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Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl

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Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl by Lysa Terkeurst (president of Proverbs 31 Woman Ministries) is a fantastic book. After reading just the first chapter, I became a blog follower of Lysa's. Her relational writing style, coupled with her genuine, wisdom-filled encouragement made me excited to read the rest of the book. I love the way she transparently reveals her own life story in the pages, while sharing lessons she's learned along the way. It was one of those books where as I read it, I found myself nodding, exclaiming the words, "Yes" and "Amen" out loud and pictured sitting next to this woman at a coffee shop laughing my head off. As far as spiritual direction and vision is concerned, Lysa Terkeurst has got it going on.

Her stories are saturated with wit and applicable godly counsel of how to live a most fulfilling life in Christ. One example: Lysa challenges when you find yourself asking the why questions about the hardship you're enduring, try to rework the question into a more useful, "What am I supposed to do with it?" Another memorable analogy is when Lysa compares our brain (thought life) to a dryer lint filter. She suggests that we are wise to gauge whether or not we allow our minds to be cluttered with dangerous thoughts, making the connection to a full lint filter causing a potential fire in the home.

The book is a must buy!

Do you ever feel like something is missing from your walk with God? Have you ever wondered if there is more to being a Christian than just church as usual? Do you go to Bible Study after Bible Study but feel like the same old insecure-striving-for-love-and-attention-losing-your-cool-over-little-things you? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then I highly recommend Lysa's newest book.

Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl is a treasure trove of Lysa's signature sparkling wit mixed with her transparency and deep love for the Lord. In this book she invites us to dare to live a life of total abandon for God. Lysa tackles the question that many wonder but few dare to ask...."Does Jesus really work?". With funny and touching stories from her own life, Lysa is able to answer that question with a resounding YES!

And don't worry...this is not one of those books that will make you walk away feeling guilty for all of the things you are not doing "right" in your walk with God. Personally, after reading anything Lysa writes I feel both encouraged and challenged. I walk away hungering for more of God! Okay...and sometimes I walk away holding my aching sides from laughing so hard. She's wise, and she's a hoot!!!

This book was a page turner and I didn't want to put it down. Lysa Terkeurst brought everything together with her real life stories and life struggles that she has went through. This book is about not going through the motions of being a Christian. Its about not using the checklist to be the perfect Christian according to the world. A lot of us get caught up in the legalism of what you need to do to be a Christian, read the bible-check, pray-check, go to church on Sunday-check. The author explains that it is so much more about your relationship with God and with people that matters. She also states that no one is perfect in the walk with Christ. You will fall down, you will mess up but God says he will be there to pick you up.
The author also talks about measuring up to the secular world and that a lot of Christians struggle with not feeling adequate in this life, Jesus is your only judge. There is information about relationships challenges, keeping your tongue, what your mind is thinking and how Satan can seep into all of these areas. She talks about how to fight these battles and how to find God in places you never thought of.
The book is about challenges of faith and fortitude. Your life in this world is a struggle but the reward at the end of it all is eternal life as long as you follow His commands.
The author talks about reading the bible, prayer and journaling but not so you can have a to do list to check off, she explains its place and its value. She also explains about really sitting down an talking to God on a personal level. Sometimes you have to wait for His answer and sometimes it just happens. She references many personal experiences as well as scripture where prayer has assisted situations and where patience was tested.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is struggling with there walk with Christ as well as anyone who feels they are going through the motions of being a Christian.

Many of us know Lysa Terkeurst as the president, and radio voice, of Proverbs 31 Ministries. However, she is also the author of 12 books including her newest, Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl. In this book, Lysa talks to the many women who are just 'going through the motions' of their faith - reading the Bible, attending church, maybe even involved in ministry. They are doing all the right things, but don't see God responding to their prayers.

Lysa shares her own story of frustration in faith and shows women how they can take their spiritual life to place where they are in relationship with God, not just doing the things that they think He requires.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a great reminder to look past all of the 'things' and 'to-do's' crowding my days and take the time to really spend time with God. Kudos to Lysa for addressing this sometimes overlooked topic.

Having grown up in the church as a Pastor's Kid, I had gotten into the habit of just talking the "Bible study talk", and not really owning the lessons or ideas that make my relationship with Christ grow and become more intimate. This book really hit me between the eyes. It helped me look at passages in a new way and think about the idea that no matter how many times I've heard that particular passage! Lysa steps outside of the Christian Cliche' catch phrases and challenged me to take a step back and look at my own insecurities that have caused me to simply give the "Sunday School" answer when thinking about my relationship with Christ. This is a great study for people who have become a bit jaded by the idea of church or who, like me, have so often felt that because they've "already heard that" it just couldn't mean that much. After reading this book, I have found that I should always allow God's word to penetrate my spirit because you never know when something you've heard a million times may stir the Holy Spirit in you to make the change that can help you be a true example of Christ's Love and Salvation!

Are you tired of the "same ole" type Bible Study books? I know I am. I have read a boat load of them. When I picked up this book to look at I wondered what it had that was different than all the other books in this genre that I have read.

For one thing, Lysa Terkeurst and her book, Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl, gives a fresh look at approaching a close relationship with God. It was refreshing to see that someone else was tired of the "spiritual check list/to do list" of being a "good Christian".

Lysa opens her life up in ways that show the reader that hunger for God does not require a perfect life or perfect actions in order for God to fold you close to His heart. The tone is open. For example, a few of the chapter titles say it all: "But I Want What She Has", "Beyond Sunday Morning", "When I Feel That I Don't Measure Up"... These are real feelings that most of us have felt.

You will not be sorry you read this book. It will cause you to look at your motives and your life in ways that most devotional books don't. Lysa, I would like to thank you for everything you have put into this work. God bless you.

Elaine Littau
author of Nan's Journey & Elk's Resolve

If you are weary from the routine-oriented Christian path, then this book is for you. There are many reasons why this feeling occurs. It could be that you have yet to experience the true miracle of a close connection with God or maybe you have a lack of understanding of what He has ready for you in your lifetime. Lisa Terkeurst's guide gives wonderful guidance on living a more fulfilled Christian life. Her stories are full of humor, sanguine advice and Godly counsel on how to live your best life in Christ. Lisa appears to draw much of her inspiration from this book from personal experiences. She encourages you to enjoy special time with God, discover the life-changing words of Scripture, learn how God uses disappointments for good, and embrace the joy of the Lord. Overall, it's a great read for spiritual enlightment.

I got this book, mostly curious to know what Lysa Terkeurs (who I already know is from Proverbs 31 Ministries) was going to say. I must confess that I was slightly anxious that she was going to present another formula. You see, God has already led me out of the "being good" trap, and I really, really wanted to know if the message Proverbs 31 Ministries was giving women was the truth, or just more of the formulaic lies that have so many trapped and bound.

This is why I was so relieved and encouraged to find that Lysa's been down the same path I was, and she's pointing women to the same truth I found, and that I try to share on my own blog. (Not my author blog that you'll find through my profile and author website, my "real" one at Hope Is Calling.com. Anyway...)

The book could be summed up in this truth: It is only in KNOWING God, and finding a personal relationship with Him, that any of our answers can be found, that any of our desires can be satisfied, and any of us can find the kind of fulfillment we crave. The thing is...so many ask the question "how?" Of course, many books answer that question with formulas, which is, once again, leading away from God and to those other "ways of doing things."

Lysa didn't do this. Instead, all she really does is point women to God! Go to Him. Seek Him. Find Him. Don't try this, it doesn't work...seek Him instead. For that truly is the answer.

Therefore, I am glad to have found this book, and it is one of the few of this type that I do not hesitate to recommend.

As I read the first few pages of /Becoming More Than A Good Bible Study Girl/ by Lysa Terkeurst (published by Zondervan 2009) I could almost hear her familiar radio chats aloud. Her comfortable, pull-up-a-chair-and-let's-talk writing style disarms readers and makes it easy for us to latch on to the penetrating truths she uncovers in these pages.

/Becoming More/ is a combination of poignant stories straight from Lysa's personal and professional life, insights into the method she uses for hearing God speak to her through Scripture, practical steps toward becoming a mature Christian woman, encouragement for the times we are all too human, and good old common sense for Christians.

She seeks to help the reader answer this question positively, "When the strains of life press against us, do we live as if Jesus really works?"

To achieve this Lysa tackles six big issues that determine whether or not Jesus really "works" in her life, in my life, in your life.

For women who are searching for authenticity in their lives and trying to reconcile their Sunday-Christianity with their weekday-lives, it's a book well worth reading.

The 213 pages are chocked full of practical advice for women hungry for more--more Jesus, more joy, more influence, more peace, more fulfillment. It will make a terrific book for discussion groups and book clubs alike.

This book was recommended to me by another woman in my church when I was searching for a bible study to lead my bible study group through. A small group of friends from my church and I ordered the book and the accompanying study guide, Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl Participant's Guide: Living the Faith after Bible Class Is Over, and the church ordered the DVD for the study. We loved Lisa's sense of humor, touching personal stories (who can forget the story about the brownies?), and simply-explained perspectives on how to live a more Christian life. We had intense, meaningful discussions based on the book and the study that helped us to get to better understand our strengths and weaknesses and to deal with issues we had in a new way. Several months after finishing the book and the study, the ideas Lisa presents in this book still pop into my brain on a weekly basis, and I feel as though this book and the accompanying bible study have given me new tools to lead a more Christian life. As the study leader, Lisa's book, study guide, and DVD set made it easy to lead a meaningful study, and the work load was enough to keep us engaged in the Bible while not overloading us.