Strive With Me

Jesus told His disciples, on the night before His crucifixion, that He had chosen them and assigned them to bear fruit that would last. He had spent three years preparing them for that purpose and fully expected them to carry His mission forward, since that continuation is what would show they were genuinely His. This book asks whether a person can claim to follow Jesus while ignoring His plan, and whether a heart committed to Him can be indifferent to what He cares about most. Its answer begins with the gospel we hold, because the gospel we believe shapes the kind of disciple we become, and we pass on what we know to others. A distorted or partial gospel produces a cycle that, at best, yields immature believers and, at worst, people who were never truly converted. The author argues that understanding the Kingdom of God is essential, since it frames both the gospel and the Great Commission and underlies every other topic the book covers.

The book is written for women who come to it willing to be taught and to examine themselves honestly. Each chapter builds on the last and invites readers to look critically at the culture among Christian women, to let go of habits that keep them from doing what Jesus commanded, and to dismantle unbiblical patterns. It urges readers to fix their minds on Scripture and to take part in the mission of the Kingdom. While acknowledging that godly men have written important books on these subjects, the author contends that women must also look honestly at their own lives and relationships. The book calls women to remain in the Scriptures, to grow spiritually in the biblical sense, to make disciples, and to train the next generation of women for as long as they live.