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Don't settle for safe: embracing the uncomfortable to become unstoppable
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Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2017].
Physical Desc:
xviii, 187 pages ; 24 cm
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248.4 R647 2017
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Everyone has experiences in their lives that stop them in their tracks and become burdens they carry with them everywhere they go. No one knows this better than Sarah Jakes Roberts. Pregnant at fourteen, married by nineteen, divorced by twenty-two, and all while under the intense spotlight of being Bishop T.D. Jakess daughter, Sarah knows what it is to feel buried by failure and aching pain. But when her journey brought her to faiths fork in the road, Sarah found she had to choose between staying in the comfort of the pain she knew or daring to make new wounds and move forward. Now Sarah shares the numerous life lessons shes learned along the way with other women also struggling to believe theyre not disqualified by their pain and past mistakes. She delves into topics such as allowing the past to empower the present, choosing to step forward while still being afraid, facing struggles surrounded by community, finding intimacy with God outside preconceived notions of what it has to look like, and learning to focus on others. With deeply personal stories of her own, Sarah helps readers find their way to the right perspective and the confidence to walk toward the best God has for them.

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Everyone has experiences in their lives that stop them in their tracks and become burdens they carry with them everywhere they go. No one knows this better than Sarah Jakes Roberts. Pregnant at fourteen, married by nineteen, divorced by twenty-two, and all while under the intense spotlight of being Bishop T.D. Jakess daughter, Sarah knows what it is to feel buried by failure and aching pain. But when her journey brought her to faiths fork in the road, Sarah found she had to choose between staying in the comfort of the pain she knew or daring to make new wounds and move forward. Now Sarah shares the numerous life lessons shes learned along the way with other women also struggling to believe theyre not disqualified by their pain and past mistakes. She delves into topics such as allowing the past to empower the present, choosing to step forward while still being afraid, facing struggles surrounded by community, finding intimacy with God outside preconceived notions of what it has to look like, and learning to focus on others. With deeply personal stories of her own, Sarah helps readers find their way to the right perspective and the confidence to walk toward the best God has for them.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Roberts, S. J. (2017). Don't settle for safe: embracing the uncomfortable to become unstoppable. Nashville, Tennessee, Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Roberts, Sarah Jakes, 1988-. 2017. Don't Settle for Safe: Embracing the Uncomfortable to Become Unstoppable. Nashville, Tennessee, Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Roberts, Sarah Jakes, 1988-, Don't Settle for Safe: Embracing the Uncomfortable to Become Unstoppable. Nashville, Tennessee, Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, 2017.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Roberts, Sarah Jakes. Don't Settle for Safe: Embracing the Uncomfortable to Become Unstoppable. Nashville, Tennessee, Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, 2017.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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