In the introduction of Becoming the Woman God Made You to Be, Tammy Evevard tells the reader: “My prayer is that this book comes at just the right moment for you.” This book did indeed come at the right time. I had selected this book to review about two months ago, and I had put off reading it until last week, precisely when God knew I would need to read the first two chapters. These pages happen to include two Scripture passages: Romans 8:38-39 and Psalm 139 are powerful reminders of God’s love and how He saw us in the womb and sees us now: as “fearfully, wonderfully made.” Evevard shares stories of others that at times are very painful but she does a wonderful job of keeps things focused on how God has used people who have been hurt and broken. Many of whom aren’t quite society’s model citizens to carry out His Will, transform hearts, and change lives forever.
The biggest lesson I got from Becoming the Woman God Meant You to Be and hope to pass onto my daughter is that whether you like make-up, fashion, public speaking, and ice cream or you prefer to go au naturel, select clothes that are comfortable over those that are cutting edge, work behind the scenes, and are lactose intolerant, God loves you for who and what you are. He has plans for your life that you do yet begin to know to and understand. The message that God can work in, with, and through us, regardless of the circumstances we find ourselves in, is one that I’ve needed to hear lately.
Evevard also poses the questions: “How bad do you want to be holy? How bad do you want to be all that God has created you to be? How bad do you want to get out of the prisons you live in?” The Lord seems to keep asking us these same questions throughout our lives. I guess it all comes down to are you willing to give up anything and anyone in your life if that’s what God asks of you? I wish I could say without a doubt yes but I don’t think I have gotten there just yet but I am working on it.
I am one of those women who needs to be reminded that they spend way too much time worrying about what others think, when we are always better off concentrating on how God sees us and feels about us. Evevard does a wnderful job of reminding me of just that point. Most women will be able to relate to some story, sentiment, or concern in this book and maybe they will be reminded what God wants them to know about the beauty of being a W-O-M-A-N.
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I live in a small Georgia town that you most likely have never heard of and I LOVE it! My house is more than full as I am a single mother of four & caregiver to my aging mother and uncle. Lover of all things Outlander. Goes to the beat of her own drum woman.
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I think all people struggle with the material world and wonder if we are ‘good enough’ not only for others and ourselves or for God (of course we should know better on the last one) As women and as a society we are bombarded nowdays with what we should be, how we should be, what we should want. It is tough to let go of that and trust in God for our needs.
This looks like a great book and I am glad you find it when you needed it! We could all probably read it and it would do us some good.
Nice review- thank you!