Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God

This is gonna be a long one, so strap in. I found Jamie, like many of you in the review section, from Taylor Welch’s podcast. I was so fascinated with Donna and his testimonies, and the other stories they told about people coming to Christ. I had never heard such incredibly awe-inspiring testimonies! So I started watching more of Jamie’s talks on YouTube and the more I watched, the more I felt like “I have GOT to learn about this identity stuff he’s talking about!” So I buy the kindle book (my first kindle book ever) because I could NOT wait a second more to learn about this identity exchange training. The events that have ensued in my life just in the last week as I’ve been moving through the book and listening to the voice of God are SO AWESOME!!! First, I want to tell you about a short and fun trust-exercise the Lord took me through as I began speaking with Him more. A friend who lives in my neighborhood told me about a trail I could walk to from my house, and I was so excited because I had previously complained about not having any parks or trails near my house (I was wrong!). So the morning of Father’s Day, when my baby and my partner were still asleep, I decide to go check out the trail. I get out there, have a great walk, get eaten by mosquitoes — it’s phenomenal. Then I come out to a neighborhood and assume it must be near my home. As I walk down the street, I start thinking “alright I better pull out my phone and see where I’m at so I can walk back home” because I wasn’t recognizing where I was. That’s when the Lord prompted me. “How about I get you home?” “You’ll get me home, Lord?” I inquired. “Yes.” I put my phone away and decide rely on God’s voice to lead my back to my house. I ask at every turn whether I should go left or right, and he answers each time. Then he leads me out to a Main Street (no longer a neighborhood) and I get doubtful. I stop in my tracks because it doesn’t look like there’s a sidewalk where He wants me to go. I think, “surely Lord, you’re not taking me this way…” He says “not only am I leading you this way, but here’s a lady for you to follow.” I see her cross the street and walk on a sidewalk. I follow her. “How long do you want me to follow her, Lord?” He says “I’ll tell you when.” So she turns right, I ask if I should turn as well. The Lord says no, keep going forward. But remember how I had complained there were no parks nearby?? Well the lady had turned into a PARK and not just any park, a park with WATER SLIDES!! What?!?! So I think to myself “well that’s cool” and keep going. Here’s where it gets interesting. The Lord tells me to cross the street again into a neighborhood that says “no outlet” on the street sign. I doubt again. I even whisper under my breath “but it says no outlet…” How am I going to get home?? This is not my neighborhood. The Lord continues to tell me which way to turn until I reach what seems to be an open field with an undeveloped driveway (probably a house lot that never got built on) and there is a blockade painted red in front of where He wants me to go. Again… I doubt. Even more this time. By now, it was getting hot. The sun was beating down on me. I tell the Lord “I really need to get home and where you’re leading me looks like a dead end.” I’m getting discouraged. The Lord tells me “okay you can check your phone now.” So I do. Based on the maps app directions, it tells me that if I were to walk through the neighborhoods, it would take me 31 min to get home. But I notice that where it seemed like there was a dead end, there’s actually a trail. The Lord asks me “Will you trust me the rest of the way?” I say yes and put my phone away. I get home within 10 minutes, and was brought back to the exact same trailhead I had started from. Wow. AMAZING!!! Now the second story I want to recount to you is how the Lord redeemed my identity. When I did the prayer from the book to hear your identity from Jesus, he told me my identity was “clown” and gave me a vision of a court jester. Well immediately the enemy interjected and I doubted it. See, before I was saved, I was deeply entrenched in the new age and had done all kinds of crazy rituals and practices that are entirely detestable to the Lord. And at one point I had developed the belief that perhaps God was a cosmic jester, and I identified with that also, being someone who has done improv comedy since high school. So on my 25th birthday, I got a tattoo on my forearm that said “cosmic clown” with the image of a jester hat floating above the words. Well here I am now sitting on my couch, 27 years old, a new creation in Christ… and he’s telling me I’m a clown…? I look down at the tattoo and ask “Lord, what do you want me to know about this tattoo?” The only reason I doubted it was because after I left the new age, I can renounced all of it, including my tattoos. The Lord told me plainly, “a demon convinced you to get that tattoo to steal your identity, but I got it back for you.” I was satisfied with that answer, so I continued to ask the Lord “what do you want me to do relating to my identity?” He told me a couple of things, the first being to check out books on clowns at the library. I hadn’t checked out a book from the library in years and wasn’t even sure I could, but nonetheless I checked online for books about clowns at my nearest library. Most of the search results turned up horror books and movies, but one stood out like it was made for me. “The Clown of God” by Tomie DePaola. A children’s book that portrays an Italian medieval traveling clown redeemed by God in a Catholic Church. And there was a copy available at the library 6 minutes from my home. I went to the library and was able to get my library card updated and check out the book without a problem. The second thing the Lord told me was to go to my favorite comedy theater in town where I’ve watched and performed in plenty of shows in the past. I went online to see what shows were playing over the next few days, only to find out that in two days there was a show called “Clown Night!” I was astounded. Of course I went and had a blast. And the journey continues! I don’t know where this will lead me but Jamie’s book has completely changed my life. I never knew this kind of relationship was possible with Jesus, and I’m beyond grateful and excited for the future. Thank you so much Jamie and Donna for your work in this field!!!! The Lord is using both of you in such an incredible way. You’re a true gift to this world.

Life changing book! Highly recommend those who want to be challenged spiritually to read!

I am reading this book for the second time. It's engaging, well written and thought provoking. It will help people (saved and not yet saved) learn how to communicate with God-how to ask Him the right questions, how to hear His reply and how to keep the conversation going. It helps readers see themselves as God sees them. It opens readers up to the truth. It's filled with remarkable examples of the amazing things people do when they are living according to truth (their "true identity") This is a really good book to study as a small group.

This is the best book I’ve ever read. I recommend this book to every person. It will change your life and help you establish a deep personal relationship with God. Amen🙏🏽

Wow! Wow! Excellent book! We read this book with three of our "couple" friends and it was so amazing we decided to buy the Living Fearless Journal - Group study and lead a 14 week group study. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. What an inspiration Jamie Winship is! I'm so thankful for his teaching on "Identity".

This book is filled with practical steps about how to hear from God and discover your own personal God-given identity and destiny. It is easy to read, understand and apply. It helps bring the Bible to life and helps make your relationship with God very personal, dynamic and meaningful. It is filled with stories and examples of what happens when we ask God the right questions and listen for His answers. It is definitely one of the best books I have ever read. There is so much practical truth to assimilate and apply that I will immediately read it again. I can't wait to get the workbook as well. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to be more confident about hearing from God and understanding who He designed you to be. It teaches you how to be set free from the lies that have kept you in bondage as you learn to live fearlessly. Everyone needs this, especially anyone who struggles with crippling anxiety.

I both loved and was uncomfortable with this book. It was particularly challenging to me as I grew up seeing spiritual abuse in the form of people claiming to have heard things directly from God that were clearly not and using those words to control others. Jamie Winship’s call for Christians to listen to God by asking him direct questions and writing down what comes to mind in that moment was difficult for me to accept. I also occasionally didn’t love his interpretations of Scripture. Particularly in the case for David’s fight with Goliath, it felt to me that David’s individual identity was emphasized over his collective identity as a member of God’s chosen people. I feel that the story focuses on the latter. I wish Winship would have talked more about collective fear and identity. His focus on individual identity and self-worth comes dangerously close to the social emphasis: “believe in yourself.” While it may seem like I have a lot of critiques, I loved his practical approach to prayer and confession. I had to ask myself the question, “Do I really believe the Spirit speaks today?” This approach is a very powerful and practical way for us to disciple one another and to lead the Church towards bringing the Kingdom here to this world now as we wait for Jesus to complete his work in us.

Incredible- a must read for everyone of any age & at any place in your transformation. Great wisdom flows from these pages and if you take the time to intentionally explore all that is offered within it, you will have found more gold that lasts.

Great read and principles explained are fundamental and life-changing to know and not be afraid to communicated with God of the Bible through his word and prayer including listening.

Alles super. Danke.

What moved me especially of this book it was the invitation to open up to the way God sees me. It’s providing a vision to receive fully what He has for our destiny and how to bring it to life.

This was lifechanging book and helped to reset me, Gave great examples and life stories. I cant wait for Jamies next book to come out. Will have to reread again until my identity is cemented on who God has created me to be.

good book. Easy to read and well thought through