Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

I purchased the paperback version of this book and had a hard time staying engaged. I decided to then get then get the Audible version in hopes that hearing the author's voice would help. I found the author to be extremely monotone and unenthusiastic on Audible. I expected this book to talk about competition and comparison amongst our peers, other women, and maybe professionally. It touched on that but seemed to focus on women preachers and rivals against Christianity as a whole. It's just not what I expected from Lisa and I hate I bought two versions of the book and didn't get anything out of it.

Lisa Bevere gets it. I treasure her perspective and her fight for women and their faith. Every book has helped me so much. Truly. Her words, her heart. You won't be disappointed. You'll want to pull out a sword and fight the enemy.

Without Rival is a must read for every woman! Lisa Bevere puts rivalry where it belongs, under our feet! This book was birthed at just the right time. If you're reading this review, please do yourself a favor and pick up a copy!

This a really fantastic book. I am only through chapter 3 so far. Lisa Bevere allows God to use her to tell us how precious we are to him. That we are loved uniquely by the Creator of the Universe. If you struggle with your self-worth or just want a deeper understanding of His love for you, I highly recommend this book! I can not wait to finish this book!!

I needed the message of this book, to be reminded that we are individual and unique. That we are created without rival and our uniqueness is designed to compliment not cause us to compare. Well worth the read.

We used this book for a missionary ladies Bible study. It reminded us who we are and what we can accomplish by walking in that knowledge. Lisa's stories were practical, relatable, and many times comical. The scriptures she referenced were, of course, life giving. The book (and the Holy Spirit working through it) sparked us to speak words of life to one another and encourage each other not to listen to the lies of the enemy. We read individually and then met together to watch the DVD and go over the discussion questions. The questions made us really think about what we'd read and, by actually discussing them, it made us dig deeper, providing more revelation rather than just head knowledge. This book is a great balance for those who spend a lot of time serving, praying for, and generally focusing on others. It was a very edifying and energizing tool for us.

This book is incredible and I am encouraging anyone and everyone to read this. There is no time like the present with all of the social media outlets for people to present themselves one way but be completely opposite. People are constantly posting the glamour and the not the real life scenarios. So many times, we can get caught up in the trap of comparison and competition. This is exactly what the enemy wants us to do so we focus more on ourselves and not our Creator. God made us all unique and has given us different gifts and talents. We as the Body of Christ need to encourage one another in our diversity of gifts and not try to be someone else. The world is waiting on us to take our position of authority knowing who we are in Christ and fulfill the Great Commission!