Title: Surrendered Identity
By: Robin Theis
ISBN#978-1629020860
A CBM Book Review
10.0 out of 10.0 stars
Robin Theis writes a profound book in Surrendered
Identity that speaks openly on her life and the rejection that permeated
her life and family. She admits that it is not the best “written” book one will
find, only a book to help those who have been affected by rejection – which
stem from a broken heart. The good news is that Jesus was sent to heal the
broken hearted as quoted in Luke 4:18, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to
heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim to the captives and recovery of sight to
the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed. . .” Thus, basing her book on this scripture the
author writes memoir of her life that was riddled with abuse, neglect and
rejection; Her book offers hope to the broken-hearted, healing and intimacy
with the Lord. Throughout one will find
teaching from the Bible by intertwining Scripture that give one the tools to
understanding Biblical principles that apply to life, meanwhile offering ways
to deal with rejection through the pursuit of a godly life and intimacy with
the Lord.
Beginning by candidly sharing her childhood, the author
reveals the source of the original rejection. Finding herself rejected as a
young child after the death of her father, the author and her siblings were
sent to live in a children’s home as the mother remarried and began a new
family with the stepfather. She shares the many childhood memories from the
home to include research as far back as the 1800’s establishment of the
home.
Released in 1971, as a young woman rejection spilled into
her adult life, her marriage and caused “many issues” during her young child
rearing days. When her son committed suicide in 2009 this brought a desperate
search for answers. She shares this and the healing she received in her heart
and within memories the Lord reminded her of that were the cause of rejection.
Thus, this book is written for those who have experienced a broken heart and
are dealing with rejection (or for any other reason) and for those that may
have lost a loved one from suicide.
Within this the author shares the healing power of the Holy Spirit as she
was led from memory to memory – emerging healed. Her sole purpose is to provide hope for the hopeless within this
and bring freedom from rejection through intimacy with the Lord.
This book comes highly recommended for all that have
experienced trauma and seem to be suffering from rejection. Rejection has many branches – fear, anger,
rebellion, depression and suicide all can stem from rejection. If you or a loved one is dealing with any of
these issues, this book is highly recommended as an outreach to give hope and
guidance to seek the Lord. I don’t
think there is a person in this world who has not experienced rejection on some
level. This is such an important book;
in some way or another it will touch your heart.