Just As I Am Incredible Mayla Strong Book 1 eBook Virginia Smith
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Wacky Mayla Strong has finally given her life to God. But does He really want a purple-haired girl with piercings?
When purple-haired Mayla Strong slumps into the back pew of her mother’s church she has only one goal—to get Mama off her back. But Pastor Paul’s message pierces her soul, she’s strutting down the aisle in front of the bug-eyed congregation, lip stud and all.
Baptized on the spot, Mayla comes out of the water knowing one thing for certain life will never be the same.
“Smith writes with wit and honesty in this chick lit parable for walking in faith in a lost and dying world.” – RT Book Reviews (4-stars)
Just As I Am Incredible Mayla Strong Book 1 eBook Virginia Smith
This Christian fiction novel is for all those out there that have ever wondered that just because they want to become a Christian - do they have to change their appearances on the outside . Before New Adult became a popular genre in the past few years, there was just teens and adult books and Just As I Am was considered an adult novel but it is in fact aimed at the mid -late 20's and possibly early 30's age group as we meet Mayla who I would put as late 20's . She has purple hair and facial piercings and works in a bar at night as her second job. Her mother has been talking her ear off about becoming a Christian and during her reluctance to attend one of her mum's local church services, Mayla finds herself drawn in and like God is speaking to her and one thing leads to another and she finds herself getting baptised in a robe and her hot pink panties which her mum calls her hooker panties. Join Mayla as she will navigate the next few months through her beginning Christian walk and showing others that even though she has become a Christian, its just a part of her - she is still the same Mayla , just a better version inside. We read Mayla's journey as she meets new friends, goes through heartache and pain , have friends turn their back on her and cause trouble and even lead some of the most unsuspecting people to Christ without even trying.If you have enjoyed Melody Carlson's books, then you will find yourself right at home with Virginia Smith's series "Just As I Am" .
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Just As I Am Incredible Mayla Strong Book 1 eBook Virginia Smith Reviews
I loved this book. It begins with Mayla Strong giving her life to Christ in her Mother's church. She has purple hair, pierced lip & nose, and no desire to change her outward appearance.
Her insides are 100% changed, however, as she begins her very personal relationship with God. This relationship brings her to a hostile, anti-Christian roommate, a gay man dying of AIDS, church members not too sure about her and other various people and problems.
This book made me giggle, brought me to tears, and made me rethink how I perceive people to be, based solely on their looks & dress. I am reminded that God loves all of us according to the inside, not the outside.
I received this title a free download for my from , but as soon as the sequel comes out for , I will be purchasing it. If it takes too long to become available for , I'll purchase the paperback!
No one is more surprised than Mayla when she finds herself asking Jesus into her life. But her sincere desire to learn about and follow her Lord irritates her old friends, while the "church people" assume she will give up her old ways, including her nose and lip piercings.
The book radiates Mayla's new-Christian eagerness to please her Lord and her expectations that the Lord loves her as she is and He will guide her into any changes He wants. My only quibble is that for many new believers, it isn't that easy. They don't simply lose interest in cursing or drinking or drugs or whatever their weakness is, and old friends won't necessarily refrain from pressuring the new Christian to resume her bad/dangerous habits. The book would have been stronger if it had been more realistic. But for a YA audience, it's an involving story featuring likable people, and with a perfect title.
Virginia Smith has penned a refreshingly honest, heart-felt, funny story. I was pleasantly surprised and instantly grabbed by how real and entertaining this story was, even though its intended for a youthful audience.
This story begins with Mayla Strong, a girl with purple hair, an earring in her nose and stud in her lip, makes a decision to be saved and then baptized in church one day. Here is a sneak peek into when Mayla is talking to the Pastor in front of the whole church about the decision of accepting Christ into her heart.
The Pastor asks her, "Are you prepared to commit your life to Christ, to die and be born again as a new creation of His, to let Him lead you wherever He will and never turn your back on Him?"
Mayla responds, "Die? I knew that couldn't possibly mean what I thought it meant, but I had certainly never had someone ask me if I was ready to die before!"
So often stories lead up to the salvation experience, but in Just As I Am, the author has her main character get saved and baptized in the first chapter! It's great! My heart was pricked by Mayla's desire to do what the bible says to do, not man. I loved the innocence, conviction and love Mayla had for Christ and the desire she has to show that love to anyone God puts in her path. She notices little changes inside herself right away and so do others. She wonders if this could be because she gave her heart to Christ and was baptized. Mayla can't believe the change was so fast, not can anyone else.
How does a purple--haired girl with an earring in her nose and stud in her lip, walk out this Christian life? Virginia Smith shows all the natural things Mayla encounters soon after making her decision to make Jesus, Lord of her life. Her experiences in this book are very insightful, and in parts hysterical when she try's to figure out what God would have her do next. She wasn't about to change her hair color and nose ring just because it would make her mother happy. All she wanted to do was be pleasing to Jesus, no one else.
I loved Mayla's determination and vulnerability as she was seeking God's face and did what He called her to do, even if it meant visiting a man in the hospital she doesn't know, who is dying of AIDS.
The sequel to this book is called Sincerely Mayla. I can't wait to read about what happens next in Mayla's walk with God. You will want to read the next chapter in Mayla's life too.
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This Christian fiction novel is for all those out there that have ever wondered that just because they want to become a Christian - do they have to change their appearances on the outside . Before New Adult became a popular genre in the past few years, there was just teens and adult books and Just As I Am was considered an adult novel but it is in fact aimed at the mid -late 20's and possibly early 30's age group as we meet Mayla who I would put as late 20's . She has purple hair and facial piercings and works in a bar at night as her second job. Her mother has been talking her ear off about becoming a Christian and during her reluctance to attend one of her mum's local church services, Mayla finds herself drawn in and like God is speaking to her and one thing leads to another and she finds herself getting baptised in a robe and her hot pink panties which her mum calls her hooker panties. Join Mayla as she will navigate the next few months through her beginning Christian walk and showing others that even though she has become a Christian, its just a part of her - she is still the same Mayla , just a better version inside. We read Mayla's journey as she meets new friends, goes through heartache and pain , have friends turn their back on her and cause trouble and even lead some of the most unsuspecting people to Christ without even trying.
If you have enjoyed Melody Carlson's books, then you will find yourself right at home with Virginia Smith's series "Just As I Am" .
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