Every Christian needs to keep in mind who we are in the eyes of God. It can change our heart, our attitudes, our decisions and even our actions. This devotional entitled "I am" is a fantastic resource as it reminds us of our identity in Christ, all based on the Bible.

I normally like my devotionals to have less information about the author, but I can identify with a lot of Michele's stories.

Excellent writing. Definitely a devotional I would like to buy to read and meditate on daily from cover to cover and then start all over again.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the review copy.

Like all devotions each day is hot or miss. I could relate to some of her stories more than others. I did really like her “I am” statements. Because God is the great I am, I am enough, seen, redeemed, etc.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

I've struggled most with my life trying to being good enough, which in turn spilled into my Spiritual life. Because I never felt like anything I did was good enough for my parents, I questioned everything I did for God. Trying to plese Him with my works,but I don't have to prove myself. He already calls me worthy, forgiven, loved, and accepted. I'm His child, Daughter of the King and Most High God. I'm learning so change my negative thoughts to what God says I am,who He sees me as,not what others think.

A plastic tiara sitting on the kitchen counter leads Michele's daughter to gasp in wonder. Begged by the five year old to put it on, Michele consents, and she and her daughter share smiles over this princess tiara. Moments like these can remind us that we are all royalty. This is one of my favorite stories from Michele Cushatt's book, I Am. This book is a collection of stories used to illustrate the truths that Christian women and believers as a whole often struggle in believing. Michele has taken stories from her own life along with passages of scripture to encourage women's hearts to believe the truths of God over the lies we so often succumb to. We need to be reminded that we are loved, welcomed, rescued, blessed, and provided for, to name a few, and this book sets out to do just that.

When I read the description for this book, I thought: "I love the idea of this book! I can hardly wait. It sounds exactly like a book I want to read." However, I found the book less than I had hoped it would be. To it's credit, the book is entertaining and engaging, filled with meaningful antidotes and challenging thoughts. Michelle is honest in her writing and shares the hurts and struggles as well as the joys. The quotes and song lyrics that she chooses at the the end of each chapter often captured my attention and caused me to think. While I also find Michele's stories encouraging, for I can identify her range of emotions and laugh with her at the ups and downs, I felt like she was trying to convince me of these truths through her stories and prose more than through the truths of scripture. I felt like the book is heavier on the stories and lighter on the scripture. This may work well for some, but I personally found this ratio lacking.

Thank you to NetGalley and Zondervan for an e-copy of this book for review. The opinions expressed are my own.

There is something very real about the testimonies that Michele shares in her book "I Am", which is directly taken from Exodus 3:14 where God says to Moses, "I Am who I Am", one of the most famous verses from the Old Testament. I Am is also the first two words in each one of the sixty entries offered up in this work.
The sixty days are broken into five themes: Creation, Exodus, Covenant, Presence and Rescue. Topics range from such things as I am loved, I am weak, I am blessed, I am called, I am saved. Each days topic starts off with a substantial introduction story that relays a truth for the day. That is followed by a quote from a well know and respected theologian or writer. The final piece in each days activities are the guided questions or prayer starters to help the reader explore the topic in a more personal manner.
I appreciated the very humanity that Michele shares in the personal stories, encouraging me to believe that Michele isn't the perfect woman lecturing me on how to live, but rather she shared her frailties and struggles that, to coin a phrase, meant she was keeping it real. There are no dull pages to simply get through but each day is an encouragement to keep walking in faith towards being more like Jesus. Compassion and courage are both found here in spades. This book would make a wonderful daily devotional or could even be used by a group to study together.
This book is a winner.

To Whom It May Concern:
I was extremely excited to receive the Kindle edition of Michelle Cushatt’s book, I Am. I read her first book, Undone, and was sure I Am would be equally life changing. However, I was unable to read it.
The formatting for Kindle was unreadable. There were major changes in font size from a normal font to an enlarged font to a small font, all in the same sentence. Sentences were run together so that no words were separated. Whole paragraphs had only one exceedingly long word that I was unable to decipher. In addition, the letters changed color from black to red to blue.
I am truly upset that I was unable to read or review this book as I felt it could be a life impacting book for myself and readers of my blog.
Other books that I have received since I acquired I Am have no formatting errors; therefore, I know it is not my Kindle.
I am sure the problem has been corrected for those purchasing the book.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to review I Am. However, I cannot read the book.
Sincerely,
Robbie Pink

The format and daily devotions are great, but I nearly tossed it after getting bogged down in the Introduction. I know that a little backstory is good, but after a while I just didn't care and found myself skipping ahead to the daily portion.

Full of real life experiences and examples that are very relatable. I loved the authenticity of the author. She wasn't afraid to share even her most intimate sometimes embarrassing moments/thoughts. The days are divided by different aspects of our identity in Christ. The reason i gave this 4 stars is because it seems story heavy. I would have liked to see more scripture based commentary. It just seems a tad soft or fluffy. It's a nice companion to a more meaty book/study of our identity in Christ. Great for someone who is just breaking into a study of our identity in Christ... you will need another book to go deeper.

I suppose when I read that the title of this book is I Am, my first thought was that it would be about God, and all the things He is to us. I should have read the description a bit more clearly. This book is actually a sixty-day study about the things that I am. Although I misread its purpose at first, I’m very glad that I had an opportunity to read this book. It’s a wonderful devotional for women. The entries are very short, but so real and thought-provoking. I Am: A 60-Day Journey to Knowing Who You Are because of Who He Is by [Cushatt, Michele]

As women we are constantly struggling to figure out exactly who we are, and if we’re good enough. Sometimes I am wife, sometimes mom, or daughter, friend or even boss or employee. Furthermore, sometimes I am angry, sad, resentful, unforgiving or unfriendly. It’s so easy to look at ourselves and count all the ways we don’t measure up to what someone thinks we should be. In this book, Michelle Cushatt shows us from God’s Word all the things that we are. These are things that don’t change because of what we do, or don’t do in life. If I have a bad day, yell at the kids, argue with my husband, say things I shouldn’t say, or any of the other many things I judge myself for, God still loves me. While some of things I am are hard to hear (“I am a sinner,” is pretty stinging), others bring comfort and peace to a heart that’s tattered and torn. I am loved. I am forgiven. I am chosen. I am held. I am not alone. And so many other reminders from God’s own Word, telling me exactly how He feels about me–His daughter.

The author skillfully weaves in stories and anecdotes from her own life, as well as verses and stories from the Bible, and quotes from other authors to illustrate how God loves us. I love this book, and I may purchase a hard copy to read again. I found comfort in these pages, realizing how much He loves me, in spite of my faults and failures. I encourage any woman who has ever looked at her life and wondered, “Who am I?” to read this book, and see with fresh eyes exactly who she is, and know that she is enough.



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To learn more about Michelle Cushatt, visit her website michellecushatt.com.

Michele Cushatt is a person who knows personal pain and suffering. At the age of 39, she was diagnosed with tongue cancer. It came back twice. In the end, most of her tongue had to be removed. Skin and muscle from her left arm was used to reconstruct her tongue. Skin and muscle from her left leg was used to reconstruct her left arm. The loss of her original tongue means that she now has a speech impediment — which probably makes her life as a professional speaker very tough. She also cannot taste foods she cooks as well as she used to, if at all.

Cushatt is very well educated to write a devotional about knowing yourself. This book is meant to be read over a two month or 60-day period. I read the whole 60-day Devotional in like a week so I could review it for you all, and The way it is laid out you really need to do ONE devotion a day for 60 days. With everything Cushatt has been through she is a remarkable woman and you can tell this in her Devotional. I plan of doing the 60 day like your suppose to starting Feb. 1st and really grasp everything she has to offer. This was VERY well written and I do suggest this book to anyone and everyone! IF you would like to know more please check out :http://www.michelecushatt.com/ She will leave you Inspired!

Thoughts:

I AM: A 60-Day Journey to Knowing Who You Are Because of Who He Is by Michele Cushatt cuts to the heart of the problems facing today's woman. When everything from looks to likes and popularity to education is being looked at, compared to, and struggled toward, this author shows us that we are enough as we are, where we are, and how we are through Him!

As we try to please everyone else, we deny ourselves the opportunities to be who He created us to be through Him.

We point to the many ways this is better, that is better, and there is better than whom, what, and where, but we place our hope in things that are overlooked by Him. He sees inside. We compare ourselves to others, and we are forgetting a simple fact. There is no one else like us in this world. Michele Cushatt makes it easy to see that you are you, I am I, and He loves us just the way we are. Worthy describes us already. In this world, laudability is forever changing because there is always someone more than the last. However, in His eyes, we are beautifully the way He designed us to be.

We will begin to see ourselves as we are known to Him to reverse our own negative self-talk, views, and judgments using Scriptures, prayers, and personal stories to remember that we are enough!

***This opinion is my own.***

Preview:

No matter what we do, how we do it, or why it is needed, a woman will question themselves, their capabilities, and their strength to get it done.

She will compare herself to her counterparts using society’s barometer in every comparison as she questions her worthiness. In today’s world where more is never enough and where there is always more to do, a woman struggles to be better than what is seen, shown, or lauded as she questions herself every step of the way. Am I enough?

However, the brutality of cancer changed Michele Cushatt in all the ways she could think of and then some while casting a soul-searching discovery of herself, despite pitfalls of everyday life with this changed woman. Forced to unlearn her own negative self-talk, multi-societal opinions, and her actual old life, she begins to believe what God sees and forgive herself too. Her faith is tested only to rebound, and she becomes even more faithful and forever closer to Him.

Michele Cushatt stopped her roller-coaster ride to realize her value is not found in talents, goals, marriages, motherhood, or looks. It is found in His creation and as He chooses us to be.

His promises are real and all around us!