Tricia Lott Williford - This Book Is for You: Loving Gods Words in Your Actual Life

Reading Tricia Lott Williford is like sitting down with a friend who is crazy smart but so warm, funny, and relatable that youre fascinated and not the least bit intimidated. Her perfectly-named new work is exactly the kind of book you want to press into the hands of others with a wink and a nod at the title. In This Book Is for You, Tricia leads us on a winsome journey through knowing, loving, and navigating the Bible, not as a know-it-all tour guide but as an empathetic fellow pilgrim. This book is for you. And for everyone you know.

MAGGIE WALLEM ROWE, speaker, dramatist, author of This Life We Share

Im in absolute awe of what Tricia has created here. Whether youre new to studying the Bible or youve been doing it for decades, youll come away from this book with a new love for the Scripture. This book is for you because God is for you. He craves for us to be people who understand the importance of learning to study his Word ourselves, not merely content on being spoon-fed the thoughts of others. Tricia writes in a magical way that makes you feel like youre simply having coffee with her. Youll come away understanding the hows and whys to studying the Bible in an attainable way. Grab a highlighter, friendyoure going to need it.

TERESA SWANSTROM ANDERSON, author of the Get Wisdom Bible Study series

Tricia is a trusted and winsome guide, taking us gently by the hand, inviting us to look into Gods Wordeither as a cynical longtime student or a curious bystander. What a delightful experience to have such a thoughtful guide to her beloved Bible. With the depth of a sage, she kindly concludes each chapter with practices for our actual life. This is a book you will underline and highlight. Read slowly and savor.

DON PAPE, curator of Pape Commons

This book is like a deep breath of refreshing air after a summer rain shower. Its not just a collection of real-life stories and relatable Scripture for each of us in todays spirit-oppressive environment. Its a how-to: how to fall in love with the One who first chose youthe intimate lover of your soul. We need his most excellent words of comfort, promise, and hope now more than ever. What an appropriate and wonderful double entendre title: This Book Is for You. Yep. On both counts. Tricias short chapters and conversational writing style compel you to keep turning her pages for more. And her pages point you directly to his pages. The chapter-ending Practice for Your Actual Life personal-application exercises are spiritually eye-opening and perspectively game-changing. Highly recommend!

DEBORA M. COTY, speaker, award-winning author of the bestselling Too Blessed to be Stressed series

Winsome, warm, down-to-earth. Thanks to Tricias wise and gentle guidance, I found my love for Gods Word rekindled, and I didnt even think I needed a renewed perspective. I cant wait to share this book with friends and family all along the spiritual journey. No matter your past or current relationship with the Bible, Tricias book is for you.

ANGIE WARD, PhD , assistant director of DMin at Denver Seminary, author of I Am a Leader

This Book Is for You: Loving Gods Words in Your Actual Life

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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked EHV are from the Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked MSG are taken from The Message, copyright 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers. Scripture quotations marked CEV are taken from the Contemporary English Version, copyright 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked HCSB are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible, copyright 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Holman Christian Standard Bible, Holman CSB, and HCSB are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers. Scripture quotations marked ISV are taken from the Holy Bible: International Standard Version. Copyright 2003 by The ISV Foundation. Used by permission of Davidson Press, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. Scripture quotation marked MEV is from the Modern English Version. Copyright 2014 by Military Bible Association. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NET are taken from the New English Translation, NET Bible, copyright 19962006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked GNT are taken from the Good News Translation in Todays English Version, Second Edition, copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

Some of the anecdotal illustrations in this book are true to life and are included with the permission of the persons involved. All other illustrations are composites of real situations, and any resemblance to people living or dead is purely coincidental.

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For anyone who has ever wanted to love the Bible,

but who has felt like it was written for someone else;

and in gratitude to every teacher who has ever made the Bible come alive,

who has helped me fall in love with Gods words in my actual life;

and for my young men, Tucker and Tyler.

May you grow in wisdom, in stature, and in favor among God and people.

May you have the wisdom to know right from wrong,

and may you have the courage to do it

even when its hard.

Andy Stanley first taught me the wisdom of these words, and I have prayed them over my sons each night, since before they could understand them. For more on his words on wisdom, read