I signed up to be on the waitlist for the release of Face Off with Your Feelings. I came across Jessica on Instagram and followed her account because she shared Truth. Her posts were not full of feel-good information, but practical ways to address deep hurt from trauma and abuse. She taught from scripture and her own experiences. I knew I would benefit from her Book Face Off with Your Feelings.
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My Review
Throughout the book she keeps it real telling of her own false beliefs, how she has grown and how partnering with the Lord allows her to heal from a place of deep wounding.
In Face Off with Your Feelings Jessica shares step by step how to take painful trauma to the Lord and allow Him to impart His Truth over the lies which come out of difficulties circumstances and experiences.
The process Jessica teaches promotes growth in a relationship with Jesus. She shares the importance of taking our wounded experiences to Jesus first. She teaches about the connection between body, soul and spirit.
Jessica also Created a Workbook
The entire book is a guide to the healing process. Her workbook provides space to answer questions promoting the healing process. Jessica encourages her readers to be aware of a need to constantly be busy. I was reminded of my past practice of intentionally turning off the radio when traveling which I started over 8 years ago. As I realized, I have become ‘busy’ again and the practice of sitting in the moment and recognizing where my thoughts go has taken a back seat. I appreciate the reminder to be aware.
She starts the book encouraging the reader to make space to heal. An important element as the healing process does not occur over night. Rather, the healing journey is a daily or weekly practice of getting real and a willingness for deep examination of one’s self, of being honest with Christ and searching His Word for His truth to replace lies.
The Launch Team
Being a part of Jessica’s launch team was a privilege. I have been on between 10 and 20 book launches over the last 10 years. Being a part of Jessica’s was like no other I have participated in. She actually conducted live coaching videos speaking to questions or comments we had in our own healing journey. I am forever grateful for her insights into my own journey of healing as being a part of her launch team. Jessica ask good questions to get me looking deeper at my heart, beliefs and actions.
Face Off with Your Feelings also asks good questions to get a person started and going next level down in examining our hearts and beliefs driving our reactions. She shares ways to take a closer look at our reactions to events or comments which trigger our pain. Again, questions to ask ourselves to get us to look closer and dig deeper into why respond the way we do. What lie are we believing and what is God’s answer or truth to the lie.
The Journey Continues
Finally completing the book does not mean we are done with our journey. Rather, it is a springboard to launch off of. If, like me, your journey started before reading Face Off with Your Feelings, you are bound to discover insight, God’s truth and a new question to help you along on your healing journey and relationship with Christ.
“We cannot let what we feel become an “I am” statement in our life. God is the only one who gets to say who we are and what we are made of.”
~Jessica Hottle in Face Off with Your Feelings
My copy of Face Off with Your Feelings is strewn with underlined print and notes in the margins. Some are practical ideas I desire to apply, and others are examples in my own life I documented in response to a truth she imparted. The content is full of advice I want to continue to put into practice for it does not teach 1 or 2 action steps rather a shift in the way one processes emotion.
In Conclusion
I intend to go through the book and spend time answering the questions in the workbook Jessica created. My healing and the skill of taking control of my thoughts and emotions is a lifelong process. I will continue to press on.
