'WOMAN TO WOMAN' BY JOYCE MEYER

This is a great and lovely book. Joyce Meyer has taken her time out to share some of her challenges while on her way to fulfilling her purpose in Christ and how she was able to overcome victoriously.

I have learnt a lot from this book. Below are few tips from the book: 

-According to the writer there are four things that leads to discontent (a) greed (b)fear (c) lack of trust in God (d) Looking for contentment in the wrong places.

-When our mind is stayed on the Lord, we are content and peaceful. Trusting God and refusing to complain in hard times greatly honors Him.

-Don’t want until everything is perfect before you decide to enjoy your everyday life.

-Allow the Holy to encourage you.  The way to listen to the Holy spirit is by following your heart.

-How we feel about ourselves is a determining factor in our success in life and relationships

-We need to pray about everything and worry about nothing. When we worry, it shows that we think we can solve our own problems. We are not built to handle problems. We are created by God to be dependent upon Him, to bring Him our challenges in life, and to allow Him to help us with them.

-Father God corrects us out of His love for us, because He desires that we become all we can be. Do whatever it takes to align yourself with the perfect will of God.

-Having a good attitude in a trying situation is at least 90 percent of the battle. We can win over anything as long as we have a goodly attitude. There will always be trials in life, but as we trust God and continue to do what He is showing us to do, we will always come out victorious.

-God operates through truth and light and satan works through darkness and deception. One of the best ways to defend ourselves against the devil  is to know the word of God and speak it aloud against the lies he sends to bombard our minds.

-Fear is a tactic the devil uses to hinder your faith and keep you from accomplishing God’s will for your life, but you don’t have to fall prey  to his evil devices where it comes from. See 2Tim 1: 17.

-The Greek word for fear implies ‘flight’ or ‘running away from something ‘ when the Bible says, ‘fear not’, it doesn’t mean, ‘don’t feel fear’,. God is saying , ‘when fear comes don’t run away –don’t let it stop you from going forward’.

-Grace is God’s power coming into your situation to do for you what you cannot do for yourself, but you must choose to trust Him and receive His gift of grace.

-There is a twofold life principle that can be carried into every area in which we desire victory- (1)nobody’s words have as much authority in our lives as our own (2) our future cannot be blessed until we let go of the past.

-Don’t wait until you are perfect to become God’s friend.

-Ask the  Holy Spirit to show you where your priorities are out of line. Then allow His conviction to motivate you to seek a deeper relationship with God. Give God all that you are and all that you are not.

-Simplicity brings joy and complication blocks it.

-Impatience is a fruit of pride, and pride  prevents waiting.

-Women who don’t accept themselves usually have difficulty getting along with others.

-Suggestions on how to be successful at being yourself (a) speak good things about yourself (b)avoid comparing yourself with other women (c)focus on your potential instead of your limitations (d)learn to cope with criticism.

-Patient is not only an ability to wait, but also how we act while we are waiting.

-Many people just go through life making decisions on their own, without consulting the most reliable resource book ever written –and too often their decisions bring heartache and trouble. But such an outcome can be avoided by seeking direction and guidance in the Bible and by allowing the peace of Christ  to rule in our hearts.

-Words are containers of powers –either creative or destructive. What we say can tear down or build up…encourage or discourage.

-Gifts are given but fruits must be developed.

-We must trust God in the hard times . We must worship in the wilderness, not just the promised land.

-Your acceptability to God is not based on your performance but on your believing in His performance.

-To live in harmony with our spouse, we must forgive quickly and frequently. We must not be easily offended we should be generous in mercy and patience. We cannot be self –seeking , and that is where humility comes in.

-If we are trusting God to bless us through those who are in authority over us, yet we aren’t praying for them 

–it’s as if we are not praying for ourselves.

I really enjoyed reading this book. What do you think about this lovely book?