Cautivante/captivating Revelando El Misterio del afma de una mujer/Unveiling The Mystery Of A Woman's Soul

INTRODUCTION ;Now we are on holy ground. ; Writing a book for men ( Wild at Heart ) was a fairly straightforward ; proposition. Not that men are simpletons. But they are the ; less complicated of the two genders trying to navigate love and life ; together. Both men and women know this to be true. The mystery ; of the feminine heart was meant to be a good thing, by the way. A ; source of joy. Yet it has become a source of shame--women almost ; universally feel that they are "too much" and "not what they should ; be." And men tend to pull away from the deeper waters of a ; woman's soul, unsure of what they will find there or how to handle ; it. And so we have missed the treasure that is the heart of a woman, ; missed the richness femininity was meant to bring to our lives, ; missed the way it speaks to us of the heart of God. ;Rest assured--this is not a book about all the things you are ; failing to do as a woman. We're tired of those books. As a new ; Christian, the first book I (Stasi) picked up to read on godly femininity ; I threw across the room. I never picked it up again. In the ; twenty-five years since, I have only read a few I could wholeheartedly ; recommend. The rest drive me crazy. Their messages to women ; make me feel as though, "You are not the woman you ought to be--but if you do the following ten things, you can make the grade." ; They are, by and large, soul-killing. But femininity cannot be prescribed ; in a formula. ;We have women friends who love tea parties and china, and ; friends who break out in hives at the thought of them. We have ; women friends who love to hunt, bow hunt even. Women who love ; to entertain and women who don't. Women who are professors, ; moms, doctors, nurses, missionaries, dentists, homemakers, therapists, ; chefs, artists, poets, rock climbers, triathletes, secretaries, ; salespeople, and social workers. Beautiful women, all. ;So--is a true woman Cinderella or Joan of Arc? Mary ; Magdalene or Oprah? How do we recover essential femininity without ; falling into stereotypes, or worse, ushering in more pressure and ; shame upon our readers? That is the last thing a woman needs. And ; yet, there is an essence that God has given to every woman. We ; share something deep and true, down in our hearts. So we venture ; into this exploration of femininity by way of the heart . What is at ; the core of a woman's heart? What are her desires? What did we long ; for as little girls? What do we still long for as women? And, how ; does a woman begin to be healed from the wounds and tragedies of ; her life? ;Sometime between the dreams of your youth and yesterday, ; something precious has been lost. And that treasure is your heart, ; your priceless feminine heart. God has set within you a femininity ; that is powerful and tender, fierce and alluring. No doubt it has ; been misunderstood. Surely it has been assaulted. But it is there, ; your true heart, and it is worth recovering. You are captivating. ;So we invite you to take a journey with us, a journey of discovery ; and healing. For your heart is the prize of God's Kingdom, and ; Jesus has come to win you back for himself--all of you. We pray ; that God will use this book in your life, in your heart, to bring healing, ; restoration, joy, and life! And if God does that, it will be cause ; for a wonderful celebration. With teacups and china. Or paper ; plates. Whatever. One day, we will all celebrate together. In anticipation ; and hope, may this little book draw you cloEldredge, John is the author of 'Cautivante/captivating Revelando El Misterio del afma de una mujer/Unveiling The Mystery Of A Woman's Soul', published 2005 under ISBN 9780881132786 and ISBN 0881132780.