sunshinems - reviewed on 5/22/2016 + 16 more book reviews

I found this book "convicting", perhaps because some of the author's journey through her simplification and clarification of what it truly means to walk closer to the Christian path are thoughts that have been working in my heart for a while. The realization of how truly rich we are, even when we may not be affluent, is enough to stop me short. Do I own two coats, do I own two jackets, do I have five blouses, or five pants or four pairs of shoes, several changes of underwear, more than two pans, etc. etc. We are so rich and we don't even see it. We have so much food at our disposal and we throw so much of it away. We have cell phones and computers and internet service and cable and go to the movies and take hot showers everyday on and on and on. Things we feel we are entitled to, that are par for the course, accepted as rights - all those things I have begun questioning. What is need in my life? What is greed in my life? These are the things that Jen Hatmaker's book has made me look at with new eyes. I definitely recommend this book, even if only to see her process and the benefits she and her family derived from this journey.

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