Behind Those Eyes
What's Really Going on Inside the Souls of Women
- Women
- Publisher: W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2008
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Publisher's Description
Meet the cast. Ms. Perfection, Ms. Confidence, Ms. Happiness, Ms. Spirituality. Do you know them? Maybe, if you're honest with yourself, you may recognize you are one of them. Let's admit it: the stories behind our eyes often go untold. We tend to cover our insecurities and heartaches with engaging smiles, fashionable clothes, and manufactured conversations. We impersonate the women we want to be – deeply spiritual, caring, supportive, capable, put together, and ridiculously happy. We desperately want to be accepted and loved, but we're afraid to reveal our true selves to others. In Behind Those Eyes, Bible teacher and speaker Lisa Whittle encourages women to get real – real with ourselves, real with one another, and real before God. With humor, compassion, and biblical insight, Whittle takes a refreshingly honest look at how we often mask our fear of rejection. In this book you learn how to: See your impersonations for what they really are Free yourself from shallow interactions with others Learn to choose authenticity over pretense Practice truth as a healing agent in your relationships
Endorsements (7)
“Lisa Whittle is a fresh voice on the scene, speaking words of encouragement to her generation. She is warm, witty, real, and reliable. She writes with effervescent joy and studied insight. You will be blessed by Behind Those Eyes. Lisa lets you in behind her eyes . . . what you see will refresh and challenge you.”
“Behind Those Eyes is like an invitation to a fancy masquerade party. Lisa, as the hostess, invites each guest to consider the mask (Ms. Perfection, Ms. Happiness, and others) she has chosen to hide her insecurities and heartaches. Then Lisa gives each guest the best party favor: encouragement to consider removing her mask to allow the beauty of Jesus to radiate through the real woman behind the fancy mask. Lisa’s message was a fresh reminder to me to resist the temptation to pick up my mask of Ms. Perfection.”
“Lisa Whittle shines a brilliant light into the games we play with ourselves—which become, then, the places where we doubt God and our own lovableness. She writes honestly, and she writes well. This book is a personal invitation to experience that Love, which of all loves, is the best.”
“In an entertaining and articulate style, Lisa Whittle opens the way for a look inside ourselves to see the good, the bad, and the ugly roles we play as women. Behind Those Eyes exposes refreshing solutions and ways to find the hidden root of the roles we play to hide ourselves. Don’t miss this opportunity opportunity to rise up and be your true self in Christ Jesus!”
“Yes! Finally a book that doesn’t try to teach me how to be the perfect Christian woman! Instead, it’s a book that teaches me to embrace the reality that I’m truly an imperfect woman who serves a perfect God, and He thinks I’m pretty amazing just the way I am, warts and all! Thanks, Lisa. Every woman who struggles with the great charade needs to read this (and I think that includes us all!).”
“It’s not the shoes, not even the outfit . . . it’s what’s going on inside a woman that creates the facade of how she presents herself to others. In Behind Those Eyes Lisa Whittle gets to the heart of the matter, helping us acknowledge the fears and insecurities we feel. Her insight and encouragement to live honestly and transparently are refreshing gifts to us all.”
“In Behind Those Eyes Lisa Whittle offers an open invitation to truth-filled relationships. Taking a page from her own struggles for authenticity, Whittle writes with a fresh perspective on the impersonating roles we all fall into and why it is so hard for women just to be real. A message of courage and hope is found in this book, helpful to any woman trying to find out how to embrace her created self!”
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