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A review by sometimesbryce
Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely by Lysa TerKeurst
4.0
Uninvited is everyone's story. It's about rejection and healing, falling in love and being broken up with, doubt vs. trust. I really enjoyed TerKeurst's thoughts on rejection and pain, and her voice. However, she occasionally came off as insincere or awkward in her pursuit to be relatable.
I learned a lot about myself, my issues, and how certain past experiences may have impacted my current outlook. She not only named what I was experiencing, but gave me tools for how to address it in the future. Her book walks the fine line of not being too feel-goody, but not being too hopeless either.
Not only is it not too feel-goody, a common pitfall for the genre, but her theology is deeply developed as well. TerKeurst doesn't just drop in a Bible verse for fun; she dives into its deeper meaning. Occasionally, she, like many pastors, over-enunciates an incidence's theological meaning. Sometimes a dinner party really is just a dinner party, and not a divine message about your loneliness.
Generally, however, Uninvited is a wonderful portrait of human brokenness and longing, relieved only by a divine maker who is truly all we need. This book came at a critical juncture in my life, and its message is wholly applicable and appreciated.
I learned a lot about myself, my issues, and how certain past experiences may have impacted my current outlook. She not only named what I was experiencing, but gave me tools for how to address it in the future. Her book walks the fine line of not being too feel-goody, but not being too hopeless either.
Not only is it not too feel-goody, a common pitfall for the genre, but her theology is deeply developed as well. TerKeurst doesn't just drop in a Bible verse for fun; she dives into its deeper meaning. Occasionally, she, like many pastors, over-enunciates an incidence's theological meaning. Sometimes a dinner party really is just a dinner party, and not a divine message about your loneliness.
Generally, however, Uninvited is a wonderful portrait of human brokenness and longing, relieved only by a divine maker who is truly all we need. This book came at a critical juncture in my life, and its message is wholly applicable and appreciated.