Nice Girls Don't Change the World

Margaret Mead said: ?Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.? My version of that quote is: ?Never doubt that a community of thoughtful, committed women, filled with the power and love of God, using gifts they have identified and developed, and pursuing passions planted in them by God?never doubt that these women can change the world.??Lynne Hybels
 
Nice Girls are taught early that serving God means earning God?s love and sacrificing oneself to meet the needs of others. Unfortunately, after living a life she thought was what God demanded, her husband wanted, her kids needed, and her church expected, Lynne Hybels felt utterly lost?both to herself and to God.
 
In this wise and tender book, Hybels tells of her struggle to stop living someone else?s life and to reclaim the unique gifts, strengths, and passions God gave her. And she reveals how turning away from her false view of God as a harsh and demanding taskmaster enabled her to rest at last in God?s sustaining love. As she explains, it?s never too late to discover that who you really are is exactly what delights God and what the world needs.

Lynne Hybels joined her husband, Bill, in starting Willow Creek Community Church in 1975. She has edited many books and is coauthor of Rediscovering Church and Fit to Be Tied. She has been involved in Willow Creek's ministry partnerships in Latin America and currently serves as an advocate for those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.