You’re Already Amazing is a new book by Holley Gerth was sent to me to review. I don’t know if you have heard of Holley, but she is one of the founders of (in)courage.me and works with Dayspring.  I read her blog, Heart to Heart with Holley, daily and enjoy her writing style.  I was excited when I read the tag line of the book: “Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be” because I have been working through discovering my identity in Christ in my ladies group and in my personal devotions.

I really enjoyed this book. It is written very conversationally and it feels very personal. I feel like the book is what Holley would say to me if we sat down for a cup of tea and conversation. Holley starts the book with a dare… a dare to continue reading and growing in relationship with God. Several truths jumped out at me right away, including how God uses our brokenness to His glory – without the pain and frustration of our shattered lives we could not be the same witness for Him. She talks about letting God take control of our lives and not trying to hide and manipulate situations and relationships. She ends the book by saying that what you have is enough. God created you with your own special talents and they are needed! Whatever you feel you are lacking God will pick up the slack.

I enjoyed the book, it was easy to read and understand yet still deep and meaningful. I enjoyed the way there were questions and evaluations scattered throughout the chapters to help me really grasp the concepts. With these added prompts and the guide at the end of the book You’re Already Amazing would be great for a ladies Bible study or book club. If you ever feel like maybe you aren’t enough, that something is missing or you are just a plain failure then this book is for you! (In)courage Bloom Book Club is also studying this book  this month so make sure you check out the videos with Holley, Angie and Jessica!