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Taking off the Mask

Daring to be the Person God Created You to Be

by Claire Musters

  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Authentic
  • 13 x 19.7 x 1.5 cm

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Ever felt like you have to hide who you are?

Taking off the Mask is made to help you be confident in who you are

You see yourself in a new and healthy way

Ever feel like you aren't good enough, like you hide yourself around others? Discover how to see yourself as God sees you with this insightful and uplifting book.
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Too often we hide our true selves from the world behind masks we have carefully constructed, but this is not how God created us to be . Through her own personal story Claire Musters shows how it is possible to take off these masks and live a freer and more authentic life.

Church can be the best but also the worst of places. Our faith needs community to survive but why do so many of us wear masks as soon as we step inside a church meeting of any type, hoping to show that we have everything 'together'? What creates a culture that makes us think we are supposed to behave in a certain way? Surely church should be a place of acceptance, love and freedom? So why do so many of us feel like we can't truly be ourselves?

Claire Musters has been grappling with these questions ever since a painful and humbling situation forced her to remove her own mask. Taking off the Mask charts her own personal experience and provides lessons and pointers on how we too can find a more authentic way to live. Chapters include points for reflection to really help deal with issues that are raised in this sensitive, honest and ultimately hope filled book.

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  • Author

    Claire Musters

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Authentic

  • Published

    November 2017

  • Weight

    248g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    13 x 19.7 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9781780781914

  • ISBN-10

    1780781911

  • Eden Code

    4531418

Featured in

Foreword by Jeff Lucas

Introduction

Part One: Discovering the 'Real Me' Beneath the Mask

1. Donning the Mask

2. The Unmasking

3. Learning from Jesus

Part Two: Why Do We Wear Masks in Church?

4. Discovering Reasons for Our Masks

5. The Role of Upbringing

6. Personality Types

7. Influenced By Our Culture

8. Fear of What Others Think

9. Fear of Rejection

10. Shame and Guilt

11. Disappointment

12. Church Culture

13. The Mask Becomes Our Identity

Part Three: Removing the Mask

14. Remember Who You Are

15. It Takes Courage to Remove the Mask

16. The Support of Friends

17. Free to Be

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

Notes

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    Vicki Cottingham

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    In her book, "Taking Off The Mask" Claire Musters has courageously chosen to make herself vulnerable by sharing openly and honestly about her own journey of how she came to the point of being able to remove her own mask and become more authentic. When someone is willing to do this, it encourages others of us to do the same. She writes, "Within these pages I'll be encouraging you to dig deep and find out why you wear a mask, as well as suggesting steps you can take to help you remove it and reveal the real you - so the least I can do is share with you the journey that has led me to this point." (p5) Within her book she shares not only examples from her own life but also examples from those she has spoken with and examples from the Bible too. Her book is divided into three parts: she tells her own journey in part one, reasons for mask wearing is explored in part two and part three focuses on removing the mask. Throughout the book Claire has included points for personal reflection which encourage the reader to think more about what they have read and how it might apply to their own life. This is a book not just to be read, I believe it is also one to be engaged with. I believe God can use this book to bring us to a deeper relationship with him and to encourage us to be who he has made us to be, to be authentic Christians. However, this will only happen if we choose to read with open hearts and minds, to listen to what God wants to say to us through it and take the courageous step to remove our masks. It is challenging but, with God, it is possible. I would highly recommend Claire's book to anyone, for we all wear masks at one time or another, for various reasons. The book is clearly written and easy to understand. You may decide that you want to work through this book with a close friend so that you can encourage and support one another on your journey. It could also be used within a book group setting, providing the members feel safe and comfortable sharing within the group. It could also be used as a resource for small groups at church.

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