God calls everyone to something. First, salvation, then to some type of ministry. Hopefully, we will say yes, but that answer is followed by a time of getting made ready. This time generally involves having our distractions removed, and can be painful. Lina Abujamra shares her experience with this time in Stripped.

Answering God’s call to ministry, whether a formal ministry in a church or just where you work and live is one thing, but having to go through the removal of dependence on self and creature comforts doesn’t make it into the job description for most people. I have often thought that submitting to God’s will brings better times. It does, but can also bring this time of removal when I must depend on God. A time that I learn that my strength is not sufficient, but that God is more than strong enough. The pain can be intense, but it is good in the end.

Stripped is meant to show how the process is good, even when it doesn’t fell like it. Lina Abujamra goes through what we must have removed from our lives, and what we should do during the process. Using examples from the Bible, and stories from her personal experience, she relates what can come from this time of being stripped.

It was never dull, and was written in a way a friend would talk to you. I would recommend Stripped to anyone, regardless of where they were in their Christian walk.

I received this book from Moody Publishers in exchange for this review.