Overextended by Lisa Harper

Overextended . . . and Loving Most of It! By Lisa Harper / Thomas Nelson Is your life stretched to the limit? Relying on scriptural insights and her humorous wit, Lisa Harper offers real-life vignettes to illustrate how burning the candle at both ends can glorify God – but only if we make time to rest in his sovereign mercy! Discover how God can expand your heart and calendar to accommodate his calling.

Overextended has come into my life “at such a time as this”… I have been so busy and so worried that I would take on too much. So when I got this book and started reading it the encouragement it brought was so refreshing. I was thrilled that I wasn’t the only that felt this way at many times. And that I can do a lot and not fail. That there is a lot on my plate and that there are days I want to just give it all up but know that I can not at this time. The Lord will not allow me. It also made me think about all the things that I am doing in life and to help me to realize that there are times when you do have to say no to things because they are keeping you from saying yes to the things you really need to do. It’s also during this time that I am stretched and taught that God has a purpose for everything in my life and everything I go through.

Lisa’s fun way of approaching this subject had me from the beginning. It made me want to continue reading. As much as it was fun the way she wrote, it did not take away from the truths that she shares. The encouragement and insights that are filled to the brim in this book are worth sitting down to read and reread. There were some times that I cried along with her in the pages of chapters 5 and 8 which in itself was a balm to my soul. One of my favorite things she wrote I posted on my Facebook and Twitter.

“Love bigger. Fear smaller. Run headlong into the arms of Jesus every single day.”

It’s not always easy loving bigger and fearing smaller but its so very easy for me to run headlong into the arms of Jesus every single day. I am so dependent upon Him. I can not do anything without him.

I am really did love this book. I loved the encouragement, the realness that she showed through her own life and the way she shares and teaches the scripture in this book is so enjoyable. Lisa is such an intelligent woman and you can see that throughout. However, I loved her vulnerability that she shows. She seems to be that way in person and I would love to one day talk with her in person. I was honored to attend a Women of Faith event in Charlotte, NC in 2011. I heard her speak and she speaks the same way she writes with such passion for the message she shares.

You can head on out to your local bookstore to get this book or click the title or image above to purchase online (this is an affiliate link). The book is priced at $11.99 for paperback and $9.99 for the e-Book.