Nice Girls Don't Change the World (Hardcover)

by Lynne Hybels (Author)

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Product Description
Who you really are as an individual is exactly what delights God and what the world needs. Lynne Hybels knows. Sharing from her personal journey, she reveals the tremendous importance of resisting the forces that would shape you into something other—and less—than who God made you to be.

From the Back Cover
Margaret Mead said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.” My version of that quote is: “Never doubt that a community of thoughtful, committed women, filled with the power and love of God, using gifts they have identified and developed, and pursuing passions
planted in them by God—never doubt that these women can change the world.”—Lynne Hybels

Nice Girls are taught early that serving God means earning God’s love and sacrificing oneself to meet the needs of others. Unfortunately, after living a life she thought was what God demanded, her husband wanted, her kids needed, and her church expected, Lynne Hybels felt utterly lost—both to herself and to God.

In this wise and tender book, Hybels tells of her struggle to stop living someone else’s life and to reclaim the unique gifts, strengths, and passions God gave her. And she reveals how turning away from her false view of
God as a harsh and demanding taskmaster enabled her to rest at last in God’s sustaining love. As she explains, it’s never too late to discover that who you really are is exactly what delights God and what the world needs.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (December 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310272319
• ISBN-13: 978-0310272311
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #213,637 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blown away!, March 1, 2006

By	Suzanne Dailey (Southwestern US) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

i have to be honest, i had preconceptions about both this book and its author. i was wrong, wrong, WRONG. this book addresses a problem almost no one talks about in the church. it's not about feminism, or about the conflict between stay-at-home-moms and those who work outside the home. it's about being who God wants you to be. being a "nice girl" is about being who everyone else wants you to be, no matter what direction that takes. women in the church have for too long misunderstood what it means to be a Godly woman, no matter how they label it, and this book manages, in less than 100 pages, to address the issue, speaking to the heart, and provide a path to transformation in a simple, but not simplistic, way. it's such an amazing message that it's the foundation for a women's group a friend of mine and i are teaching. don't discount this book--it can start you on a life of freedom in Christ that you never imagined possible!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile story but way too short, March 26, 2006

By	Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This has got to be one of the shortest books I have read in ages - and at £8.99 in the UK ($14.99 in the US) I can hardly consider it good value.

Lynne Hybels, wife of Bill Hybels of Willow Creek, tells us about her life as a pastor's wife and how she conformed to all the expectations of her role as mother, woman, pastor's wife, Christian - but missed out on the joy and true power that God can provide. An experience of depression and counselling helped her to understand her true role - not just as a support to those around her, but as someone God can use directly.

The book is hardback with arty photos to illustrate some of her points; the lines are widely spaced and it's a slim volume anyway, but I was astounded to discover I had read the whole book in just sixteen minutes. It was a good read, well-written, but I can't consider it value for money.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring....Captivating....Encouraging..., February 28, 2006

By	Nice girl from Queens (NYC) - See all my reviews

I recently read this book with my women's group. I commend Lynne for writing such an inspiring memoir of her journey towards finding the one true God. Her honestly and transparency made me feel as if I were talking with her in my living room. I appreciated how she didn't paint a "rosy picture of christianity", but rather sought out God in the midst of all the pain & confusion. I personally related to her story/journey and hope that many other "nice girls" out there come to the peace she has found.