The Confident Woman: Knowing Who You Are in Christ

by Anabel Gillham

Many women believe that if they try hard enough to be the perfect Christian woman, God will honor their efforts. But God does not call them to be perfect. He wants them to be confident —confident in His love and acceptance. As a mentor, friend, and former perfection-seeker, Anabel Gillham shares how women can experience the transforming touch of confidence as With more than 100,000 copies sold, this book ministers to women of all ages and backgrounds as they encounter their perfect identity in Christ.

Genres: Christian, Christian Living

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Lynne Gentry]

Every woman who thinks she can control life needs to read Anabel Gillham.

[Gabi Sutton]

The book is 12 chapters. The first half lays a strong foundation of finding out ones true identity and really challenges the reader to do the hard work of looking at where our identity truly lies, and then changing our thinking in order to have a real picture of who we are. The second half of the book deals with biblical marriage, building on the foundation of the first half. It was a challenging and helpful book. I didn't agree with everything the author believes, but I learned a lot and would recommend the book to any woman.

[Ann Sam]

The author has written about various practical ways to reprogram the way our minds to have the self-image God intended us to have. She has also brought out the biblical and practical view on the role of Wives in a marriage. I would highly recommend this.

[Vicky]

Terrible, horrible. This woman thinks depression is boredom and suicide happens because Satan snaps his fingers. I wish I could give this book less than one star. If you are troubled, if you lack confidence, help is available. This book will not help.

[Carol]

Very dated, but the message is still relevant. Sometimes old advice is the best advice.

[Anna]

Wonderful reminder that God loves us, cares for us and can handle ALL of our troubles.

[Julia]

Not at all what I was expecting. It is primarily about marriage. After the reference to Gothard, I didn’t bother finishing the book.

[Soph]

The stories that went along with the material in this book helped to keep me reading it. 🩷

[Nicole Meadows Smith]

My mentor suggested I read this, and it has greatly helped me understand what I believe about my identity, my justification and validation, and the reasons I tend to feel satisfied or dissatisfied by relationships. I sometimes hesitate towards "self-help" books for fear of cheesiness, but this one was conversational and had a study guide with comprehension questions, prompts to articulate what I think and what is actually present, and then scriptural promises to read until they soak in and spread.

This book taught me a lot about myself. Made it OK to be where I was, OK to have feelings, OK to have needs and OK to be frustrated. And I end up pulling things I've learned in conversations with the young women I mentor.

[Rebecca Reagan]

I'm done with the book and it was amazing! It really helped me with what I was going through with my break up at the time. It showed me the different ways that God loves me and fulfills all my needs regardless of whether or not I am in a relationship. I would recommend this book to any of my female friends!

[Amy]

anabel is open and honest. and her book is rich with biblical truth that is not heard and lived enough. look forward to re-reading this again.

[David]

This is a great book. After reading I have learned I am Confident Woman. LOL. Even though the title appeals to women, anyone can really read this book to identify who we are in Christ!

[Jimin Lee]

This was a great book with many powerful bible verses about who you are in Christ. The later chapters focused mainly on marriage relations though it does mention singles as well. A great read!

[Bridget]

Very good book. This helped me look at some things from a different perspective. I didn't agree with everything in the book. But I still got a lot out of it and I'm very glad I read it.

[Krissy]

great book although there were a few things I don't agree with but that's just showing my individuality. I would recommend it to others though.

[JoAnna Studer]

This has some truth but it's terribly dated for the modern woman. Read this if you want to know what 90s Christian women were reading for devotions.