Worry Less So You Can Live More: Surprising, Simple Ways to Feel More Peace, Joy, and Energy

Worry Less So You Can Live More: Surprising, Simple Ways to Feel More Peace, Joy, and Energy

by Jane Rubietta
Worry Less So You Can Live More: Surprising, Simple Ways to Feel More Peace, Joy, and Energy

Worry Less So You Can Live More: Surprising, Simple Ways to Feel More Peace, Joy, and Energy

by Jane Rubietta

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Overview

Exchange Your Worries for Delight in God . . . and God's Delight in You

Weary of worry and its tagalongs: anxiety, discouragement, and exhaustion? Jane Rubietta invites you to leave behind your heavy heart and learn to truly live again. To experience joy and rest in the moment-by-moment pleasure of a God who delights in you--and has all your tomorrows under his control. Jane's picturesque prose offers enduring encouragement and practical tools for change. Discussion questions and journaling prompts make this the perfect book to read on your own or share with your small group and discover how to worry less and live more.

"A luminous journey from worry to its surprising antidote . . . delight. A book laden with richness, humor, honesty, and hope. We can worry less and live more. Both practical and delightful. Start reading. Stop worrying. Start living."--Anita Lustrea, co-host of Midday Connection, speaker, author of What Women Tell Me

"Jane's book is a poetic, beautiful reminder that more rests on God's shoulders than on mine, and it pleases Him when I nurture a heart at rest so I can actually live by faith."--Susie Larson, national radio host and speaker, and author of Your Beautiful Purpose

"Jane weaves a journey against the worry that separates us from ourselves and from the good God who made us."--Nancy Ortberg, author of Looking for God: An Unexpected Journey Through Tattoos, Tofu and Pronouns

"With piercing honesty and gentle humor, Jane Rubietta takes aim at one of the biggest enemies of our joy--worry."--Lynn Austin, Christy Award-winning author

"God wants us to live more and worry less, but worry is stealing the pleasure from our lives. Jane Rubietta has masterfully written a book that is a soothing balm to the worry-worn soul. She will take you on an exciting discovery of the delight of God--the secret to defeating worry--enabling you to embrace the worry-free life again."--Shelly Esser, editor, Just Between Us

"Vintage Jane! Telling stories. Being real. Giving practical biblical wisdom--about the worry that stalks us all. If you want handholds to grab as you scale your own walls of anxiety, let Jane hand you her own tools. Tools of play, self-nurture, memory, spontaneity, trust, and more."--Adele Ahlberg Calhoun, co-lead pastor at Redeemer Community Church, spiritual director, and author

"Join the healing journey to slow down, savor, and thrive in wholeness. Jane is our expert guide providing practical tools for the worry-wrinkled soul toward breakthrough, healing, and encountering God's love and delight."--Dr. Catherine Hart Weber, therapist and author, Flourish: Discover the Daily Joy of Abundant, Vibrant Living

"Who doesn't want to Worry Less So You Can Live More? Jane Rubietta masterfully provides amazing, insightful 'Tools' wrapped in stories from the heart of a worrier, taking the reader from being weighed down with worry to the realization that 'living more' is just around the corner when we intentionally and consistently reposition our souls to focus and delight in Jesus! Challenging and inspiring read!"--Edna Mapstone, national director, Great Commission Women of the Christian and Missionary Alliance

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780764212659
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 02/17/2015
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jane Rubietta is the critically acclaimed author of fifteen books, including the award-winning Grace Points and Quiet Places. She travels internationally, speaking hundreds of times a year at women's events, churches, and parenting groups. She writes regularly for indeed, MOMSense, Fullfill, Just Between Us, and other magazines and websites. Jane and her husband, Rich, live near Chicago, Illinois. Learn more at www.janerubietta.com.

Table of Contents

Reader Beware 13

Introduction 15

1 Wearing Wildflowers 23

The Tool of Play

2 Wearing Red Shoes: Trading Worry for Whimsy 36

The Tool of Nurture

3 The Forget-Me-Not God 50

The Tool of Memory

4 Boxed In … But Climbing Out 64

The Tool of Breaking Free

5 Bread of the Presence 77

The Tool of Constancy

6 Wildflowcr Salsa 90

The Tool of Movement

7 Watered by Tears 103

The Tool of Tears

8 The Silent Walk 115

The Tool of Empathy

9 Dance of the Fireflies 128

The Tool of Spontaneity

10 School Pictures 141

The Tool of Identity

11 Fly Crew 155

The Tool of Trust

12 Can I Really? 169

The Tool of Progress

13 Life at the D-I-Y House 184

The Tool of Anticipation

Notes 201

About the Author 205

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