So long, insecurity

by Beth Moore

2014 “Christian Retailing’s Best” award winner!
So Long, Insecurity, Teen Edition is a teen version of the New York Times bestselling adult book, So Long, Insecurity by Beth Moore.

This magazine-style book mixes words of wisdom from Moore with pictures, quizzes, surveys, scripture, and more to help girls ages 12-16 live based on God’s truth about them as opposed to the world’s false messages.

Features in each chapter include: Q & A with Beth (taken from adult book but written to appeal to a younger audience), Sweet Notes (scriptures that pertain to the chapter’s subject), Your Stats (a survey/poll of what girls think regarding the subject), Interviews with real girls (and a few teen spokespeople), a quiz to help girls gauge where they are, Bible characters with similar issues, and a wrap-up section for discussion with a friend or in a group.

Girls will have fun reading about boys, fashion, the media, gifts and skills, competing with other girls, and how they can live as secure girls despite the distractions from the world.

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction

152 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2013

About the author

Beth Moore has written many best–selling books and is a dynamic teacher and a prolific Bible–study author whose public speaking engagements take her across the United States to challenge tens of thousands. Beth is focused on teaching women all over the world and is known and respected wherever she goes. She is a dedicated wife and mother of two adult daughters and lives in Houston, Texas, where she leads Living Proof Ministries and teaches an adult Sunday school class. Beth is one of the best known women in the evangelical Christian market.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was looking for a book to read with my niece this summer that would also prepare her for the issues she would face in school next year and someone recommended that I read So Long Insecurity. I found this book to be very well written and my niece just loved it. The issues that are addressed in this book are issues that teen girls experience today and what my niece loved about it is that it was like a magazine. She loved the quizzes in it and the colored pictures. The articles were very informative and we had several discussions about them that I feel benefited my niece. The author addressed insecurity as normal in the teen years but gave her readers pointers on how insecurity can be overcome using Scripture. The author also emphasized that Scripture is what helps girls overcome insecurity and used examples of women in the Bible that the girls could read about later. I found this to be very positive because it gave my niece an idea of the type of woman she wants to grow into. I think this is a valuable book for teen girls to read because it gives girls a great message on what real security is and it is fun for the girls to read as well.

[Toccara Feliciano · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a new read to review about. This is a book that is for teens and moms. I first choose this book because I have Girls that are in their tween and I thought this would be great to get some insight on what teen moms go through. I do remember being a teen but times have changed and that I am a Christian Woman, I want to know how to handle these issues with teens biblical and help my daughter know how to handle teen issues and life questions biblical. Let me tell you Praise to Beth Moore for this, I was totally amazed with the cover first of all. It was bold just an exact representation of teens today. I like that they are all dressing Modest and that caught my interest. What I love about the inside is that it is full of information and it models and magazine format. It touched on so many issue and teen discussion and gave areas for teens to really reflect. I love the area that they had dressing Modest and they gave examples with real teens on what is modest and what is not. It also gave questions on how teens are trying to fit in and really hone in on teen reflection. This is something I wish I had as a teen. I love that everything is biblical. This books shows teens how to effectively handle situations and lessons with the word of God. Included here are small lessons on Women in the bible to help you identify with those women in the bible.

Visually this book is amazing. I love how the inside of each page is visually appealing to teens. It is not boring and dull it is full of life. The name of the book really deserves the name because it talks to teens about how boys look at them when they are acting and behaving a certain way. Some of the images that they have during each chapter reflects teens loving God no matter their life style and what activity they are performing.

If are looking for a way to address teen issues with God's love and his standards this is the book for you. My girls loved the book and it is something they can read over and over. It helps you as a mom discuss those topics and really use the time to pick their brains on what they feel about different subjects like Boys, Modesty, loving yourself, school, beauty. Beauty was one of my favorites because it gives your scriptures with teen topics on what really make you beautiful on the inside. This book is overall the best things for teens I have found. I have had different free down loadable lesson and topics I found on different websites to help me start certain conversations with my kids but this book it a one stop shop to get a really good picture about teens. The icing on the cake it, has stories from teens that have a relationship with God and how they deal with everyday life. I want to say more but you will just have to purchase this yourself. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

[Michelle Stevens · Rating 4 out of 5]

very good, lots of insight

[Callie · Rating 5 out of 5]

"So Long, Insecurity: Teen Edition"



"So Long, Insecurity: Teen Edition" by Beth Moore was an encouraging, enjoyable magazine-styled book centered towards teens (as the title suggests =)). There is also another book by the same name (minus the 'teen edition') for adult women that goes more in-depth. This magazine-book covers many important issues towards teen stemming from the insecurity root, including fashion, boys, real beauty, and self-worth. Intergraded in the print are Bible verses on cute backgrounds, real-life testimonies from fellow teen girls, relation to women in the Bible with the same struggles, and an interview with a former Victoria's Secret model! Everything within these pages is uplifting in letting girls know that they are not alone. They are charts from surveys taken of girls about topics for every chapter, including positive opinions on modest clothing, true beauty, boys, popularity, hard circumstances, and talents and competition. Not only that, but within these pages there are inspiring testimonies of teenagers who have overcome these shallow traps, and can live fully in and embrace the God-given security and beauty meant for all of us.

Thank you so much to Tyndale House publishers for sending me a review copy! I really appreciate this and look forward to sharing this magazine-book of encouragement to others!

[Damara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thanks to Netgalley for my free copy of this book.
I absolutely agree to the content of this book. I 100% believe that all girls should read this and mothers should be instilling these topics into their children in a Bibical way.
Now, my problem with the book? It's under the Teen and YA category. At the age of 16 and having been raised in a Christian home, I already know that midriff tops are inappropriate, that I shouldn't be chasing after boys, that I shouldn't believe everything in social media. I read this expecting it to go deeper into and explanation, or deeper into why God asks us to be conservative or to make Him our center. But it just didn't. It just said what to do. Now, of course it backed everything up with Scripture and with comments from real girls, but it didn't tackle anything deeper. Unfortunately, I didn't finish the book, as I was about over halfway and had not seen anything I hadn't learned long before, so maybe in the final chapters it did open up.
I most definitely recommend this for all girls in the tween, early teen years. I would also recommend the books Guys are Waffles, Girls are Spaghetti by Chad Eastham and Am I Beautiful? by Chine Mbubaegbu for teens as these are amazing, eye-opening reads that influenced me to seek out God and His best for me.

[Dee · Rating 3 out of 5]

So I read the first 3-4 chapters, and skimmed a few. I got this for one of our youth kids going through some stuff and I think it is pretty good for the teen girl. Some things seemed young to me, but I'm kinda old in comparison so it probably hit its target well. It is in a "magazine" like form so i think it might be more appealing to young readers than a full fledge book. There are great verse in here that not only are great, but good advice and ways to look at things. Would recommend this book for young girls going through self worth and insecurity issues. (I.e. looks, popularity, media, boys, tough times, Ect)

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd prefer to give it a 3.5. I liked all of the concepts, and Beth does a great job of rooting her suggestions in biblical principles. Her blog research is actually quite telling of the ways in which men and women view insecurity in themselves and one another. The tone was a little too chummy, and I felt like she could have wrapped up her points more quickly. I still recommend it; just know that you may find yourself "over" a chapter before it is actually finished.

[Kristin Higy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought she had some really good insights about insecurity with in our culture. Great for someone who's a big Christian. In my opinion there was too much Christian influence that was not the good kind especially how women are perceived. Had to constantly remind myself to keep an open mind and look beyond the Christian talk and see what she was really trying to say.

[Shelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for teen girls. My sunday school class just finished it. Fun pictures and discussion questions, but tackled some really tough issues.

[Brenda Seefeldt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would and have recommended this book for teen girls. Very graphically pleasing, but a bit caucasian-centric. Good truth. I see it as a go-to book for girls.

[Zizi · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was what was there, so I read it

[Evelyn Kelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing book that I highly recommend to all tween and teenage girls; Christian or not.

[Doxie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bad


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