Life Management for Busy Women: Living Out God's Plan with Passion and Purpose [Paperback]

Elizabeth George (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002

Elizabeth George—speaker, teacher, and bestselling author of A Woman After God’s Own Heart^®—admits to being a disorganized, goal–less woman when she was in her 20s. Over the decades, the love and patience of God and the transforming power of his Word and Spirit have taught her the life–changing principles she shares here, including how to...

• live each day God’s way  
• take charge of busyness and find a balanced life
• be a better steward of resources

"Just for Today" and "Just for This Week" sections help readers apply and solidify transforming new habits.

This unique sourcebook will strike a chord with women hungering to live orderly lives that are a testimony to their faith.

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

Aimee Lilly's voice has just the right amount of enthusiasm, warmth, and sensibility to make her a perfect choice to read George's time management plan for Christian women. George writes as though she is offering advice to a younger sister, adding endearments such as "beloved" and "dear one" throughout the work. Lilly seems to run with this, conveying a tone of familiarity, understanding, and a can-do attitude. While many of the ideas proposed would work only in the most traditional Christian families, George does have many good suggestions for setting priorities and remaining grounded in today's hectic world. Though the book is not for everyone, the tips could be a valuable help to any woman trying to make more time for prayer. H.L.S. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736901914
• ISBN-13: 978-0736901918
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent personal or group study, March 18, 2003

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Rhonda Stephani (Millport, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life Management for Busy Women: Living Out God's Plan with Passion and Purpose (Paperback)

This is an excellant book on organizing your life God's way! I would highly recommend purchasing the study guide that goes along with it- you are missing out on half of the application/scripture and ideas if you don't! I look forward to seeing it as a Sunday School class or bible study in our church soon. It really prioritizes things and bases all on scripture- I did not find it biased at all- once again you really need the study guide to get the most out of it- it is filled with scripture and application and is all biblical- I highly recommend it and can't wait to do the next chapter each day!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just started., October 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Life Management for Busy Women: Living Out God's Plan with Passion and Purpose (Paperback)

Just started reading the book, and have completed the first three chapters. Lots of good principles and inspiring thought.
The author has laid out techniques for growing closer to God, and ways to follow God's plan through God's word.
These are sound principles, but my first thought was they may not work for everyone. I think that it merely depends on what type of lifestyle, and schedule you are following. Then I thought, well maybe, that's the problem with me. I tend to find excuses for making other people's suggestions work in my life. Maybe I need to pray and ask God's guidance on what would work for me in implementing God's plan for me. So I've been prayerful. The illustration of the eagle, and the suggestion on how we should try to be like the eagle is remarkable. But one thing we all know, and that is the eagle doesn't soar from birth. It grows and matures to this point of time, first time and early time. So I think it really depends on where you are on the Christian growth scale as to how well you will be able to follow the author's principles in your life. It may take some time to get to this level of maturity. More of a "how to" approach considering a variety of different lifestyles would help in prescribing different ways of managing our lives. I think the principles are sound, but I still don't know exactly how to put them in action based on the fact I'm someplace other than my home when "first" and "early" come.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of practicals... but not much behind it, November 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Life Management for Busy Women: Living Out God's Plan with Passion and Purpose (Paperback)

On a positive note: This book has lots of challenges! In every chapter I found something else to work on in different areas of my life.

However, I feel that most of this book was a bunch of tips stuck together without much biblical reasoning to back it up. Some statements seemed very biased and there was no scripture to back it up or if there was scripture it was sometimes misquoted. I had hoped that this book would help to lift my spirits after being stressed for the last year or so, but I was not motivated to pursue God any more than I was before reading the book.

While reading this book I can sense the love that Elizabeth George has for people and for God, but I suggest trying another one of her books instead (Putting on a Gentle and Quiet Spirit was an excellent devotional!)