UNGLUED - A Book Review

Unglued 

Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

by Lysa TerKeurst

This book is definitely NOT for you if:
- you never put your foot in your mouth
- you never leave a party or social gathering regretting what you just said or did
- you never take offense at anything anyone else says or does to you
- you never offend anyone else
- you never overreact
- you are in complete control of all of your words and actions and always respond in a godly, Christ-like manner.

If these describe you, don't read the book. It will be a waste of your time.

This book IS definitely for you if:
- you react badly to snippy emails, rudeness in others, and belligerent people in general
- you often regret what you just said, sometimes even as it is coming out of your mouth
- you wish you could control your actions and reactions much better
- you find yourself in "misunderstandings" much more than most people
- you dislike your own personality very often
- you have sent emails, voicemails, and/or letters in the heat of the moment and then wished you could "unsend" them.

One of the things I like most about this book is that Lysa is all too real. She is a genuine sinner. Not a perfect mannequin at all. She acknowledges her mistakes, sins, and self-centered tendencies on almost every page of her book, lest you think she is better than you and can't relate. There are many examples in the book about her own "unglued" moments, meltdowns, misunderstandings, lost friendships, hurt feelings, etc. This is a transparent, honest person, people! She knows about becoming unglued. She talks about the "stuffer," and the "exploder," and then quickly admits that she is both!

I am not going to go over all of the main points of the book. You can read it for yourself. Have a highlighter handy and some humility and I promise you will get some help dealing with your own raw emotions. I did.

Lysa talks about the importance of having an action plan ready, so that the next time you are on the brink of exploding or stuffing in the midst of a problem, you can react differently, better, more godly.

Lysa says that God's grace will be there for you no matter how many times you make a bad choice, come unglued, fail yourself and others. God's grace will "never run out" for you if you have made Jesus Christ your personal Saviour.

And then, she says, and this is one of my favourite quotes from the book:

"God loves you. God loves you now. God loves you when you're unglued. God loves you when you stuff. God loves you when you explode. He loves you when you exemplify soul integrity, and He loves you when you don't. He loves you. He loves you. He loves you. He loves you so much that He refuses to leave you stuck in this place. Take His hand, trust His love, and walk in the beautiful opportunity for imperfect progress."

No, we can never be perfect on earth during this life, but Lysa bids us walk with her on the journey she calls "imperfect progress." Together we can.

Unglued is available at bookstores and online at Proverbs31.org.