Be True to Yourself

When I initially gazed at this title, I immediately thought ‘oh no, this is just some book giving me a few ideas and tips on expressing myself, finding fulfillment and being happy’. However, when I dug a little deeper in the first 2 chapters, I started to see a very key Christian message jumping out of the page at me. A message that can uphold you and give you hope when feeling under pressure from our modern culture. That is ‘we are made in the image of God and our identity is in Christ’.

Finding ourselves

The writer discusses how modern society rejects the idea of a creator and looks within to find meaning. For example, we as individuals are encouraged to rely on our own strengths, follow our own desires and think of ourselves before others. However, the Bible teaches us to acknowledge our faults, sins and failures so we can rejoice in Christ’s strength and to deny ourselves so we can put Jesus in control.

Why should I read this book?

This book gives the reader confidence that following Christ today is the way to find your true self and live a most satisfying and fulfilling life. It has very helpful chapters on topics including sex, relationships, sexuality and social media and applies verses from the Bible which help immensely.

Who is it for?

This book is great for young people, youth group leaders, newly married couples, single people, parents of teenagers and grandparents and anyone who wants to have a life well lived. (That probably means everyone, doesn’t it?) 

Adrian Davies