Cosa succederebbe se i traumi imprevisti, i fattori di stress inaspettati e i mancati preavvisi che la vita ci riserva perdessero il loro effetto sorpresa? Cosa succederebbe se imparassimo a preventivarli e a servircene come un'occasione per sperimentare la bontà di Dio? Ma quando l'imprevedibile scuote la nostra fede, noi ci ritiriamo dietro le nostre trincee, barattiamo la nostra speranza in cambio della paura e finiamo per vivere una versione più piccola della grande storia che Dio ha scritto per noi. È possibile non solo aspettarsi l'inaspettato, ma persino accoglierlo a braccia aperte? L'autrice ti accompagnerà in un viaggio volto a scoprire come poter superare la delusione dei piani andati in fumo, ti indicherà i passi da compiere per riuscire a estirpare l'ansia radicata nel tuo modo di reagire all'ignoto, ti mostrerà come rendere la tua fede più resiliente grazie alla Parola di Dio e ti ispirerà a vivere nella fiduciosa aspettativa di sperimentare la bontà di Dio.

Shame has no place in the purpose, plan, and destiny God has for us because shame lies to us, robs us of the freedom we long for, and shackles us in the prison of our past. “I know,” says Christine Caine, “because I’ve been there. I was schooled in shame. It was my constant companion from my earliest memories. And today, I see shame everywhere I look, including in the church. It creeps from heart to heart, growing in shadowy places, feeding on itself so that those struggling with it are powerless to seek help.”

 

In Unashamed, Christine Caine weaves examples from her life with those of biblical characters who failed but overcame their shame to show how God heals us and redeems us. In her passionate style, she explains that if we want to change our futures, we have to believe God is bigger than our mistakes, our inadequacies, our pasts, and our limitations. We have to believe God created us for a unique purpose, has a specific plan for us, and has a powerful destiny he wants us to fulfill.

 

God has already won the victory over sin and its shame, and we do need to spend our lives believing the lies of the deceiver. Instead, we can allow ourselves to be defined by God’s truth and choose to see ourselves the way God does—through the lens of his eternal perspective. So join the journey. Stop merely existing and start thriving. Lay hold of the power of Jesus Christ today and step into his future—a beautiful, full, life-giving future filled with purpose. You can live unashamed!

Shame has no place in the purpose, plan, and destiny God has for us because shame lies to us, robs us of the freedom we long for, and shackles us in the prison of our past. “I know,” says Christine Caine, “because I’ve been there. I was schooled in shame. It was my constant companion from my earliest memories. And today, I see shame everywhere I look, including in the church. It creeps from heart to heart, growing in shadowy places, feeding on itself so that those struggling with it are powerless to seek help.”

 

In Unashamed, Christine Caine weaves examples from her life with those of biblical characters who failed but overcame their shame to show how God heals us and redeems us. In her passionate style, she explains that if we want to change our futures, we have to believe God is bigger than our mistakes, our inadequacies, our pasts, and our limitations. We have to believe God created us for a unique purpose, has a specific plan for us, and has a powerful destiny he wants us to fulfill.

 

God has already won the victory over sin and its shame, and we do need to spend our lives believing the lies of the deceiver. Instead, we can allow ourselves to be defined by God’s truth and choose to see ourselves the way God does—through the lens of his eternal perspective. So join the journey. Stop merely existing and start thriving. Lay hold of the power of Jesus Christ today and step into his future—a beautiful, full, life-giving future filled with purpose. You can live unashamed!

Shame has no place in the purpose, plan, and destiny God has for you. Because shame lies to us. It robs us of the very freedom we long for, and shackles us in the prison of our past.

“I know. I’ve been there,” writes Christine Caine. “I was schooled in shame. It has been my constant companion from my very earliest memories. I see shame everywhere I look in the world, including in the church. It creeps from heart to heart, growing in shadowy places, feeding on itself so that those struggling with it are too shamed to seek help from shame itself.”

But you have the power to move past your past, and step into a future that God has prepared for you—in freedom. InUnashamed, Christine Caine reveals the often-hidden consequences of shame—in her own life and the lives of so many Christian women—and invites you to join her in moving from a shame-filled to a shame-free life.

In her passionate style, Christine leads you into God’s Word where you will see for yourself how to believe that God is bigger than your mistakes, your inadequacies, your past, and your limitations. He is not only more powerful than anythingyou’ve done but also stronger than anything ever done to you. You can deal with your yesterday today, so that you can move on to what God has in store for you tomorrow—a powerful purpose and destiny he wants you to fulfill.

In Unashamed, you will discover that God has already won the victory over sin and its shame and how to break free from believing the lies of the deceiver. You will discover how to define yourself not by shame’s lies, but by God’s truth. You need not live bound by shame because you have been set free.

Join the journey. Lay ahold of the power of Jesus Christ today and step into the future—his future for you—a beautiful, full, life-giving future, where you can even become a shame-lifter to others. Live unashamed!

Sono stata alla scuola della vergogna. È stata la mia compagna fissa sin dai miei più teneri ricordi d'infanzia. La vedo ovunque mi giri. Si nasconde dietro le donne più sicure, intraprendenti e di successo, le stesse che faticano a trovare un equilibrio tra carriera e figli; così come nei cuori di quelle donne ferite, abusate e oppresse a cui è stato detto che non combineranno mai nulla di buono. La vergogna si nasconde in piena luce e può ostacolarci in modi di cui nemmeno ci rendiamo conto. Ma voglio che sappiate che: Potete diventare più liberi e più forti: potete essere liberi! Dio non solo è più potente di qualsiasi cosa voi abbiate fatto, ma anche di qualsiasi cosa vi sia stato fatto. Senza Vergogna vi farà addentrare nella Parola di Dio, dove vedrete con i vostri occhi che il Signore è più grande dei vostri errori, delle vostre lacune, del vostro passato e dei vostri limiti. Voi non siete difettosi. Meritate l'accettazione degli altri. Siete stati liberati. Armati delle verità che troverete in questo libro, potrete diventare persone che sollevano anche gli altri dal peso della vergogna.

Life is not a sprint; it’s a marathon. These well-known words of wisdom remind us to pace ourselves in the journey of life so we reach the finish line with no regrets. Pacing yourself is not as easy as it sounds. Life tends to take on a pace of its own which when left unchecked, will drive us toward burnout and fatigue. We can easily become driven by care, worry, and ambition rather than led by the Holy Spirit. We may tend to think of burnout as a modern problem, but we can see that people in Jesus’ day felt their own kind of spiritual and emotional fatigue. Why else would Jesus have said these comforting words?

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly (Matt. 11:28-30; The Message).

Even though he spoke these words more than two millennia ago, Jesus’ call to rest and peace seem tailor-made to fit this generation.

Author Kerri Weems had let the pace and rhythm of her life get out of control. At first the consequences were only physical, but they quickly impacted her spiritual life. Since then, God has been teaching her to walk in time with him; he is teaching her to be led rather than driven. In this book, she opens up her life and shares this journey with the reader. God’s best for each of us is that we go the full distance of our race, and not just crawl exhausted across the finish line. God wants us to enjoy the race and cross the line with our heads held high, a smile on our faces, and our arms lifted in a double fist-punch! Getting to that moment is all about learning the rhythms of grace and pacing ourselves for the long run.