Denise George

How do you explain a book that frees you from something you did not know you were enslaved to? How do you tell women that what they have been taught for centuries is --- if not exactly a lie --- is at least not the whole truth? How do you convince them that God has a far more beautiful, more loving plan than the round of ceaseless toil that so many have become accustomed to?

Denise George has done just that with A Woman’s Right to Rest, published by Leafwood in September 2012.

Divided into show more studies of fourteen different types of rest and showing how each is both Biblical and necessary to physical and spiritual health, this book addresses the needs of the whole woman. Dealing not only with the obvious needs for physical and emotional rest, George covers the need for the rest that comes from such unexpected sources as friends, forgiveness, contentment, beauty and peace, memory, and prayer. She also addresses the need for rest during times of crisis or when involved in demanding care-taking situations. She dispels the common myths about rest with mandates and inferences drawn directly from Scripture. (If God Himself rested, she says, “How can anyone refer to rest as unscriptural, or to those who rest as lazy?”)

Far from a dry bible study, however, George makes the lessons come alive by illustrating the lessons with compelling personal examples and stories from other women who have struggled to learn to rest. George writes “God never intended his daughters to live in this continual survival mode filled with hectic schedules, deadlines, chaos, and unrelenting noise.” And, in this book, she explains that God intends --- indeed, commands --- that his daughters should rest, and offers practical ways for them to learn to enjoy following that often forgotten command. show less

'A Woman's Right to Rest' by Denise George has 14 chapters on ways the Christian needs to rest. Like most of the female population, at this time, I didn't feel like I should rest. There is so much to do in life! And, besides we feel guilty when we do, believing rest is the same as laziness. Even though I don't have an outside job, I feel like I have to push myself to get it all done!
I found out that rest is even encouraged in the Bible, citing the many times in the Bible where Jesus rested. show more (I didn't know that I can even nap when I need to!) There are many types of rest besides just physical rest, such as resting in peace, resting in friendships, even resting in a crisis.
This book can be used as a private study guide, or as a group Bible study for discussions.
If you are feeling like you can't keep it all together, with jobs, mother, wife, and everything else we do, read this book and learn to rest in life, too. show less

This is a good book that can be used in a small study group, complete with recommended reading and questions at the end or each chapter, or simply on your own. It is about the Biblical definition of rest, and how to achieve it for yourself without all the guilt involved.

I have to admit that for me this is not a book that I'm ready to sit down and read all at once at this point in my life. I've read several chapters and have skimmed ahead to glance over later chapters. It is well written, has show more excellent use of examples in scripture to back-up what the author is conveying, and is helpful. For me however, I think this book will be most enjoyable as a coffee table companion that I will grab and read a chapter or two at a time on a lazy Saturday morning or at the end of a long day. show less

This is a great book. In our hurried culture it is difficult to justify time spent in thought, reflection and rest. I think this is especially true for women. Women have so many responsibilities in the home, in our communities and at work for some.

Our churches are continually demanding more and more of us and while my recent studies in Nehemiah convict me that we are to be servants for God- it is important to refill ourselves so that we can be servants without demonstrating bitterness and show more resentment.

A worthwhile read- I definitely recommend it. show less