I find that reading Christian living books and personal growth books really help my walk with God. Seen Secure Free – How a Life Hidden with Christ Strengthens and Transforms You sounded like the perfect next book for me to read.
About the Book
In a world that screams, “Be seen! Be known!” and often measures value by likes, shares and follows, it’s easy to feel invisible, unheard, unloved. But God’s Word offers a powerful and freeing counternarrative: true treasure is actually found in the “hidden” life of Christ.
Somewhere along the way, we’ve confused our level of visibility with our value. We’ve mixed up fame with fruitfulness. We’ve equated exposure with excellence.
But what if we stopped trying so hard to be seen, recognized, and affirmed by the world around us? What if there’s a different way of living altogether?
In “Seen Secure Free,” Allison Allen delves into Colossians 3:3, reminding us of the profound truth that our lives are hidden with Christ in God. Through captivating insights drawn from nature, history, and Scripture, she invites readers to embrace a different way of living—one that transcends the relentless pursuit of recognition and applause from the world.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll discover within the pages of this transformative book:
Let go of the pressure to be recognized and praised by others;
Release the resentment that comes from feeling unseen or misunderstood;
Find contentment in a loving God who knows you deeply;
Find security in a powerful God who establishes your identity, worth, and purpose;
Reset your motivations and goals to align with his kingdom; and
Feel freed to pursue new adventures with Jesus
Seen Secure Free
In Seen Secure Free, Allison Allen combines the history of the Outer Banks, with stories of her time on the beaches there, to help us learn to see, and focus on, what God is doing in our lives.
We learn that times of being hidden, concealment, are a time of preparation. God sees us.
“Waiting time is Christ is never wasted time.” page 71
In the Seen section of the book, the author discusses social media. Are we looking for likes and shares to be seen. Or are we looking to God first.
In Secure, the author points out our roots. Where are our roots? We need to examine, and re-examine, where we have planted our roots. So when He calls us forward to do something, we can go boldly, because we know that our roots are anchored in God.
“The longer I walk with Jesus, the more I believe with all my heart that He makes far more use of my consecrated weakness than He does of my so called strengths.” page 165
In the Free section, we learn that because God sees us, and we are secure with our roots in Him, we are free. We are free because he goes before us in every life situation, the good, the bad, the big, and the small.
“We matter to the One who matters – who sees us, secures, us, and ultimately frees us – that is more than enough.” page 186
Seen Secure Free Book Review
I have loved reading Seen Secure Free. I really love the last paragraph of the book.
“Lean into these life-changing gifts, friend. And keep looking up to the One who sees you as you walk the ocean’s edge all the way home.” page 228
Throughout the book, there are “Concealed Characters” sections. A Concealed Character is a person in the Bible that we don’t know much about. They may be unnamed, as One of Many Others, A Son of Korah, The Bent Woman. Or the Bible may mention them by name, without going into their whole story. The author uses each of these to help us see their story, what the characters may have seen or said, to help us see what the lessons in this book might look like in others lives.
I loved that each chapter of the book ended with a prayer. A prayer to help use learn, and apply to our lives, what was talked about in the chapter.
Seen Secure Free shows us just what the title says. That we are SEEN by God, that we can be SECURE in God, and that God sets us FREE. Free from what holds us down in this world, what the world says about us, so we can be who He wants us to be.
Buy your copy of Seen Secure Free HERE. When you purchase from their site, you will also receive a free devotional based on the book, as well as several printables.
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Disclosure: I received a copy of Seen Secure Free for review purposes. Opinions are 100% my own.
