Distinctly You: Trading Comparison and Competition for Freedom and Fulfillment

by Cheryl Martin

Overview

For Women Who Want More Than Comparing, Competing, and Coveting

All of creation is content to be what it was made to be except us. Fish flourish in water. Ants are not worried about their size. But we waste time on the three C's--comparing, competing, coveting. We aim at the bull's-eye on someone else's board, pursuing a race we weren't equipped to run.

Cheryl Martin shows women how to develop their God-given uniqueness rather than becoming fixated on what they are not or do not have. Distinctly You unveils the actions and attitudes that may be sabotaging women and explores ways women can engage and build up their unique talents, interests, and strengths. Readers will be inspired by examples in the Old and New Testaments of people who were exceptional for God's kingdom. As the author shares her ongoing quest to be distinct for his glory, readers see how God created them to thrive.

Includes end-of-chapter questions for individual or group use.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441229342
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/23/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Cheryl Martin (www.cherylmartin.org) is an inspirational speaker and host of the weekly radio program Excellent Living. She was a popular news anchor and moderator of Lead Story at the national cable network Black Entertainment Television (BET). Cheryl received a master's degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University. She has served on the boards of World Vision USA, ECFA, and Wycliffe. Cheryl lives near Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Part 1 Distinctly You Blockers

1 Letting Others Define You 15

2 Letting You Define You 21

3 Those Three C's: Comparing, Competing, Coveting 26

4 A Small View of God 34

5 A Large View of Yourself 39

6 Fickle Feelings 46

7 Distractions 63

8 Disappointment With God 70

9 Destructive Speech 75

10 A Bad Attitude 84

11 Spiritual Apathy 90

12 Seeing Failure as Final 99

Part 2 Distinctly You Builders

13 Let God Define You 107

14 Do Your Best 122

15 A Big View of God 135

16 Focus 145

17 Limit Limitations 157

18 Adjust Your Attitude 162

19 Soul Fitness 173

20 Designer Wardrobe 179

21 Prizing Wisdom 186

22 Count the Cost 195

23 Live in the Now 200

24 Control You 206

Notes 219

Acknowledgments 221

About the Author 223