Hayley Morgan - Preach to Yourself: When Your Inner Critic Comes Calling, Talk Back with Truth

If you find yourself exhausted by the chaos of your thoughts, Hayley Morgans practical and lovely book, Preach to Yourself, will lift your eyes up to heaven to find peace, truth, and clarity from Godthe only One who can give it to us.

JENNIE ALLEN, author of Nothing to Prove and founder and visionary of IF:Gathering

You know who I want to preach to me about God, about the Word, about anything? The gal who is already preaching to herself. Im here to tell you, from a front-row point of view, that Hayley Morgan is a woman who speaks truth to herselfpowered by the Holy Spirit and armed with the Word of God. Enjoy this book and embrace this tool that will change your life and strengthen your appetite for our Father.

JESS CONNOLLY, author and speaker

Hayley Morgans work here is that of a butterfly collector pinning down each fleeting, gossamer lie from our brains and securing it to what holds: an unchanging wall of truth. Like the monarch, may we emerge with patterns anew.

ERIN LOECHNER, author of Chasing Slow and blogger at DesignforMankind.com

Theres a voice in my head that tells me Im not enough. Some days its quiet, and some days its super shouty. Its the strangest thing to discover the back of your brain muttering mean things about yourself. The message of Preach to Yourself is an antidoteone I urgently believe all women need, lest we die from our self-poisoning Please act now and open this book.

LISA-JO BAKER, bestselling author of Never Unfriended and Surprised by Motherhood

When I go to describe this book to other people, I will certainly lead with the word important. Hayley Morgan isnt offering anyone a Band-Aid or a quick fix. She has written a manual, in the voice of an old friend, that will keep you practicing for the long haul. This book invites us to practice, to shake off the lies weve long told ourselves, and to wake up to a full life. You dont have to spend your life exhausted and living on empty. Preach to Yourself offers a different pathone rooted in grace, truth, and the concrete Word of God. I thank God for truth-tellers like Hayley Morgan.

HANNAH BRENCHER, author of Come Matter Here

If youre feeling frustrated or powerless because of negative self-talk, theres good news. Hayley Morgan is a kind guide offering practical and scriptural ways to break away from the bad news loop that cycles through your heart and mind.

SUSIE DAVIS, author of Unafraid and cofounder of Austin Christian Fellowship

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To Noah, Cooper, Asher, and Eli

may you learn

to always tell yourself good news.

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinnersof whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1 TIMOTHY 1:1517

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