Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus

by Mary E DeMuth

Overview

“I don’t write this book as a condemnation or as a sermon. The last thing I want to do is provide a ‘how to be the best Christian in ten easy steps’ guide. I pen these words as a fellow struggler who is learning that what we think about God matters, how we allow Him to reign in our hearts matters, and how we obey Him in the moment matters. It all matters. Everything.”

Author and speaker Mary DeMuth has been abused, foreclosed, abandoned, and betrayed. She has been pressed and drained till it was too much . . .

But it was just enough to bring her to a place of surrender, piece by precious piece. In that surrender, she found the freedom of giving everything to God. And through Scripture, community, and the work of the Holy Spirit, she gives it all over again, every day.

In this gentle and challenging book, DeMuth describes the process and the nuances that shape us to be more like Christ. Her words are clear, vulnerable, and thought provoking, and every chapter is infused with Scripture.

Most of all, DeMuth provides personal and practical evidence that there is no greater pursuit than Christ. We must surrender everything, but it does not compare to the Everything He is, the Everything He gives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400203987
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	10/15/2012
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Mary DeMuth is the author of several southern novels, including A Slow Burn, Life in Defiance, and the Christy award finalists, Watching the Tree Limbs and Daisy Chain. She’s also written four parenting books and a memoir, Thin Places. She’s passionate about the written word, teaching, and mentoring writers. Mary lives in Texas with her husband, Patrick, and their three children.

Table of Contents

Preface: The Everything Journey ix

Section 1 Head-What We Think

1 Cultivate the Discipline of Astonishment 3

2 Live the Six-Letter Word That Changes Everything 15

3 Discern the Vow Factor 23

4 Let Go of the Giants 33

5 Set Aside Worry 45

6 Practice Resilience 55

Section 2 Heart-Who We Are

7 Be an Am 65

8 Forsake the Seven-Letter Word That Demolishes Everything 75

9 Embrace Holy Inebriation 85

10 Choose to Heal 95

11 Lean into Brokenness 107

12 Be Kind to Yourself 115

Section 3 Hands-How We Live

13 Relinquish Money 127

14 Reconcile the Paradox of Failure 135

15 Grow Better Together 143

16 Follow the Leader 155

17 Become Irresistible 165

18 Walk Out Surprising Disciplines 175

Epilogue: The Everything Life 195

Acknowledgments 199

Notes 201

About the Author 205