Do you ever just feel alone? I mean sometimes our men just don't get all our 1001 feelings and emotions. God love them! This book is sort of an encouragement to start a prayer group ~ a circle of friends so to speak~ of Christian ladies who will step out and be prayer warriors for each other. It is a wonderful encouragement.
I am so thankful for a handful of friends in my life who are my circle of friends. It has me considering starting a group in my home. We all need friends that are in for the long haul not just fair weather friends. Friends that you can throw up on and they will still love you~ good Christian friends who want to carry your burdens with you and that you can call in the middle of the night. Do you have "real friends" like that?
How about being that kind of friend to someone who needs it?
Find a place to belong in a Circle of Friends~ maybe you need to be a friend in a Circle of Friends. Great book!
Find a place to belong in a Circle of Friends~ maybe you need to be a friend in a Circle of Friends. Great book!
A Place to Belong:
Out of Our Comfort Zone and Into God’s Adventure
A moving message of hope and belonging from Circle of Friends President Lisa Troyer
Every woman needs a place to belong—and that’s the underlying theme of the new book from Lisa Troyer, president of Circle of Friends Ministries, singer/songwriter and radio host. In A Place to Belong: Out of Our Comfort Zone and into God’s Adventure (Barbour Publishing), Troyer shares her own journey to acceptance as well as the story of a group of dynamic “women helping women” who call themselves the Circle of Friends. Troyer encourages readers to form their own circle of friends, a safe place of truth and love where women can develop lasting relationships and discover together the purposes of God for their lives.Though refreshingly warm and simple, A Place to Belong is far from shallow. Troyer’s passion to lead others into the bottomless love of God compels her to plunge deeply into the heart of the issues all women face, but most keep to themselves. With tendencies toward depression, anxiety attacks and an eating disorder, she knows firsthand the bondage of secrecy and shame. “Living with a secret,” Troyer admits, “doesn’t make it go away. It doesn’t change your heart. As well hidden as your secret it, that is how deeply lonely you will be. I’ve been there. I know it’s true.”
As Troyer launches her story with a disclosure of an unsettling secret from her past, readers immediately sense that they are being drawn into a transparent and authentic conversation that may affect their own lives dramatically. They perceive, too, a gentle but persistent invitation to a place of true freedom and belonging in the very heart of God.
Coupling her unique personal story with related accounts in Scripture, Troyer offers sound instructional advice and inspired application. In A Place to Belong, she explores five principles that address the heart-needs of women today:
· Acceptance, embarking on adventure in relationship
· Authenticity, exchanging the familiar for the extraordinary
· Affirmation, enriching the lives of those around you
· Accountability, receiving the comfort of companionship
· Action, stepping into the journey and walking into the purpose
By learning to apply these concepts, women will not only experience freedom themselves but will also develop a biblical, transformational ministry to lead others within their own sphere of influence to freedom as well.
Each section includes song lyrics, some penned by Troyer herself, and also discussion questions related to the song. Interspersed throughout the book are testimonies from those who have been a part of their own circle of friends group. Resources provided at the back of the book, including a one-year Bible reading schedule, tips and goals for leading a small group, accountability questions and recommended reading, make A Place to Belong a truly beneficial multi-purpose book.
A Place to Belong has the potential of changing the way women think about themselves, about others and about doing God’s work in this world. Troyer challenges readers to connect to one another, comfort each other and affirm each other in using the gifts God has given them. Ultimately, A Place to Belong offers a healing dose of real hope that life can be rich, life can have purpose and no woman need ever be alone.
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