Whatever you are facing today, Count It All Joy will inspire you to find the joy that Jesus promises.

And now, my review:

As one of my favorite authors, this book hit the mark!  It is a great book going through the Book of Philippians.  As I’ve been studying Philippians through a Precept Upon Precept study, this book has been a huge blessing with commentaries when appropriate!  I enjoyed how he puts in examples of what he is talking about throughout it.  I love to be reminded or learn for the first time of those of the faith living out the precepts in Philippians. I was happy with all that it covered and it moved along at a great pace for working through a passage.  I highly recommend this book.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Count-All-Joy-Happiness-Circumstances-ebook/dp/B015IBF5SC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1489012812&sr=1-1&keywords=count+it+all+joy+david+jeremiah

Choosing REAL by Bekah Jane Pogue

Here is the book summary:

Are you ready to release your control of needing to be everything for everyone? . . . The invitation is yours. In Choosing REAL, author Bekah Pogue walks with you into life’s unplanned circumstances--specifically frantic schedules, pain and transition, feelings of unworthiness, loneliness, and tension. . .  And she'll remind you that it is in these very moments that God invites you to notice, respond, and even celebrate how He shows up in every little detail.


And now, my review:

Choosing Real in life is a wonderful thing!  This book had great parts to it and I really liked her experiences that she shared.  She went into details of life happenings that framed how God is using her now.  Comforting others with the ways she has been comforted.  I thought she had great challenges and addressed things like living in a Facebook/Instagram world and remaining REAL.  Also, the importance of putting that away to embrace what God has placed right in front of you.  This is relatable material in the world that we live in.  And true!!  Life flies by and those things should NOT be number 1, or even have a high place in our days full of people and relationships in our mission for the Lord.

Like every book, every person has a opinion of what being real is.  I have an idea of REAL that at times is different than this author. I've seen her REAL before, but it's not all that REAL to me.  Check it out and see what you think. 

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Choosing-Real-Invitation-Celebrate-Planned-ebook/dp/B01HHJIKBW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1483726777&sr=1-1&keywords=choosing+real+by+bekah+pogue

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The Will of a Man and the Way of a Woman by Robert and Pamela Crosby

Here is the book summary:

While a man possesses a unique God-given motivational propensity for exercising a strong will in life, a woman conversely possesses a unique God-given propensity for discerning the appropriate way of life. Through ups and downs, these magnetic tensions have helped husband and wife writing team, Robert and Pamela Crosby, learn to balance, bend, and blend in their marriage--to appreciate the balance their differences bring, to bend more appropriately in response to each other, and to move toward a more joyous blend that can only emerge out of two quite different ways somehow turned into one. Simply put, where there’s a WILL, there’s a WAY. The Will of a Man & the Way of a Woman invites you and your spouse to harness the magnetic draw of your differences and blend better in life and love.

Here's my review:

Such a great marriage read!

What a refreshing non-fiction marriage book that leaves me encouraged and hopeful.  I really enjoyed this read because I feel that they have something with this idea/saying of “The Will of a Man and The Way of a Woman”… They had me drawn in by the personal accounts they share in the book, they had me laughing because they are so on track, and they had the challenges all laid out.  They share a quote by someone at the beginning of every chapter and I found those refreshing and well placed within the book.  This book is encouraging for the soon to be married, the newly married all the way up to the ones who have been married for years.  I think wherever you are on your marriage journey you will be encouraged by theirs words and also helped to “see” the truth in their book title.   

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Will-Man-Way-Woman-Balancing-ebook/dp/B01FLE4YZQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1483726211&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Will+of+a+Man+and+the+Way+of+a+Woman

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