Women of Worth: A Book And A Song

I have just finished an excellent book! I had it as the book of the week a while back. It is called All I Need Is Jesus And A Good Pair Of Jeans. Wonderful Alison loaned it to me and I absolute loved it! It is an excellent book to read during the summer. The chapters are very short but each one held so much insight. And I love the names of the chapters. To name just a few of my favorites..."I am oh so tired", "I worry about things", "I want chocolate to solve my problems", and "I wish life was easy". The following is an excerpt from the book from the chapter "I wish life was easy".

I spend a lot of time trying to make my life easy. I organize myself. I avoid conflict in relationship. I try to control my circumstances as best I can, lest I be stretched in any way. I have a great aversion to discomfort. I cling to the familiar and reject change. I don't like pain. Maybe it's just me. Or maybe it's our culture. We have coined phrases like "living on easy street" or "living large". It is something we aspire to. Having everything come to us without putting anything into it is what we really want. Our culture used to value a good work ethic, but now it seems that people would rather just play hard instead of work hard. We want all the perks without the struggle.

This life may not look the way we want it to look. It may not be full of comfort and ease. But Jesus offers us something we can't get here on earth. We are going to have to hold out and hold on to Him through all the crazy hard times until we reach His glorious kingdom. We may not get to sit in the fancy chairs next to Jesus; that's up to God. But priceless inheritance? Salvation? Wonderful joy? Those are some perks a tired supergirl can look forward to.

Are you hooked?!? That was just a taste of the goodness that is this book. You will not be disappointed if you choose to pick this book up and add it to your summer reading list. I promise.

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