Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

The enemy wants us to feel rejected . . . left out, lonely, and less than. When we allow him to speak lies through our rejection, he pickpockets our purpose. Cripples our courage. Dismantles our dreams. And blinds us to the beauty of Christ’s powerful love.

In Uninvited, Lysa shares her own deeply personal experiences with rejection—from the incredibly painful childhood abandonment by her father to the perceived judgment of the perfectly toned woman one elliptical over. 

With biblical depth, gut-honest vulnerability, and refreshing wit, Lysa helps readers:

-Release the desire to fall apart or control the actions of others by embracing God-honoring ways to process their hurt.

-Know exactly what to pray for the next ten days to steady their soul and restore their confidence.

-Overcome the two core fears that feed our insecurities by understanding the secret of belonging.

-Stop feeling left out and start believing that "set apart" does not mean "set aside."

-End the cycle of perceived rejection by refusing to turn a small incident into a full blown issue.

As you walk through the up and downs of life and end up feeling rejected yet again, Lysa leads you to ask three simple questions:

Is God good?

Is God good to me?

Do I trust God to be God?

This was a book that I deeply needed to read. I think every woman has felt the pain of rejection at some point in her life. God is the only one who we can get our identity from. Uninvited deals with the enemy's way of trying to make you feel like you're the only one who feels left out, how he tries to isolate you in your own head. Rejection delves deeper into the roots of our self doubt, insecurities, and so much more. Lysa gives scripture to show how to handle these feelings and to show that you're not alone in this. God is prepared for all of it.

Favorite quotes:

1) Honesty isn’t trying to hurt me. It’s trying to heal me

 (2) Rejection steals the best of who I am by reinforcing the worst of what’s been said to me

(3) Acceptance is like an antibiotic that prevents past rejections from turning into present-day infections. The need for belonging runs deep

 (4) If you want to know what’s really inside a person, listen carefully to the words she speaks

 (5) When a man is physically present but emotionally absent, a girl’s heart can feel quite hollow and helpless

 (6) The mind feasts on what it focuses on. What consumes my thinking will be the making or the breaking of my identity

 (7) The beliefs we hold should hold us up even when life feels like it’s falling apart

(8) Live from the abundant pace that you are loved, and you won't find yourself begging others for scraps of love

 (9) There is something wonderfully sacred that happens when a girl chooses to realize that being set aside is actually God’s call for her to be set apart

(10) People who care more about being right than ending right prove just how wrong they were all along.

*This book was provided to me for my honest review by BookLook Bloggers