Do The Thing – Book Review & Give Away! This book is part guide, part manifesto, and helps us to find God’s calling for our lives.
Do The Thing – Book Review & Give Away! The Publisher, Esther Press, of the new upcoming book “DO THE THING: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption and Grace for the Go-Getter Girl” (Esther Press, April 2023) gave me a book to give away. To be added to theย Book Give Away, comment below about your favorite thing about Spring. All entries will be drawn for the winning reader by April 28.
Do you need help figuring out your “thing”?
In Do the Thing: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption, and Grace for the Go-Getter Girl, Rebecca Georges asks pertinent questions we must ask ourselves. In her encouraging voice, Rebecca George unpacks our “thing” by asking what our thing is.
“Do the Thing” is part guide, part manifesto, and inspires and gives insight into finding God’s calling for our lives. #dothethingbook #bookreview #Godscalling
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Unpacking the Book –
This book encourages us to see our lives through God’s lens. And to “do the thing” He places on our hearts. Rebecca gives clear, concise ways to live this out practically, discovering what to let go of, what to explore, and how to proceed. Therefore, it is an essential book for women who want to serve God best.
Here we will learn:
- How to deal with fear and lack of clarity to venture ahead into our special projects, talents, or causes.
- Pursue our goals with grace and confidence.
- Discover our glory goals. Prioritize goals related to our calling as you move forward with gumption and grace.
- Purse the passions that stir our souls.
- See our gifts and talents from a gospel-centered perspective.
- Overcome negative thought patterns so you can brainstorm, develop, and create with the confidence of a go-getter girl!
Rebecca comes alongside us as a cherished friend and cheerleader, leading us from start to finish with personal stories and encouragement. This interactive book includes six video sessions for free via a QR code in the introduction. They are strategically placed after every two chapters in the book to encourage you along the way. These videos, prayer prompts, Scriptures for reflection, and goal planning will lead us to pray about what God reveals. Included are diagrams and charts that help us go further in discovering our gumption and grace.
In addition, at the end of each chapter is the Do the Thing Manifesto with each chapter’s manifest statement added on. There is also a note page for each video.
Do The Thing Manifesto (some highlights):
“I am a go-getter girl for the kingdom of God. I seek to make Jesus Christ known through my work and to live in dependence on Him as I use my gifts and talents.” Rebecca George Manifesto P.42
“As I love and lead others from the deep well of how Christ loves me, I help affirm and shine a light on the gifts and talents of those around me.” Rebecca George Manifesto P. 175
“I have an unshakable kingdom-based confidence in who God made me to be and how I show up in the world to Him known this side of heaven.” Rebecca George Manifesto P. 195
Some Favorite Quotes –
In “Do the Thing,” we find our Kingdom perspective, and our helper is Christ, for when we are weak, He is strong.
But he said to me,ย โMy grace is sufficient for you, forย my power is made perfect in weakness.โย Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so thatย the power of Christ may rest upon me.ย For the sake of Christ, then,ย I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. Forย when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 ESV
We discover our thing by looking at where we are naturally gifted. Our interests and passions become sacred work when we use them in adoration of the King.
“We discover our thing by looking at where we are naturally gifted. Our interests and passions become sacred work when you use them in adoration of the King. #bookreview #dothethingbook #Godscalling
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“Whether it’s sewing, baking, cleaning, or couponing, your interests, and passions can be considered sacred work, especially when you use your talents not to gain praise from other but to shout praises in adoration of the King.” Rebecca George P.37
“Our glory goals are never a cute little side hobby in the eyes of God.” Rebecca George P. 71
Your obedient yes now will lead you toward what He has already prepared next for you. Rebecca George P. 81
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“God has wired each of us with unique gifts and a voice that He wants us to use”. Rebecca George #dothethingbook #bookreview #ourcalling
If we actively partner with God, He will empower us with His strength to serve Him and love others.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH REBECCA:
Why did you write Do the Thing?
When I think about the last decade or so of conversations I have had with women and the themes that consistently come up, the topic of our "calling" is very common. I often see women struggle in the areas of insecurity, doubt, comparison and more. I felt compelled to share my own journey and struggles in these areas and lead women toward the truth only found in God's word that will help us walk through these moments with more confidence and clarity.
Who do you think would benefit from reading the book?
Any woman who desperately desires to see her work and her calling from a gospel-centered perspective and wants to be faithful in the hard moments that we all bump up against. At the end of the day, my aim was to look at the source, ScriptureScripture itself, as our guide for the conversations we'll have inside the pages.
Would you talk about what is a glory goal and how to know that it is not a cute little side hobby?
A glory goal is my way of defining this "thing" we are searching for and hoping to be faithful in as we explore the content of the book. It's the way that your gifts and talents can be used in this season to build the Kingdom and advance the gospel. Sometimes this might feel mundane (or even really big and scary), depending on your season, but it's a way to define your calling a little differently. However, no assignment given to us by God is "little" in His eyes. So we shouldn't treat it as such either!
If there is one thing a reader takes away from the book, what do you hope it is?
I hope she walks away believing and knowing the character of God more deeply and, as a result, who He has made her to be. An outpouring of that truth will help us more rightly see the work He’s given us to do.
Rebecca George
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I love the new growth that comes with the spring season. Birds, flowers and bees surround me in my daily walks.
Brianna, I love Spring’s new growth too. Thank you for entering the book giveaway!
Deborah, I love the last quote you shared from the book. A book that draws us to believe and know the character of God more deeply is a book worth reading. And my favorite thing about spring is the smells of spring ๐
Joanne, I agree that is a powerful quote. I have read the book through once and now I am going through it working it as there is so much here to learn and discover. I love your favorite thing about Spring and you entered into the Book Give Away!
This looks like a great book! What I love most about Spring is that first hike of the year. ??
Theresa, that sounds wonderful. Where do you hike? And you are entered in the giveaway.
Springtime energizes me as I begin planting seeds, starting them indoors, as I plan my garden.
Carol, I love that you plant seeds! We went from plants from Home Depot which we planted about 2 weeks ago and they are do so well. I love our garden and that you have one too. You are entered in the Book Give Away!
This looks like such a good read!!!!
Kristen, it is. What is your favorite thing about Spring?
I got so excited about the ideas in the book that I forgot you asked that! Ha!! New life ??
I love the new life of Spring too. Yes this is an exciting book. And you are entered into the book give away.
Wow, this book looks great. Thank you for sharing it. I love that Spring brings new life. Maree
Maree, yes this is a wonderful book. I love all the newness of Spring too. You are entered into the book giveaway.
Thanks for the book review, Deborah. I like so many things about Spring – new life, the smell of the first bloom of roses, the sound of the waterfall after its silence during winter, the leaves springing forth on the trees, the chipper sounds as the birds fly around looking for a nesting site and planting a vegetable garden (I do transplants too!).
Lisa, I love your Spring list – so much enjoyment the flowers, trees and gardens give us. I had not thought about a waterfall because we do not have one but that must sound lovely. Thank you for entering thegiveaway ?
What great quotes! It sounds like this is a book that needs to be on my list.
Donna, it is a wonderful book. Did you want to enter the giveaway? If so what is your favorite thing about Spring?