Selah: Your Moment to Stop, Think, and Step Into Your Future

by Nancie Carmichael

Selah: Your Moment to Stop, Think, and Step Into Your Future This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800759575
• ISBN13: 9780800759575
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

What is the message of my life?

I am a fan of Nancie Carmichael. Her book Lord Bless My Child has been a wonderful tool for praying for my children for 10 years. Selah is another inspiring work. This book is about looking at where you are today, mapping out your next step, living a life of purpose, discovering the purpose for which you were made, and the legacy of a life well spent. Periodically I need to step back and examine my life, my motives, and my commitments. Am I walking the path that leads to legacy I hope to leave?

Has my life made a difference?

Some of us simply need affirmation that we are investing our lives exactly as we should be, that we are answering our calling. Some of us need radical change, an overhaul, or an about-face. Some of us are on the edge of a breathtaking new adventure. And some of us aren't sure what God wants for us, but we're eager to know. ~ Nancie Carmichael Nancie Carmichael has created a book filled with elaborations on stories of biblical women who dealt with many of the same issues women deal with today. She illustrates her thoughts with quotes from famous authors and stories from her own life. If you have read the story of the Woman at the Well, it is a profound story of love and acceptance. She also develops ideas around the story of Mary and Martha, The Ten Virgins, Proverbs 31 Woman and Esther. While telling the story of Rahab she shows how a woman redeems herself and goes on to be an important part of religious history. It is a brilliant example of how one action can change the world. In the story of Naomi we learn to let go of destructive emotions. "Ask yourself, What am I clinging to that I need to let go? We can't live effective lives when we're loaded down with things of the past: bitterness, what-ifs, fears, regrets." Throughout the text you will find questions for discussion, which would make this a good study guide for women of the Bible. There are also payers in each chapter for reflection and healing. I think if you find this book it is essential to your life and it will bring you greater peace and happiness. If you are struggling in a difficult marriage, there are ideas for taking responsibility for your marriage even though she does say: "God has not created you as the parent of your spouse; he has created you as the partner of your spouse." The quotes in this book are especially healing and the message is one of hope and refreshment for weary souls. ~The Rebecca Review

Come away

Nancie Carmichael offers every reader to see where they are as a new beginning, to enter into God's provided rest. She explores those passages that remind us of who He is and the peace and solitude we find when He is given Lordship in our lives.