I Am Found by Laura Dingman

I Am Found by Laura Dingman ISBN-13: 9780802414687 Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Moody Publishers Released: July 5th 2016

Source: Review copy from the publisher through Amazon Vine.

Book Description from Goodreads:
Are you tired of battling shame? Long to be truly known and deeply loved? Hesitant to show others the real you? We are all made for connection, but many of us live with walls up and hearts closed. What would it take for us to let go and stand tall and unashamed?

I Am Found guides us in just that. This six-week Bible study on shame and identity explores how we can own our stories, trust God’s affections, and relate honestly with Him and others. Each week begins with biblical teaching and is followed by five days of guided reflection. Drenched in Scripture, and allowing plenty of space to journal and savor biblical truths, I Am Found welcomes you on a personal journey of transformation through God’s Word.

Laura Dingman invites you to build your life on a beautiful, liberating truth: Jesus loves us in our weakness, but He doesn’t leave us there.


My Review:
I Am Found is a six-week Bible study. Each week had a several-page-long introduction that should count as a day, then five days of study on the theme introduced for that week, and a final section summarizing the truth and lies that we learned about that week. The overall idea is that we hid with the intent of being found as children, but we hide out of shame as adults. The author focused on our identity in Christ and some of the lies we believe and the truth that combats them.

Each week's introduction had a lot of commentary about the theme for that week and a verse to memorize that week. Each day had some commentary, some verses to read, some questions about those verses and what was discussed, and a prayer. She used several different study methods throughout the book. For example, sometimes you would read the verses four times but look at it for different things each time. Other times, you read Scripture, wrote down what observations you made about text and what stood out to you, and came up with an application for your life. I thought she brought out important, impactful points in her commentary. Overall, I'd recommend this Bible study for personal study.


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