Captivating is a book about unveiling the mystery of a woman’s soul.  It is for woman what Wild at Heart by John Eldrdge was for men.  They address the three main desires in a woman’s heart, how those are damaged by our upbringing and the enemy, and then how to find healing.

There were parts of this book I enjoyed but there were many problems I had with the book.  One of those issues was that, in my opinion, the authors downplay the sovereignty of God.  At one point when talking about how woman desire to be loved they then take this to mean that God desires the same thing and that he is sitting in heaven just waiting for us to love Him.  I do not agree with this picture of God at all.  Most of the references to the Bible were poor at best but, once again in my opinion, they were not theologically correct nor applied correctly.  The last thing that really got me was when they talked about how we need to renounce “vows” we have made so that God can heal us.  I don’t disagree regarding the desires of a woman’s heart but I do disagree with about everything else.  I would not recommend this book for others to read.

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