Books and Development

On Monday I decided to take a trip to our local Family Christian Bookstore. I’ve mentioned before that I am struggling with the people-pleaser part of me, so I decided that I wanted to seek out help from a Christian resource.

I haven’t been much of a reader lately, but I know that there are some areas in my life that I would like refined, so I figured there is no better place to start that the Christian bookstore.

One of the books I wanted was “Let God’s Word Empower Your Prayers,” by Stormie Omartian. I had picked up a copy the week before as a gift, and didn’t even think that I would want one too. But of course I spent the next week wishing I had it, so I decided to get my own. It’s a great book of daily devotions, each being only about a page long, that tackles the different ways to incorporate scripture in your prayers. (I’m about 4 days in, and it’s wonderful).

The next book I wanted was for that people-pleaser in me. I spent some time online looking up books on the topic and settled on one by Joyce Meyer. (If you haven’t heard her preach or read anything by her, I highly recommend it).

The title of the book is, “The Approval Fix” and I knew after reading the little excerpt online that it was going to be exactly what I needed. Unfortunately, my desire to not have to wait for it to ship to me was met with having to do exactly that because Family Christian didn’t have it in stock. (The woman who helped me said they can’t keep anything Joyce writes on the shelf, her stuff is crazy popular!)

Reading and continuing to better yourself is important. I think that there is always room for growth, and if you want to adjust a part of yourself or refine it, taking a book out on the topic is the way to go.

Happy Reading!