Get Over It and on with It: How to Get Up When Life Knocks You Down

By Michelle McKinney Hammond

Book Overview

We all have dreams and expectations of life. But life is unpredictable. No matter what we do or how we live, we are certain to encounter trials and setbacks, frustrations and real suffering. The question is, how are we to respond when we are blindsided by troubles? What can we do when life knocks the wind out of us?

If you're like most people, when hardship hits you can think of countless situations you'd rather be in. Yet the secret of making it through is in learning how to make right choices and thrive in the middle of difficulty.

In Get Over It and On with It , outspoken Bible teacher Michelle McKinney Hammond finds contemporary application in the ancient stories of several men and women who took the path from suffering to overcoming. Their journeys teach us how to press through hardship and get to the other side of our disappointment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578569028
• ISBN13: 9781578569021
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Waterbrook Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.9" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Bible Study

This book was given to my husband when he was going through intensive cancer treatments and had been in a short period of remission. At the time we both scanned it and read some topics in it. After he passed away I took this book along with some others to our Bible Study group for consideration for our next study since my husband had been the leader for a long time. The group chose this book as it spoke to all of us on our current or past situations and because it gives us some insight and help, along with humor. I ordered a second one for the group so we could always have one available. We just take turns reading each week and then share with the questions and the information. Everyone has gotten some helpful caring advice from it and our sharing.At many times in our lives we need to just Get Over It and On With It and with God's help and loving caring friends and family we can. This book just gives us some helpful hints on how to take those difficult steps.

true blessing for me!

i bought this book a few years ago thinking of my mother when my grandmother passed but i didn't think she would be open to it and read it so i held onto it. i have had my own hurts and disappointments recently and felt i needed something to help me through it all. i started reading and felt more hopeful and encouraged with each chapter. the book is Christian based but doesn't feel preachy or condemning. it's doesn't overlook the fact that when you're going through a storm you are really hurting and sometimes it's hard to think you'll make it to the other side of your pain. the book uses biblical examples and has scriptures in the chapters (so you don't need to cross reference your bible as you read through which i appreciated). the author starts with the basics when you're going through a tough time - rest, eat, drink but not in the traditional sense that we think of. she then tells you how to get stronger and truly be better through it all. she encourages you to get closer to God in your disappointment which is sometimes very difficult. the book will help you through any loss or disappointment you might be going through - the loss of a relationship, a loved one or child, a job. be encouraged...you can make it!

Raquel

I absolutely loved this book! I read it when I was in the process of a divorce. It helped me so much!! Michelle Hammond is my girl, she really allows the Lord to use her in her writing!

Just what I needed

This book is perfect. Whether you're going through something huge or something small. All struggles seem huge to us at the time and this book gives a breath of fresh air and a little break from what you are going through. Michelle (as always) takes a very Biblical perspective on the struggles and hard times that we face in life. The hard times will not stop coming as long as we are living, so we might as well get used to getting back on our feet. She allows time for grief and helps make sense of things that seem senseless. She also gives simple reminders like eating and resting and taking care of your temple during these hard times. God is good and I'm so glad to have authors like Michelle out there who can really offer wisdom. A great book. I'll read it again the next time life knocks me down and do the questions after each section for deeper understanding.

A book that actually helps

This book is full of excellent advice. I don't usually read this genre and still I found this book very useful it uses the bible to help solve today's problems. This book gave me a new prospective on the way I was looking at certain situations in my life. The author was brief and to the point, always reminding the reader to look for the answer in God's Holy bible all though the men and women who lived in a day when people took a closer walk with God. The author also showed that the men and women in those day went through similar situations as we do today. The book discusses every thing from financial trouble to death, I would recommend this book to anyone who is trying to cope with the everyday stress that life brings.