About the Book
Author: Elisabeth Bennett
Genre: Christian Living
Release Date: September 8, 2020
The Enneagram is an ancient personality typology using nine points within a circle to represent nine distinct personality types. This sixty-day devotional is for the Peacemaker, number 9 of the Enneagram personality types. This devotional will help Peacemakers, and those who love them, to better understand how God created them and how best to use their unique gifts to serve Him and love others. It features a full explanation of what the Enneagram is and how it benefits people, followed by a full description of what it means to be a 9, including their deadly sin, sloth, and their greatest strength, their gut feelings. Also covered are motivations, fears, childhood wounds, the lost message they long to hear, their deadly sin, and defense mechanisms, as well as common subtypes, wings, and where they are in the head/heart/gut triad. The sixty days are split into six 10-day topics that include uniqueness, weakness, strength, pain points, and how Peacemakers react in times of stress and growth.
Click here to get your copy!My Review
It has only been this year that I became familiar with the Enneagram. It seems to be a very good tool to identify how God created each of us with unique personalities, ways we see reality, how we feel and how we sense our responsibilities. This personality we develop in childhood, a protection while living in a fallen world. I especially like how the Ennegram can be used as a tool for spiritual transformation. While it does not replace the Holy Spirit, we can use it as a tool to know aspects of our personality that are sinful and need transformation.
This book deals specifically with one of the personalities. While I am not a nine, I appreciated the general information about the Enneagram and what makes it unique. The Bennett points out we use strategies when stressed, insecure, etc., and gives insights into how to work on them. These are sins that beset nines and practical strategies are given to work along with the Holy Spirit in transformation.
I recommend this book to Enneagram nines. It contains good information and practical suggestions to help you become the individual God designed you to be.
My rating: 4/5 stars.
About the Author
Elisabeth Bennett first discovered the Enneagram in the summer of 2017 and immediately realized how life-changing this tool could be. She set out to absorb all she could about this ancient personality typology, including a twelve-week Enneagram Certification course taught by Beth McCord, who has studied the Enneagram for more than twenty-five years. Elisabeth started her own Enneagram Instagram account (@Enneagram.Life) in 2018, which has grown to more than 55,000 followers. Since becoming a certified Enneagram coach, Elisabeth has conducted more than one hundred one-on-one coaching sessions, focused on helping her clients find their type and apply the Enneagram to their lives for personal and spiritual growth. She has also conducted staff/team building sessions for businesses and high school students. She has lived in beautiful Washington State her entire life and now has the joy of raising her own children there with her husband, Peter.
Endorsement for The Peacemaker
“Elisabeth has written a delightful devotional full of important information for those who want to grow in their own self-awareness and relationship with Christ. I highly recommend reading this book so you can experience transformation on a much deeper level that will bring about the change you desire in life.” —Beth McCord, YourEnneagramCoach.com, author of 10 Enneagram books
“I have been craving a devotional that would not only strengthen my relationship with Christ, but also authentically ‘get me’ as an Enneagram four. This simply knocks that out of the water. I find that, as a four, it’s hard to conform and give in to a generic devotional, and this is anything but that. Beautifully constructed for my four heart.” –Audrey Bailey, artist, mental heatlh advocate, creator of Brush and Barley digital brand (@BrushandBarley)
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(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)
5 comments:
Sounds like a good book.
I enjoyed your review, thank you for sharing
Thank you for sharing your review and the book and author details, this sounds like a good read.
I have become familiar with the enneagram only the last year or two, interesting somebody would write a book of devotions based on a particular type.
Sounds interesting! I heard about the enneagram through Annie F. Downs podcast, That Sounds Fun!
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