Pastor Steven’s “Do the New You” is like a letter from God to you through Pastor Steven’s translation of the words and with his style of word play that makes things stick. If you are part of efam at Elevation Church, you already know that Sunday morning feeling where you want to say to the TV, “You could have called me, Pastor Steven. But I guess this way lasts longer and helps more people.” AMIRIGHT?
Imagine not only having the sermons, but now having a book that pretty much outlines from God’s heart to our ears WHY it’s time stop claiming the cross without evidence of the walk and HOW TO DO IT!
Pastor Steven Takes Residence in your Mind
Pastor Steven pretty much takes up residence in your home, grabs a Diet Coke, and puts his feet up on the coffee table as he speaks to you through these chapters. At times you look around wondering, “Where’s the camera?” Other times you think, “Jesus, you must REALLY love me to have Steven Furtick write a book that answers all the prayers I have been praying, addresses all the ways I’ve been feeling stuck, and reminds me that you are for me, not against me.
Friends, strangers, everyone in between who may be reading this far down in the reviews to find that “one more and I will buy it”: Consider this the “one more” because you need to read this book if you are reading this far down!
Take Action to Address those Mindsets that Hold You Back
I recommend anyone who has been feeling:
- stuck
- ill-equipped for this faith journey
- like every door you try to walk through is closed
- let down
- miserable while walking out your faith and like “There has to be more than this”
- like you missed out on the “I’ve never seen the righteous forsaken (Psalm 37:45)” and “I shall not want” (Psalm 23: 1)” busses.
Pastor Steven addresses from the Bible and personal experience the mindset shifts that you can implement TODAY for each of these feelings. Because after all, Christ already died. If you believe in Him and walk with Him, you are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)! We should be living like we have Christ in us and are more than enough instead of always wishing for more, wanting for further, waiting for change. God is with us and when we seek after HIM and seek the desires of His heart, there is nothing that stands in our way.
With this book, your Bible, a few dozen pens (I’m not being dramatic, I promise), and a stack of stickies, you will be well on your way to the change you have been praying for. God is with you and He has not forsaken you.
Reminder to Myself: Do the New You!
I wrote the above words in my journal when I was done reading the book because I needed this book more than I care to explain. I have been so fully refreshed in the past weeks that I feel the rain starting to fall and am stretching my arms out wide and lifting my face to the sky to enjoy the incoming showers!
Why am I living as if Christ didn’t already die for me? As if He is still hanging on the cross or walking the earth PRIOR to conquering death? As if it were not already WON for me to have defeat over each of the feelings I mentioned?
When we are in dead end jobs, or are dealing with family issues, or can’t seem to find out way out of holes we dug for ourselves, it can feel like we are alone, but God already told us that He created us in His image, that He will work all things out to our good (Romans 8:28), and that he will never leave us without His provision (Psalm 23:1). How easily we forget these truths when we are stressed!
How easily I forget these truths when I am stressed.
Get Your Copy of “Do the New You” Today
I am thankful that Pastor Steven wrote this book. I have been listening to Elevation since 2008ish – after attending Life Church and learning about him through Pastor Craig. I’ve been part of the eFam listening to his sermons since it was called something else… so long ago I don’t even remember. But this… this book surpassed even “Sun Stand Still” as my favorite book by Pastor Steven because of its transparency and commitment to ensuring we the readers were given every tool we needed to bring the Bible to life when it came to these mindsets!
Pick up your copy today. I recommend the Audible and the hardcover because then you can listen first to him share his heart and THEN underline, read, add your stick notes, etc.
“Do the New You” Book Launch On YouTube
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