Nice Girls Dont Change the World, Lynne Hybels
Nice Girls Dont Change the World, Lynne Hybels
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Nice Girls Don't Change the World
Reclaiming the Unique Gifts God Gave You

Author: Lynne Hybels

Narrator: Connie Wetzell

Unabridged: 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 05/11/2009


Synopsis

Margaret Mead said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.” My version of that quote is: “Never doubt that a community of thoughtful, committed women, filled with the power and love of God, using gifts they have identified and developed, and pursuing passions planted in them by God—never doubt that these women can change the world.”—Lynne HybelsNice Girls are taught early that serving God means earning God’s love and sacrificing oneself to meet the needs of others. Unfortunately, after living a life she thought was what God demanded, her husband wanted, her kids needed, and her church expected, Lynne Hybels felt utterly lost—both to herself and to God.In this wise and tender book, Hybels tells of her struggle to stop living someone else’s life and to reclaim the unique gifts, strengths, and passions God gave her. And she reveals how turning away from her false view of God as a harsh and demanding taskmaster enabled her to rest at last in God’s sustaining love. As she explains, it’s never too late to discover that who you really are is exactly what delights God and what the world needs.

About Lynne Hybels

Lynne Hybels joined her husband, Bill, in starting Willow Creek Community Church in 1975. She has edited many books and is coauthor of Rediscovering Church and Fit to Be Tied. She has been involved in Willow Creek's ministry partnerships in Latin America and currently serves as an advocate for those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.


Reviews

My counselor recommended this book to me. I wanted to start it before I could get it in the mail and it was only a 45 minutes listen on Hoopla. I wrote so many quotes down, but these two were most impactful to me. “I thought denying my gifts and passions was part of what it meant “to die to self” as......more

Goodreads review by Faith

Very simple book. Lynne Hybels speaks from the heart. I read it in a matter of hours but know that this is a book which I will want to return to time and time and again to really grasp and take to heart all the gems inside it.......more

Goodreads review by Susan

Nice girls don't change the world is Lynne Hybels' autobiographical account of changing from a people pleaser to a woman of faith and action. Lynne grew up believing in a demanding, unpleasable God, even though intellectually she knew God was a God of love and grace. However in her heart she felt sh......more

Goodreads review by Christy

This book read more like a personal therapy session than an actual book. Jump to the last 10 pages; that’s worth reading.......more