Everything
What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Nelson Books (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2012
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Publisher's Description
“I don’t write this book as a condemnation or as a sermon. The last thing I want to do is provide a ‘how to be the best Christian in ten easy steps’ guide. I pen these words as a fellow struggler who is learning that what we think about God matters, how we allow Him to reign in our hearts matters, and how we obey Him in the moment matters. It all matters. Everything.” Author and speaker Mary DeMuth has been abused, foreclosed, abandoned, and betrayed. She has been pressed and drained till it was too much... But it was just enough to bring her to a place of surrender, piece by precious piece. In that surrender, she found the freedom of giving everything to God. And through Scripture, community, and the work of the Holy Spirit, she gives it all over again, every day. In this gentle and challenging book, DeMuth describes the process and the nuances that shape us to be more like Christ. Her words are clear, vulnerable, and thought provoking, and every chapter is infused with Scripture. Most of all, DeMuth provides personal and practical evidence that there is no greater pursuit than Christ. We must surrender everything, but it does not compare to the Everything He is, the Everything He gives.
Endorsements (27)
“No one closes this book unchanged. It ennobles desires. It releases dreams.”
“More than ever, we crave spiritual leadership not from academics in ivory towers but from battle-tested disciples in the trenches. This is the trusted counselor we find in Mary DeMuth. With wisdom and experience and tenderness and beauty, she leads us closer to Jesus in Everything—through despair, past fear, beyond control, and all the way to surrender.”
“In Everything, Mary DeMuth gives an honest and touching account of the journey she has taken to bring her out of despair and into God’s glory. She embraces her vulnerabilities and flaws as stepping stones that have shaped her into a mighty woman of God. This book is an amazing testimony of the power of Jesus Christ to transform lives. I highly recommend this book to believers new and old who are in need of a fresh perspective on their circumstances.”
Pastor. Matthew Barnett
“Let’s be honest. Most of us who follow Christ are holding back. We want Christ but are convinced we’ll miss something if we surrender everything. In this challenging but tender book, Mary DeMuth invites us to give Him everything in order to experience experience Him as Everything. In the end, it is the only course that will satisfy our deepest longings.”
“Mary DeMuth asks us to live fully vulnerable, honest and raw with head, heart, and hands as we give our lives to a God who takes our failures and creates successes, our mistakes and makes them into growth and our worries into capabilities. Mary welcomes us to live this ‘everything life’ by telling her stories in beautiful snapshots of a real and accessible life.”
“In Everything, Mary takes us back to the heart of our faith. She reminds us what it means to surrender everything in order to gain everything; in order to gain true freedom. . . . it’s a message we need not forget.”
“Mary DeMuth beautifully weaves theology with poetry, which makes this book hard to put down. I was struck by the brilliance of her thoughts and overwhelmed by the power of her words. Everything is an honest, passionate account of one soul’s thirst for God, and reading it will stir up your hunger—and then satisfy you.”
“With [Mary DeMuth’s] great storytelling, personal vulnerability, and scriptural insights she leads us to the paradox of life and eternity: Jesus asks us to give EVERYTHING to Him. And then He turns around and gives us EVERYTHING—and more—than we could ever need or desire. What a trade! I’ll take it.”
“I judge a book’s impact based on how much I underline as I read. Everything has something underlined on nearly every page. It is a book filled with wisdom, yet written from a vulnerable heart.”
“Mary is a fresh and needed voice. . . . Mary brings a fresh perspective to living out faith in the details of everyday life that is both challenging and inspiring. I highly recommend Everything. Your walk with Christ—and your life—may never be the same.”
“In Everything, DeMuth weaves words, verses, and stories to show us how to grow and truly live, how to give and gain a wholehearted life in Christ.”
“Everything is refreshing, exciting, convicting, and encouraging. . . . Everything is life-changing at the very core of our being.”
“Everything is everything you could ask for in a personal primer on how to walk closely with Christ. . . . No cookie cutter spiritual answers here— here—just pure inspiration for forging a close walk with Jesus in the midst of the mess of life.”
“I have no doubt that God will use Mary DeMuth to reach millions as she speaks the truth we so desperately need to keep our spirits sensitive to everything God is and our hearts thankful for everything God provides.”
“Everyone who knows Mary agrees on these two things: She’s real in her writing and relentless in the way she runs after her Savior. . . . With raw honesty, Mary opens up her story. And with gritty grace she helps you embrace your own story, to believe it can be redeemed. Read and be reminded that God is abundantly able to set you free to be everything He intended you to be.”
“Mary DeMuth has learned a valuable secret—that surrender is what truly leads to victory. . . . Mary’s voice, heart, and passion for Jesus will guide you into greater freedom and joy on these pages.”
“With an abundance of Scripture and excellent discussion questions, Mary DeMuth’s book Everything makes for a perfect small group book study. Mary’s storytelling style with a depth of life experiences kept me engaged throughout.”
“Mary DeMuth writes like a friend, like a fellow struggler and straggler and I find myself nodding the whole way through—a perfect book to put in the ‘truths I don’t want to forget’ section of your library.”
“I always learn from a person who pulls the shades up on their life—shares the struggles, the growth, the lessons with courage. Mary DeMuth does this, in her book Everything. There is so much truth in the pages . . . so much Jesus. . . This is Mary’s best non-fiction work yet.”
“As a fan of Mary DeMuth, I was hoping Everything would inspire and challenge me. It did that, but it went deeper. Mary’s words touched wounds in my heart I hadn’t realized were there and brought healing to ragged places. I read the whole book in less than a week, and I’m pretty sure 1/4 of every page is highlighted. This is a book that will remain on my bookshelf—one I’ll refer to often. . . . Loved this book!”
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