I Can't Do It All : Breaking Free from the Lies That Control Us

by Peterson, Tracie, Allison Bottke, and Dianne O’Brian

• ISBN13: 9780764200663
• ISBN10: 0764200666
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Bethany House

Summary

Let this powerfully honest book help you overcome these and other prevalent lies of our culture that have the potential to destroy your emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Insightful and practical, each chapter illustrates the flaws of the lies and contrasts them with grace-based truths from Scripture. Each author adds her unique voice and firsthand experience to help identify and overcome some of the lies that women commonly believe about aging, body image, happiness, romance, and much more. Their wisdom and vulnerability will inspire you to tear down the fallacies and rebuild your life on the solid foundation of God's unchanging truth.

Table of Contents

Introduction	11	(2)
``I deserve to have it all, and to have it all right now.''	13	(12)
``I need a man/baby/career/money to be happy and fulfilled.''	25	(14)
``I can do it all.''	39	(14)
``I can't trust anybody.''	53	(12)
``I can make my own truth.''	65	(16)
``If I am unhappy, I don't have to stay.''	81	(16)
``I don't have time to be healthy.''	97	(10)
``I must be thin to be happy---for the media tells me so.''	107	(14)
``True love is like a romance novel.''	121	(12)
``I can be young forever.''	133	(14)
``It's my choice.''	147	(18)
``The more I do, the more God likes me.''	165	(12)
``I don't need to forgive---and I don't deserve forgiveness.''	177	(14)
``I don't need God.''	191	(14)
Endnotes	205