Are You Ready To Finally Stop Pretending And Change Your Life?

Too many people who become Christians today think that as soon as they accept Jesus as their savior, their problems are over. What they don't understand, probably because they aren't mature enough as Christians to understand, is that we suffer from many of the same problems non believers do.

We sometimes suffer because we make the same mistakes as nonbelievers. We don't realize that we're trying to do things the world's way instead of God's way. Then again, sometimes bad things happen to us, and we don't know why. When these things happen, we can be like Job: we don't know why this is happening to us, but then the reasons really don't matter. What matters is that we're in pain, and we want to get out of pain. This book explains what's holding you back from pain.

I'll be the first to admit that I don't think much about pastors' wives. It's not that I don't have a high opinion of them; I just don't think about what they go through on a daily basis.I also believe that this is the reason so many churches are micromanaged, and pastors and their wives end up stuck doing many things in the church that we should all pitch in and help with.

The other side of the coin is this: those in the church who also do too much. Even if you don't fall into this group, this book will still help you. It will show you the areas where we all end up frustrated and aggravated when we don't take steps to change things.

Table of Contents

Introduction: when you can't take it anymore

Quit being afraid of what others think

Quit lying

Quit dying to the wrong things

Quit denying anger, sadness and fear

Quit blaming

Quit overfunctioning

Quit faulty thinking

Quit living someone else's life

Although I found this book very helpful, the one thing I didn't like about it was that Scazzero didn't explain how to make these changes in your life. She gives a lot of really good examples, and she explains each one of the problems in detail. You learn the "what" of the problem, but you don't learn the "how" i.e. how to fix the problem.

Sometimes though, the real secret is just knowing that there is a problem and receiving the insight we need to change. This book does a very good job of presenting the problem. You'll definitely receive the insight you need.

What I liked best about this book was that it gave me better insight into the lives of those in the ministry. Pastors and their wives, as a group, really can help you because they do understand. Definitely worth a read if you're a frustrated and exhausted Christian who's looking for change.

I Quit!: Stop Pretending Everything Is Fine And Change Your Life

Geri Scazzero with Pete Scazzero