Every Woman's Battle : Discovering God's Plan for Sexual and Emotional Fulfillment

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Summary: helps some women definetly not all
Review: The book helps women who come from a place of emotional and
romantic situations,but not those tempted by pornography and
pure sexual conquest.If a woman is more passive and tends to
follow what is deemed as sterotypical behavior the book can help
since it addresses some issues about emotional attachment and
romance novels.Typically these women are receptive rather than
agressive and the writer shows how one can put on the armour
of Christ so no man "take advantage of her" But the whole thing
comes from the premise that women are the objects of desire rather than full whole human beings who have sexual desires.
There are misconceptions about women who view porn.Instead of
acknowledging how women as well as men view the person in the
photo as an object of desire,the writer basically tells us that
women want only to be the object of desire but not desire a man.
I can't see how women are helped by these sterotypes.How can a
woman be helped if there are so many preconceived notions about
the writers narrow version of female sexuality.Sexuality is
individual,a man can be passive and romantic and a woman can be
aggressive and sexual.
My guess is after reading the book that Christians somehow are
threatened by a woman being truly sexual,therefore all sexuality
in a woman is seen by them as either romantic or emotional.
Also the premise that women cheat for only emotional fullfillment is wrong.Women do the same as men,but how many women will admitt to such a thing for fear of being rejected by
her follow Christians.
There is a narrow view of female characteristics - the typical
being passive,receptive,romantic,emotional and vuneralable.
Until real world needs and desires of women are addressed,women
will be lost in the church and the church will continue to not
acknowledge women as sexual beings,and only see them as
emotion driven empty vessels waiting for a white knight to take
care of them.
Many women come to sex through sex,not emotion first.This is another sterotype which must go.If women seem to be less sexual
it's because society and especially the born again Christian
church has rejected,shamed and scorned them.
Women cannot be helped with sexual temptation unless they are
seen as individuals with many aspects to their sexuality.
Women too want someone to desire.Men are not the only gender with
eyes in their heads.Infact it's quite a mistake to associate
women with romance and men with sex.No one can be helped without
leaving the sterotypes behind.

Rating:
Summary: Don't think you are alone in your struggle
Review: When I browsed through this book, I knew right away that I would easily relate to it. And the more I read, the more I could not put it down. Shannon Etheridge delivers a very straight forward, loving message about bringing our lives under full submission to God's will and desire. Having been caught up in my own struggle, I didn't think anybody else was dealing with the same things I was dealing with. But to read the personal stories that Shannon puts in her book really helped me to stop "beating myself up" and realize that I'm not the only one, and there is a way out. The biggest point that stands out to me is that sexual compromise begins in your mind and/or your heart before it manifests anywhere else in your life.

I highly recommend the workbook, just to be able to put your thoughts out there on paper, rather than just bottled up in your mind. If you don't have anybody else to do the workbook with, do it alone. I am doing it that way. I want all I can get to be whole and become the woman I know God designed me to be, and I'm not going to let anything hinder me from that. Regardless of what you have done or what you have been through, God still wants to use you to bring glory to Him. In fact, he tends to pick out those with a "past", and uses them mightily to bring forth testimony of how good He is. I am looking forward to the WHOLE woman that I am on a journey to becoming, and I am thankful for this book, which changed my life, and started the ball rolling for me.

P.S. I am a single, never-been-married 26-year old woman. This book is for us, too!