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Big Girls Don't Whine: Getting on with the Great Life God Intends
Contributor(s): Silvious, Jan (Author)
ISBN: 0849944414     ISBN-13: 9780849944413
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
OUR PRICE:   $18.04  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: December 2003
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No one wants to be labeled a whiner, but many of us go through life with a "poor me," victim mentality that sounds a whole lot like whining. God never intended for us to act like "little girls," says Jan Silvious. His goal is for each of us to live as "big girls"-mature Christian women-who are capable of enjoying the richness of life He has planned.

In Big Girls Don't Whine, Jan helps women: Move beyond the past and on to healthy relationships, ? Choose to be proactive rather than let life just "happen," Discover their full potential, And become everything He made them to be.

So how can we tell if we're living life as an immature 'little girl" or a confident "big girl?"

A little girl? Is insecure Becomes the victim of circumstancesSays "I can't" Manipulates

A big girl? Is secure Rests in God's sovereignty Says, "I can" Communicates

In Big Girls Don't Whine, Jan Silvious calls us to be real women in a real world, free to experience a life of full of potential and vision. This book is the how-to manual for making it happen.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living - Women's Interests
- Religion | Biblical Studies - Bible Study Guides
Dewey: 248.843
LCCN: 2003019291
Series: Women of Faith (Thomas Nelson)
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.45" W x 8.48" (0.52 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Evangelical
- Religious Orientation - Christian
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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No one wants to be labeled a whiner, but many of us go through life with a "poor me," victim mentality that sounds a whole lot like whining. God never intended for us to act like "little girls," says Jan Silvious. His goal is for each of us to live as "big girls"-mature Christian women-who are capable of enjoying the richness of life He has planned.

In Big Girls Don't Whine, Jan helps women:

  • Move beyond the past and on to healthy relationships,
  • Choose to be proactive rather than let life just "happen,"
  • Discover their full potential,
  • And become everything He made them to be.

So how can we tell if we're living life as an immature 'little girl" or a confident "big girl?"

A little girl...

  • Is insecure
  • Becomes the victim of circumstances
  • Says "I can't"
  • Manipulates

A big girl...

  • Is secure
  • Rests in God's sovereignty
  • Says, "I can"
  • Communicates

In Big Girls Don't Whine, Jan Silvious calls us to be real women in a real world, free to experience a life of full of potential and vision. This book is the how-to manual for making it happen.


Contributor Bio(s): Silvious, Jan: - Jan Silvious has years of experience as a counselor and Bible teacher. She leads seminars for Moody's women's ministry, she has been a keynote speaker at Moody's Founder's Week, and she is a pre-conference speaker for Women of Faith. Her books include Understanding Women, The Five-Minute Devotional, Foolproofing Your Life, Moving Beyond the Myths, The Guilt Free Journal, and Look At It This Way. Jan and her husband, Charles, make their home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They have three grown sons.