Pieces of me is a 114 page book full of personal stories and raw honesty. The author shares significant events that shaped her.
Dysfunctional sounds like a strong word, but Diana explains through her first memory how she came to feel this way.
She writes: A tragic thing happens to a little girl when her father leaves. She's left with the unspoken message: "You're not worth it."
She shares her story with great honesty, explaining how she came to God. Stories also express her struggle through feelings of shame as a divorced, single Mom; the emotional toll of losing her own mother, battling a need for love and finding it in the wrong places, and making powerful changes that are anything but easy and so much more than rewarding.
In reading this book only one of Diana’s many stories concerned me. One of the stories in Pieces of Me describes how she, as a new believer facing the loss of her Mom, makes a decision to consult a psychic. This is not a decision I would personally ever support. I believe the Bible is very clear about psychics.
However, I have lost loved ones and felt the pang of wanting and needing their imput on my life. Because I've lost crucial people myself, I understand what would drive someone to seek a psychic in times of loss. I hate that a Christian woman wasn't active in her life at the time, providing needed comfort and pointing her to God for healing.
Rather than reading this story with a disapproving air of pride, I hope believers will see it as a cautionary tale showing the importance of supporting the brokenhearted through their grief so they are not enticed by the strategies of the enemy. I would still recommend the book for this reason.
How do we fix our flaws as a church? How we reach out to new believers in meaningful ways? How can we mentor them if we don't examine the experiences of a new believer? Diana shares something valuable, a glimpse into a life in process. Read Pieces of Me and recognize the changes that can occur in a life surrendered to God.
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Listen here to a radio interview with Diana Lynn on My Journey of Faith.
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ReplyDeleteYour comments: How do we fix our flaws as a church? How we reach out to new believers in meaningful ways? How can we mentor them if we don't examine the experiences of a new believer?
Those words mean everything to me. You get it. You got it! I want to reach new Christians, maybe people who aren't sure they are Christian yet, but want to take that step of visiting a church for the first time (much like I did). It can be very scary. And a bit intimidating. I want to encourage new believers they can do it. And they won’t be sorry they went. But I also want deep lifelong Christians to step back and say "Can we do something differently?" I don’t even know the answer to that. But I know people are scared. They don’t feel worthy or sometimes feel shame about going. So what can a Christian do to help ease the fears of a new follower?
Just getting a conversation going is amazing! I am so thankful for your comments.