Invisible

Title: Invisible: How You Feel is Not Who You Are

Author: Jennifer Rothschild

Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living, Faith

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Source: Own

Challenge: Mount TBR

My review:

Invisible: How You Feel is Not Who You Are is the first book I have read by Jennifer Rothschild. I have heard her speak, and participated in a Bible Study series she taught, so I was intrigued when I realized she wrote books.

When we don't see the truth that we are loved, we seek proof that we are loved.

Having heard Jennifer speak, I appreciated that the book read just like she speaks. It was like sitting and having a conversation with her. Invisible uses the story of Hosea and Gomer from the Bible to illustrate ways we are like Gomer. We may be deeply loved but we all are prone to wander (not necessarily in the same ways as Gomer). We all have times we are looking for love and acceptance in the wrong places (hello, social media, I'm looking at you).

When we neglect the truth of who God is, we eventually reject the truth of who we are.

Invisible has a wonderful message to those who feel overlooked or invisible. It is also for those who may be struggling with self-identity. It is a book of hope and encouragement. The presentation is beautiful, with teal around the chapter numbers, memorable quotes, and topic changes.

Where we set our affection is where we find our satisfaction.

I enjoyed Invisible and look forward to reading more from Rothschild. I recommend it to anyone who struggles with self-identity and enjoys reading Christian nonfiction.

★★★★/5

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Synopsis (Goodreads): 

With all you see in the news, magazines, commercials, and what you hear in music now days it is hard to feel like you don't measure up. As women we tend to loose focus on who we are and why we could ever be loved. No matter your background or what you have done in the past, this book speaks to the Gomer in all of us. Jennifer reaches deep in our hearts and shows us that we all have moments, or "Gomerisms", where we get dissatisfied with where we are and who we are, and we long for something fancier and where we are the center of attention. But as she states in her book, "If we gravitate toward truth, we will navigate toward contentment." And the truth is, "When we try to search for our identity in anything other than God, we come to a place of loneliness and insecurity." If you feel or have ever felt unloved, overlooked, or invisible, know that you are never overlooked or invisible to God.