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| Become a Better You Journal: A Guide to Improving Your Life Every Day | 
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Category: Book
Author: Joel Osteen
Publisher: Free Press
Studio: Free Press
Manufacturer: Free Press
Label: Free Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1416573062
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.4
EAN: 9781416573067
ASIN: 1416573062
Publication Date: April 2008
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Product Description
No matter where you are in your life, you can be better!In Joel Osteen's bestselling book Become a Better You, he outlined seven principles that we should all live by in order to have a life that is more fulfilling, more meaningful, and filled with hope and purpose. In this seven-week companion, you will learn how to apply each of those principles to your everyday life and become the person that God uniquely created you to be. The lessons in this book will equip you to be a better spouse, a better parent, a better leader, and an inspiration to everyone you know! The principles are simple, but applying them to your daily life will have a profound effect on every situation you face: One: Keep pressing forwardTwo: Be positive toward yourself Three: Develop better relationships Four: Form better habits Five: Embrace the place where you are Six: Develop your inner life Seven: Stay passionate about life Learn how to tap into your full God-given potential. Filled with inspirational thoughts, exploratory exercises, and daily scripture, this journal will show you how to take hold of the future you have always wanted and the future that God had always intended.
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Deepen Your Sanctification October 11, 2008
I usually like journals better than the books they are based on. Why? In working on the journal assignments over several weeks, I deepen my understanding of the material and carry it around with me in a more conscious way.
Of all the spiritual journals I have read and used, I like the Become a Better You Journal better than any other. In fact, I like it so much that I'm going through it again a second time on a daily basis. I also re-read entries I put into it each morning. I can feel my faith becoming deeper and more soundly grounded. It's a wonderful feeling.
The questions in the journal are well designed to focus you on your doubts, concerns, areas where faith is weak, and what God has done for you. The assignments then take these sensitive areas and build you up . . . and bring you closer to Lord Jesus and to God, the Father.
It will take you 49 days to go through the questions and exercises. Those will be 49 well-invested days.
What are you waiting for?
I do recommend that you read Become a Better You first. Here is my review of that excellent book:
Five Stars
One of the great pleasures of this book for me was to re-read many of my favorite sermons by Pastor Joel Osteen. No matter how many times I've listened to a sermon that's included here, the Holy Spirit helped me to draw new meaning from reading it in Become a Better You.
Another great benefit was to see the structure that Pastor Osteen used to organize these sermons relative to one another. Just by seeing that structure and thinking about it after finishing the book, I better understood the process of sanctification (the way that Christian believers go about becoming more like Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit).
People who don't know Jesus as their Lord and Savior often think that Christianity is simply about accepting or rejecting Jesus. That's the first step, the step of salvation from our sins. But our relationship with Jesus builds from there through sanctification.
Those who aren't Christians often don't know what large impacts becoming saved and sanctified have. This book is eloquent testimony of how much Christianity does for you here on Earth, long before you die.
Through the many stories (many of them based on his own experiences and those of his family) in the sermons, Pastor Osteen does a marvelous job of showing that transforming experience and potential for even more improvements.
The 31 sermons are organized around seven steps which I have paraphrased as follows:
1. Seek continual improvement and larger challenges.
2. Use your faith to have a positive view of yourself.
3. Improve your relationships with others.
4. Eliminate bad habits and form better ones.
5. Accept your situation.
6. Listen more carefully to and act on God's directions.
7. Embrace life with Godly passion.
Each step concludes with a few action points that allow you to refocus and redirect your life. These are good habits.
The book concludes with a call to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
Some would argue that this book is only for Christians. But if you are not a Christian and wonder what the Christian life is like, I think you'll find this book to be interesting and valuable as well.
I was struck that some people think this is a self-help book that should be filled with novel ideas. Pastor Joel Osteen is drawing on the timeless words of the Bible. I'm glad he didn't vary from what God has directed for us.
May God bless you!
a better you by being a better you. September 24, 2008
I originally purchased Joel's book and read it cover to cover. I enjoyed his messages, motivations, and lessons on living life as a Christian that I purchased the accompanying journal.
This hardback book- with thicker pages so that you can write, take notes, and jot down prayers- is an excellent study guide accompanyment to Joel's first book - However, the journal does not require that you have previously read any of Joel's books or lectures. It can also be used alone.
The book is meant to read one passage and reflection a day (approx 2-3 pages each day) and has ample space to write down your thoughts on the reading as well as a prayer section on each day. For example, one journal entry is to explore what you feel your negative attributes are- and then you are to focus on "all things are possible with God" and consider a passage in relation to what your felt were your own personal thoughts.
I found this workbook both enticing and reflective. Overall, I would strongly recommend to anyone who enjoys Joel Osteen and would be an excellent gift for friends or family.
Become a Better You Journal September 20, 2008
I highly recommend this book. It helps you to change old habits, encourages you to change your way of thinking, and helps you to improve.
It is thought provoking and is easy to understand.
Inspirational August 9, 2008
I have really found this journal helpful, lots of stress in my life and it is great to hear encouragement and discover a variety of ways to challenge myself to think in a more positive manner.
This journal is very helpful July 17, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This journal helps me keep on a daily track of studying the Bible. It also helps confirms what the Bible says about Christians. I enjoy it and I love Joel Osteem Ministry. Check out his Dad's ministry John Osteen. What a blessing for Christians
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