{"product_id":"no-more-faking-fine-ending-the-pretending-paperback","title":"No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsther Fleece Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. \u003cem\u003eNo More Faking Fine\u003c\/em\u003e is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. When life hurts, we often feel pressure--from others and ourselves--to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who lovingly invites us to give honest voice to our emotions when life hits hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor most of her life, Esther Fleece Allen believed she could bypass the painful emotions of her broken past by shutting them down altogether. She was known as an achiever and an overcomer on the fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you've done the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsther's journey into healing began when she discovered that God has given us a real-world way to deal with raw emotions and an alternative to the coping mechanisms that end up causing more pain. It's called lament--the gut-level, honest prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo More Faking Fine\u003c\/em\u003e is your permission to lament, taking you on a journey down the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God's own language to come closer to him as he leads us through our pain to the light on the other side, teaching you that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe are robbing ourselves of a divine mystery and a divine intimacy when we pretend to have it all together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod does not expect us to be perfect; instead, he meets us where we are\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is hope beyond your heartache, disappointment, and grief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Esther, you'll soon find that when one person stops faking fine, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966615126317,"sku":"9780310344759","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Qi9vRHd1VnIyam5CcVFYdVBYbWNBQT09.webp?v=1775534882","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/no-more-faking-fine-ending-the-pretending-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}