Synopses & Reviews
God created people for relationships. He wove deep into each soul a longing to be known and loved--and to know and love others. So why are people living with loneliness as their closest companion? For many, it's because loneliness is the easy option. It feels safe and comfortable, unlike the risk of pursuing authentic relationships. They work on being nice, rather than being real. Or they might simply give in to the life of hurry, impatience, and fatigue, which at least feels familiar. People pay a terrible price to avoid authentic relationships. It's time for people to follow their God-given longing to be known and to be loved. The Naked Soul shows readers how to stop hiding, how to start being real, and how to take the life-giving risks involved in authentic relationships. They will exchange the deadening isolation of loneliness for the exhilarating life of giving and receiving love. The biblical wisdom found in The Naked Soul frees readers from the trap of loneliness so they can live a life that matters.
Synopsis
Go ahead. Leave your loneliness behind.
We all want to matter to someone, but the risks of relationship can seem far too great. Its easier to just keep our distance.
We fear embarrassment, misunderstandings, and even rejection, so we silently endure our loneliness. We work on trying to be nice-rather than being real-hoping that others will like us. Or we might simply give in to the path of least resistance-the life of hurry, impatience, and fatigue-which feels familiar and safe. We pay a terrible price to avoid authentic relationships.
Its time to stop denying your deepest longing-the desire to be known and loved. The Naked Soul shows you how to know and accept others, and how to be known and accepted by others. You can exchange the familiar but deadly territory of loneliness for the exhilaration of giving and receiving love.
You dont have to hide any longer. Break free from loneliness, be the person God created you to be, and start living a life that matters.
About the Author
Dr. Tim Alan Gardner is a speaker, teacher, counselor, and the author of Sacred Sex. An authority on relationships, he serves as director of The Marriage Institute, a research, education, and consulting company working to strengthen marriage and family relationships (www.marriageinstitute.org). He is also a Senior Consultant with Chorus, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in leadership development. Tim and his wife are directors of Marriage Makers, a marriage enrichment ministry.