![]() But too emotional, too needy, too sensitive, too strong, too opinionated, too messy. Not pretty enough, not thin enough, not kind enough, not gracious enough, not disciplined enough. I am not enough and I am too much at the same time. An underlying, gut feeling of failing at who she is. "Every woman I've ever met feels it - something deeper than just the sense of failing at what she does. That this feminine heart needs healing is not hard for the authors to evidence. And it's this universal feminine heart that CAPTIVATING hopes to expose, heal, develop, and celebrate. "We share something deep and true, down in our hearts," Stasi writes. Whereas WILD AT HEART tailored that message for men, CAPTIVATING looks to tailor the message for women and is likely to have similar bestselling results.īut even though femininity cannot be prescribed in a formula as the introduction says, CAPTIVATING's premise is that there is an essence that God has given to every woman. He's the author of THE SACRED ROMANCE, WILD AT HEART, and a number of other books that promote an adventurous and cathartic brand of Christianity. The "I" in question is Stasi, but it's her husband John you are more likely to be familiar with. ![]() So begins (or very nearly begins) CAPTIVATING, written by John and Stasi Eldredge. But femininity cannot be prescribed in a formula." Their messages to women make me feel as though, 'You are not the woman you ought to be - but if you do the following ten things, you can make the grade.' They are, by and large, soul-killing. In the twenty-five years since, I have only read a few I could whole-heartedly recommend. ![]() "As a new Christian, the first book I picked up on godly femininity I threw across the room.
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