Beyond Me: Living a You-First Life in a Me-First World (Paperback)

by Kathi Macias (Author)
Key Phrases: legalistic system, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Making It Personal (more...)

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Written in a warm, personal, and easy-to-read-and-understand style, Beyond Me is an invitation to pursue true discipleship. Beyond Me will help you clearly see the distinction between your ever-increasing clash of cultures—the clash between life and death or, in other words, wanting to live in such a way that puts others first but struggling with your desire for self-preservation. Full of poignant, humorous, but always vulnerable and meaningful examples, Beyond Me has current, historical, and biblically documented insights and teachings to support this higher calling for believers to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Each chapter contains interactive application questions, and the content addresses such topics as having a heart that is conciliatory, merciful, and gracious; loves unconditionally; seeks God and His righteousness first; depends on God; and answers the call to sacrificial service.

About the Author
Awardwinning author Kathi Macias has written more than 17 books, including Beyond Me, the bestselling devotional A Moment a Day, and the popular Matthews mystery novels. Her most recent novel, Emma Jean Reborn, is currently being put into script form by playwright Barry Scott. She has written commentary for Thomas Nelsons SpiritFilled Life Bible (Student Edition) and was part of the devotional writing team for Zondervans New Womens Devotional Bible. She has ghostwritten for several prominent individuals including Josh McDowell, former NFL player Rosey Grier, and the late chaplain of the United States Senate, Richard Halverson. Kathi has won many awards, including the Angel Award from Excellence in Media, fiction awards from the San Diego Christian Writers Guild, and the grand prize in an international writing contest. With womens ministry as her primary interest, Kathi is a popular speaker for womens retreats, conferences, and churches. A mother and grandmother, Kathi and her husband, Al, call California home.

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Product Details Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: New Hope Publishers (July 1, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 1596692200 ISBN-13: 978-1596692206 Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 3.9 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #423,250 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Your Heart, March 7, 2009 By  Diane H. Pitts (Gulf Coast) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Kathi Macias slices right through the "Me-First" sickness plaguing our culture. The tip of that knife exposed my own tendency to lethargy and pitfall of "good things". What does God have in mind for me? Can I find the New Testament Jesus in today's trappings? Macias calls from personal examples and meaty scripture," Search!" Search hard for a relationship with God that is more than just a glance through a dusty rearview mirror. Let the principles of "Beyond Me" kindle the coals in your soul that cry for fire. Two hundred pages, places to scribble, and sidebars that hook you. I'll be hanging on to this book for a long time. But I'll share. 5.0 out of 5 stars Average Christian Living??, September 21, 2008 By  Tim Burns "InkWell" (West Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Ever had mornings you don't want to get out of bed, days you don't feel like going to work? What do you do when the issue is obeying God? You love him; you are his child. Yet you still don't want to obey, and allow yourself to transformed into his image through your obedience. The heart of Kathi Macias' new book Beyond Me - Living a You-First life in a Me-First World balances tenuously on is this question. When the honeymoon is over - What Then? Inspired by a cosmetic line marketed as "It Is All About Me," Kathi digs deeply into her 30 year personal Christian history to grapple with the issue of discipleship. "Jesus didn't call us to make converts," Kathi said during our interview. "We aren't called to sit and listen to teaching, or (passively) expect to be blessed. He called us to make disciples. When you are all wrapped up in yourself, you make a pretty small package." According to Kathi, making disciples is about modeling a changed life. When we become a Christian, we learn how to live for Christ. The next step is modeling a changed life, living you-first in a me-first world. As Kathi and I talked for nearly 30 minutes, she returned to a number of themes woven throughout the text. As people, we often have layers of emotional issues, learned habits which run counter to a discipled, disciplined Christian lifestyle. Living `you-first' means allowing Christ to remove the layers in order to reveal the person he has called and equipped you to become. As American's, we often hold onto an "I can do it, and have to do it myself" kind of attitude. Yet Jesus calls us to participate with him, and allow Him to participate in our lives in order to build his kingdom, not our own. Another theme Kathi returned to is that some Christian's expect the church is God's "Bless me Club" Too often, our thoughts and prayers revolve in a fixed orbit around our own desires. Kathi's book is an encouragement, and a challenge to take the message of the gospel and make it personal. It's not about being served, but serving others. Toward the end of our interview, I asked Kathi what she believed opened the door to this kind of lifestyle. I have heard these words from a church podium, yet not taken up the charge to change? She responded, "The bottom line to every sin, everything that takes us away from God's call on our life is a broken relationship with Him." The external sermon becomes an internal motivation when we understand God's heart toward us. He takes upon himself the shame of sin, he doesn't give it. He reaches and forgives rather than standing aloof and demanding of us. For Kathi, as she writes in this book, God so loved that he gave. He calls us to do the same. 5.0 out of 5 stars The Christian Life is Not About Us at All, September 8, 2008 By  Vonda Skelton - See all my reviews In today's world, it's all about me, and it's all about you. It's all about what we want and what we'll do to get it. But in her book, Beyond Me: Living a You-First Life in a Me-First World, author Kathi Macias reminds us that the Christian life is not about us at all. Forget prosperity religion and comfort zones, Macias takes us on a face-to-face encounter with a bloody Savior and repeats His words, "...whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple." Luke 14:33 At times, it's a difficult and painful encounter. Beyond Me did exactly that. It took me beyond myself and required that I see the unsaved as Christ sees them: lost souls in need of a Savior. We can take them to that Savior. We have to. 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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: New Hope Publishers (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596692200
• ISBN-13: 978-1596692206
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 3.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #423,250 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Your Heart, March 7, 2009

By	Diane H. Pitts (Gulf Coast) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Kathi Macias slices right through the "Me-First" sickness plaguing our culture. The tip of that knife exposed my own tendency to lethargy and pitfall of "good things". What does God have in mind for me? Can I find the New Testament Jesus in today's trappings?
Macias calls from personal examples and meaty scripture," Search!" Search hard for a relationship with God that is more than just a glance through a dusty rearview mirror. Let the principles of "Beyond Me" kindle the coals in your soul that cry for fire.
Two hundred pages, places to scribble, and sidebars that hook you. I'll be hanging on to this book for a long time. But I'll share.

5.0 out of 5 stars Average Christian Living??, September 21, 2008

By	Tim Burns "InkWell" (West Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ever had mornings you don't want to get out of bed, days you don't feel like going to work? What do you do when the issue is obeying God? You love him; you are his child. Yet you still don't want to obey, and allow yourself to transformed into his image through your obedience. The heart of Kathi Macias' new book Beyond Me - Living a You-First life in a Me-First World balances tenuously on is this question. When the honeymoon is over - What Then?

Inspired by a cosmetic line marketed as "It Is All About Me," Kathi digs deeply into her 30 year personal Christian history to grapple with the issue of discipleship.

"Jesus didn't call us to make converts," Kathi said during our interview. "We aren't called to sit and listen to teaching, or (passively) expect to be blessed. He called us to make disciples. When you are all wrapped up in yourself, you make a pretty small package." According to Kathi, making disciples is about modeling a changed life. When we become a Christian, we learn how to live for Christ. The next step is modeling a changed life, living you-first in a me-first world.

As Kathi and I talked for nearly 30 minutes, she returned to a number of themes woven throughout the text. As people, we often have layers of emotional issues, learned habits which run counter to a discipled, disciplined Christian lifestyle. Living `you-first' means allowing Christ to remove the layers in order to reveal the person he has called and equipped you to become.

As American's, we often hold onto an "I can do it, and have to do it myself" kind of attitude. Yet Jesus calls us to participate with him, and allow Him to participate in our lives in order to build his kingdom, not our own. Another theme Kathi returned to is that some Christian's expect the church is God's "Bless me Club" Too often, our thoughts and prayers revolve in a fixed orbit around our own desires. Kathi's book is an encouragement, and a challenge to take the message of the gospel and make it personal. It's not about being served, but serving others.

Toward the end of our interview, I asked Kathi what she believed opened the door to this kind of lifestyle. I have heard these words from a church podium, yet not taken up the charge to change? She responded, "The bottom line to every sin, everything that takes us away from God's call on our life is a broken relationship with Him." The external sermon becomes an internal motivation when we understand God's heart toward us. He takes upon himself the shame of sin, he doesn't give it. He reaches and forgives rather than standing aloof and demanding of us. For Kathi, as she writes in this book, God so loved that he gave. He calls us to do the same.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Christian Life is Not About Us at All, September 8, 2008

By	Vonda Skelton - See all my reviews

In today's world, it's all about me, and it's all about you. It's all about what we want and what we'll do to get it. But in her book, Beyond Me: Living a You-First Life in a Me-First World, author Kathi Macias reminds us that the Christian life is not about us at all. Forget prosperity religion and comfort zones, Macias takes us on a face-to-face encounter with a bloody Savior and repeats His words, "...whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple." Luke 14:33 At times, it's a difficult and painful encounter. Beyond Me did exactly that. It took me beyond myself and required that I see the unsaved as Christ sees them: lost souls in need of a Savior. We can take them to that Savior. We have to.

Vonda Skelton