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    Get Real: What It Means to Have Real Faith In the Real World
    Get Real: What It Means to Have Real Faith In the Real World
    Get Real: What It Means to Have Real Faith In the Real World
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    Get Real: What It Means to Have Real Faith In the Real World

    By Regina Johnston

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    Have you ever struggled to have faith in the midst of the chaos of life?

    The real world looks nothing like reality television. There’s no script to follow; there’s no editor to clean up the mistakes. No hair and make up. No stylists. The real world isn’t always pretty. It can get messy, it can test your limits and it can be confusing.

    Get Real is the companion guide to a 6-week bible study that teaches what it means to have real faith in the real world. Each week looks in-depth at a different woman from the Bible to identify six different meanings for the word “real” and how they relate to faith.

    You will learn that real means:
    • TRUE
    • ACTUAL
    • GENUINE
    • COMPLETE
    • SIGNIFICANT
    • EVERYDAY
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu Publishing Services
    Release dateOct 15, 2015
    ISBN9781483436616
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      Get Real - Regina Johnston

      GET

      REAL

      What It Means to Have Real Faith in the Real World

      REGINA JOHNSTON

      Copyright © 2015 Regina Johnston.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means—whether auditory, graphic, mechanical, or electronic—without written permission of both publisher and author, except in the case of brief excerpts used in critical articles and reviews. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this work is illegal and is punishable by law.

      Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Used by permission. NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION® and NIV® are registered trademarks of Biblica, Inc. Use of either trademark for the offering of goods or services requires the prior written consent of Biblica US, Inc.

      ISBN: 978-1-4834-3662-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4834-3661-6 (e)

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

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      Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 10/09/2015

      CONTENTS

      Dedication

      Introduction

      Week 1:   Real Means True

      Biblical woman: Eve

      Week 2:   Real Means Actual

      Biblical woman: Sarah

      Week 3:   Real Means Genuine

      Biblical woman: Hannah

      Week 4:   Real Means Complete

      Biblical woman: Rahab

      Week 5:   Real Means Significant

      Biblical woman: Mary

      Week 6:   Real Means Everyday

      Biblical woman: you

      Recommendations

      DEDICATION

      To my girls. You have been teaching me what it means to get real since the 6th grade. We’ve had long-distance dance breaks and held hands through the deepest of heartache. Together, we’ve learned what it means to have real faith in the real world. You have given of yourselves, and you each hold a piece of my heart.

      Janay, Hope, Brandy…your real faith inspires me to be a better me.

      Thank you.

      INTRODUCTION

      It all started with an article. I don’t even remember where I read it, but the author complained that women have twisted the word real into permission to be hateful, sarcastic and snarky. She cited blogs and forums where women grumble and rant about their daily frustrations. She didn’t deny that being a woman, wife and/or mother is taxing. She was just frustrated with women making crude jokes and cynical comments to get a laugh. The author ended by suggesting that instead of being real, we should be grateful for what we have and the lives we lead.

      The whole thing made me angry. I know what she meant. As women, we do sometimes get a little carried away. What we do is HARD, and generally speaking, we don’t get much (sometimes any) credit. Somewhere inside, we need to vent our feelings and call it like it is. Putting yourself through

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