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It's Not About Me: Rescue From the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy | 
 enlarge | Author: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 34513
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 159145042X
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.4
EAN: 9781591450429
ASIN: 159145042X
Publication Date: March 1, 2004
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THERE REALLY IS MORE TO THIS LIFE THAN YOU'VE BEEN TOLD We've been demanding our way since day one... "I want a spouse that makes me happy and co-workers that always ask my opinion." "I want weather that suits me and traffic that helps me and a government that serves me." Self-promotion. Self-preservation. Self-centeredness... "IT'S ALL ABOUT ME." They all told us it was, didn't they? And we took them up on it. We though self-celebration would make us happy... But believing that has created chaos-noisy homes, stress-filled business, cutthroat relationships. We've chases do many skinny rabbits, says Max Lucado, that we've missed the fat one: the God-centered life. If you want to shift into high gear with purpose, this is it: Life makes sense when we accept our place! Our pleasures, our problems, our gifts and talents...when they're all for the One who created us, we suddenly gain what we've been missing and find out what we've been seeking. Let Max Lucado show you how to make the shift of a lifetime. How to bump your life off self-center. How to be changed and experience the meaning-charged life you were meant to have. Your discovery starts here.
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 Read Max Lucado's book October 20, 2008
My husband and I have read Max Lucado's book, It's Not About Me very recently. As always, Max has a way of capturing and holding my attention. I am always amazed, we have read several of his books, with the nearly unique, up to date vocabulary he uses to place the truths of the Bible in today's setting. I highly recommend this book.
It's All About GOD! October 9, 2008
"It's Not About Me" is a title with a simple purpose: to realize that life does not revolve around us. Instead, we are remember that God is our Maker and He has the right to do what He wants and we are to submit to His agenda for our lives.
Some of the important points include:
1. Our struggles can be used for God's glory.
2. Our bodies belong to God and we should not abuse them.
3. Our salvation depends on His grace instead of our self-effort.
4. We are to reflect God's glory in our lives.
5. We are to "promote" God instead of ourselves.
Lucado writes in a clear style that gracefully challenges the reader to think outside of him/herself.
A good read that will encourage you to be more God-centered and others-centered and less about being self-centered.
Read and enjoy! Recommended.
Re-program your life June 20, 2008
Here's a simple, sensible, and sound plan for re-programming your life. We've long acted as if our self-interest should shape our every decision. In this compelling missive, Max Lucado suggests, that is much like the flea in the elephant's ear taking pride and claiming credit for rattling the footbridge they just crossed. Following the clear message at the core of this book will lead to peace above all, and in all likelihood, to unimagined joy, an integrated and congruent life, and often, prosperity as well. What, or who, is at the center of your life, and why? With illustrations, personal stories, and much encouragement, Max Lucado asks those questions and supports the reader as he or she searches for answers.
nice reminder May 21, 2008
this book is uplifting, and a nice reminder just who is in charge of our lives. it really is not about me, God is the center of all the choices I make and the reason I honor Him every day through my actions and words.
 Inappropriate Joking, Shallow, My First Max Lucado Book Will Be My Last May 12, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Somehow, I've managed to be a Christian for over a decade without ever reading a book by Max Lucado, though of course, I'm quite familiar with his name. I picked up this book because the subject matter sounded good. Unfortunately, Mr. Lucado's writing, which was full of jokes, often inappropriate, as well as his quoting of The Message Bible (which is not at all faithful to the Word of God), soon turned me away. In addition, he seemed to say the same thing a thousand times and to just be padding the book, which is still only 140 pages!
Here's an example of the constant joking: "The moon is happy to do so! [to reflect the glory of the sun] You never hear the moon complaining. She makes no waves about making waves. Let the cow jump over her or astronauts step on her; she never objects. Even though sunning is accepted while mooning is the butt of bad jokes, you won't hear ol' Cheeseface grumble." p 6 I feel the sunning and mooning bit is inappropriate in any context. The example of the moon reflecting the sun's glory was fine, but all of the other joking distracts from his message. And there were numerous other examples in the 27 pages I read of this constant joking.
Are you familiar with Psalm 29, which begins (in the NKJV), "Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord Glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." Well he quotes The Message Bible which begins the psalm, "Bravo, God, braco! Gods and all angels shout, "Encore!" In awe before the glory, in awe before God's visible power. Stand at attention! Dress your best to honor Him!" That is NOT the Word of God! And it doesn't even capture much of the meaning. How does worshipping the Lord in the beauty of holiness become about dressing our best to honor Him?????
And those first 27 pages could have been condensed into 4 or 5 once you removed the joking and the constant repetitiveness. Each chapter really felt like a 1-page devotional desperately padded with fluff to make it into a whole chapter.
Definitely pass on this book. Maybe other books by this author are more appropriate, but I don't expect to be reading any others to be finding out. I'm very disappointed.
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