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Eat The Cookie...Buy The Shoes: Giving Yourself Permission To Lighten Up (2010)

by Joyce Meyer(Favorite Author)

4.11 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0446538647 (ISBN13: 9780446538640)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

FaithWords

review 1: I really enjoyed this upbeat spin on Christian Hedonism (see John Piper). Meyer takes the sometimes-forgotten approach (among religious circles especially) of promoting joy and celebration, reminding us that this is an integral part of living the way Christ desires. She tempers this with calling her readers to self-control, prayer, and seeking spiritual guidance in the Word. A few sound bites: "Celebrate discipline because it is your friend and not your enemy. Discipline yourself to celebrate, because God loves a party!" If you tend to overwork yourself or if you are on a joyless journey, this book may just what you need to party hearty and serve God in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
review 2: Th... moreis is the second Joyce Meyer book that I've tried to read.. the first that I finished. I started it several months ago and it's only due to the new more disciplined me that I was able to finish it. It's not that it was horrible.. there were definitely bits of wisdom that I gleaned from the reading. I especially liked the chapters nearer the end. I think the issue that I have with her writing (based on this book and several attempts to get through "Me and My Big Mouth!" given to me by my loving mother) is that it doesn't seem to have any obvious progression. Each chapter has varying degrees of relevancy to the book's topic and they don't seem to be in any particular order. I remember trying to explain what the book was about when I was about halfway done, and I couldn't even say. Overall, I'm glad that I read it for the helpful anecdotes, bible passages and insights, but I just don't care for the writing style. less

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