Nice Girls Don't Change the World

Reclaiming the Unique Gifts God Gave You

By: Lynne Hybels

Narrated by: Connie Wetzell

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 HybelsNice 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.

Great Read!

This book was uplifting and inspiring and all women should read to understand that God loves us unconditionally by grace. We do not have to earn his love, we need to allow ourselves to receive his love and be guided by his will to share our true selves and our gifts and talents to others and the world. We need to be good women who speak our truth!

Pretty Good

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I thought it this book would have more depth to the topic. It's an okay book, but not something I would recommend purchasing. It has some good lines, good stories. Just wasn't what I expected.

If you’ve listened to books by Lynne Hybels before, how does this one compare?

Never listened to her before.

What does Connie Wetzell bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She was pretty good. Never heard her before, but I think she did a good job.

Was Nice Girls Don't Change the World worth the listening time?

It's okay. Some might like it, but I thought it lacked depth. It's a short book, so if you are short on time and need a boost, you might like it.

It's good but too short.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Lacking more supporting data. It's very short, offers very little to the reader of HOW TO overcome being nice. Nice actually means foolish, ignorant or to ignore...very few know this. There should have been more in her book on how to be loving and strong in God. Though I understand what she was trying to portray.