As I mentioned, I’m reading Joyce Meyer’s book Woman to Woman: Candid Conversations from Me to You. I’m reading and discussing it with my sisters TJ and Caryn. I’m not going to call them out for not starting yet. LOL Anyway….I’ve started and read chapters 1-4 and planned on sending them an email with my thoughts….I’ll share.
TJ and Caryn…
I started the book yesterday. The chapters are really short which I guess explains why there are 81 of them. She makes her points and moves on. I’ve never read a Joyce Meyer book before but she threw me off by making it sound easy. Chapters 1 through 3 were like “just do it….believe in God…..just do it…….have faith in yourself…..just do it……..STOP WORRYING……just do it.” And like I said, the chapters are short so there’s not a lot of getting to the point. She just says it and you’re supposed to do it. I don’t like that at all! I had hope when I saw the title of chapter 1 y’all. I really did. LOOKING FOR CONTENTMENT IN THE WRONG PLACES…okay. I can learn a lesson from that. I didn’t. Are you content? With what? I’mma let y’all know now that Chapter 3 is less than 2 pages. SMH Joyce is killing me here. Pray about everything and worry about nothing huh? I’m struggling with my spirituality right now. Two pages about praying and letting it go isn’t helping me.
Maybe this is the advanced book. Does she have a beginner set? With longer chapter and stories and instructions and advice? I think that’s the problem. I started at the advanced level.
I initially planned to stop at chapter 3, but I needed to unwind tonight so I kept going to chapter 4 (what’s another page and a half gonna hurt).
Let me back track. In chapter 3 she talks very heavily about praying about something and not worrying. I’m familiar with the concept….aren’t you? Leave it at the alter……let go and let God……all of the above. So I gave it a try. Yesterday I started praying for something. I knew that it was possible that if I got what I was praying for, it could have an adverse effect on another aspect of my life……but I still prayed and I prepared myself for the outcome. Well…..my prayer was answered and the impact I expected came along with it…….but I was ready for it and now I’m at peace with it. For two days I tried telling myself not to worry. That’s hard!
Back to chapter 4….You are a work in progress. There came a point in the book where I actually shook my finger at Joyce and said out loud I don’t want to believe! And the very next sentence I read said His word states that as long as we believe, He is working in us. hmph.
This chapter spoke alot about women being too hard on ourselves. She was talking to me here. I know y’all haven’t started yet but when you get to chapter 4 let me know if you agree with what she’s saying too. I’m too hard on myself. I attempt to be what I think others in society expect me to be. Another statement that struck me was When we don’t enjoy the glory we are in right now, we slow down the maturing process. Interesting. Glory, here, is defined as simply a place that is better than the previous one. I liked that and I stopped and took the time to ask myself if I’m in a better place than the previous one. It’s not a new concept but it’s an interesting one.
I know y’all are going to get started later this week so let me know what you think about the book and what I’ve said.
Talk to you later and love y’all!
~Diva
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I had to marinate on that definition of glory. That’s major…
And I’m so with you when they’re like ‘just do it’ or ‘just don’t do it’. I’m like “I’mma need you to tell me EXACTLY HOW you would like that to happen because if I knew on my own I would have done it already!!” I’m interested to see how the rest of it turns out.
Also, WHENEVER you make it to Fort Worth you and I have a standing lunch date!! I would loooove to hang out with you in real life!
And I’m sending lots of prayers your way as y’all begin trying to conceive. I know what you mean about being in a transition place and wanting to be more stable. I mean, here I am unemployed but we’re still trying because there’s no way to control the outcome and if we wait till our lives get in order, my eggs will be ROTTEN!
I promise you, your ovaries are the only thing with a shelf-life – you can be unemployed or in transition FOREVER! So get to trying and everything will work itself out. There is no ideal place/time/condition under which to have a baby.
Big hugs to you girl!!
Ohhh did I get a good laugh from your comment over at Vivianne’s Vista.
I have three boys and LMAO!
Had to share that with you.
Ok. I just want to put it out there that I have read the book. Concerning chapter 4 – I think most women are too hard on themselves and that does set off a lot of problems. You already read what I had to say on the other chapters.