Bamboozled By Jesus: How God Tricked Me into the Life of My Dreams
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- Author：Yvonne Orji
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Summary
Yvonne Orji is a thriving stand-up comic and actress， best known as Issa Rae's BFF on the HBO series， Insecure。 Now， as author and your new best friend， Yvonne shares the secret to the life of your dreams。
In her new book， Bamboozled by Jesus， Yvonne hilariously - and with tremendous wisdom - exposes the trials and victories she has experienced on the way to the life of her dreams。 Whatever greatness， whatever joy we may hope for， Yvonne is here to tell us that God has something even bigger and better in store for us - if we can just trust Him and be open to having our minds blown by His goodness， His creativity， and His knack for surprises！ From her early days as a wedding emcee and struggling comic to her recent Emmy nomination， Yvonne's story will encourage you to believe that more is possible for your own life when you let go and embrace the adventure。
Whether you're a college graduate coming up with your "next step" or a 30-something experiencing a sudden change in career or relationship status， Yvonne is here to remind you God has custom-designed your life to be magnificent， and by default， the magnificent is uncertain。 Living your best life forces you beyond your capacity and demands reckless abandon of your comfort zone。
Along with her own captivating stories， Yvonne takes a thoughtful look into the lives of some of her favorite characters from the Bible， breathing new life and fresh perspective into familiar stories about bravery， resilience， and taking risks。 If you're truly ready to live a life beyond your wildest dreams， hold on for the ride and be prepared to be bamboozled into a new way of thinking about embracing your unique destiny。
In her new book， Bamboozled by Jesus， Yvonne hilariously - and with tremendous wisdom - exposes the trials and victories she has experienced on the way to the life of her dreams。 Whatever greatness， whatever joy we may hope for， Yvonne is here to tell us that God has something even bigger and better in store for us - if we can just trust Him and be open to having our minds blown by His goodness， His creativity， and His knack for surprises！ From her early days as a wedding emcee and struggling comic to her recent Emmy nomination， Yvonne's story will encourage you to believe that more is possible for your own life when you let go and embrace the adventure。
Whether you're a college graduate coming up with your "next step" or a 30-something experiencing a sudden change in career or relationship status， Yvonne is here to remind you God has custom-designed your life to be magnificent， and by default， the magnificent is uncertain。 Living your best life forces you beyond your capacity and demands reckless abandon of your comfort zone。
Along with her own captivating stories， Yvonne takes a thoughtful look into the lives of some of her favorite characters from the Bible， breathing new life and fresh perspective into familiar stories about bravery， resilience， and taking risks。 If you're truly ready to live a life beyond your wildest dreams， hold on for the ride and be prepared to be bamboozled into a new way of thinking about embracing your unique destiny。
Reviews
Andrew
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In Bamboozled by Jesus， Yvonne Orji tells the story of how her life and how God bamboozled her into living out her dreams。 She revealed how she became a comedian and an actress on HBO’s show， Insecure。 She stated how this book is a “Get Yours” book and not a self-help book。 In the book she covered 25 lessons and divided into 5 sections， “The Burden， Building， Breakthrough， and Blessing”。 She uses humor and personal stories to convey the secrets to living out your dreams。 She begins the book by s In Bamboozled by Jesus， Yvonne Orji tells the story of how her life and how God bamboozled her into living out her dreams。 She revealed how she became a comedian and an actress on HBO’s show， Insecure。 She stated how this book is a “Get Yours” book and not a self-help book。 In the book she covered 25 lessons and divided into 5 sections， “The Burden， Building， Breakthrough， and Blessing”。 She uses humor and personal stories to convey the secrets to living out your dreams。 She begins the book by sharing how in the beginning how she was conceived。 Her parents already had three sons and they were done having kids。 But then God had other plans。 She jokes about how she was born holding her mother’s IUD in her hands。 She explained how this was her experience with being bamboozled by Jesus。 She also refers to how God is like a Sovereign Trickster sometimes acting like Ashton Kutcher in Punk’d。 She revealed the do’s and don’t of getting bamboozled。 One of the first rules was don’t check the fine print。 She joked about how many people don’t read the two thousand pages on Apple’s terms and conditions before agree to them。 She explained how that much attention to detail doesn’t help anybody。 She then goes on to explain how she come to know Jesus and how many of us don’t read the fine print when we choose to follow Jesus or if we did some of us might jump the ship。 She tells the story about how she was on the way to the club in her college days with her friend。 But her friend wanted to go to the church before they hit up the club。 She had also planned to wait until she turned 18 years old to lose her virginity and this was based on fear and not because of her faith。 She was three months away and had already planned how she was going to lost it。 God reached her and changed her mind and she decided to save it for marriage and at 37 years old she is still waiting。 She was able to surrender her life to Jesus and be changed。 She also looked at Joseph and retold the story in a modern twist and how he was bamboozled by Jesus。 I would recommend this awesome humous book to anyone who is needing a good laugh。 I also liked how she told the Biblical story in current times in order to provide some new insights and to also help readers to see the stories in a fresh preceptive。 I enjoyed how funny she was and how added humor to her own life story。 I loved how she related her lessons back to scriptures and teaching of Jesus。 One of my favorite chapters was the one on how our haters will be our elevators。 I liked how she shared how she overcame her own haters and what God has declared over our lives about how our enemies will be our footstools。 I also liked the bamboozled beliefs special section in the back of the book to provide readers with a morning mantra to encourage them to keep chasing their dreams。 。。。more
Leslie M。
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I've never heard of the author prior to this， but reading this book is like sitting down with a good girlfriend。 Getting real。 Sharing laughs。 Just what I needed！ The author shares life lessons blended with biblical principles。 It's NOT your average self-help book！ The chapters are short， and the pages fly by。 So much wisdom and humor in this book！ It's not an autobiography， yet the author does share her detours from being her parents dreams for her as a child to becoming the well-respected come I've never heard of the author prior to this， but reading this book is like sitting down with a good girlfriend。 Getting real。 Sharing laughs。 Just what I needed！ The author shares life lessons blended with biblical principles。 It's NOT your average self-help book！ The chapters are short， and the pages fly by。 So much wisdom and humor in this book！ It's not an autobiography， yet the author does share her detours from being her parents dreams for her as a child to becoming the well-respected comedienne she is。 （I'm going to have to go check her out now！）The book is divided into five sections: The Burden， The Building， The Breakthrough， The Blessing， and The Bonus。 So much of this book is relatable， and readers are likely to find themselves nodding and laughing along as they read。 I loved the section entitled "Bamboozled Beliefs。" Lots of truths to cling to！ I'll be posting some of these where I can read them regularly。 I like that there's a reader's guide， as well。Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy， but I wasn't required to leave a positive review。 。。。more
Misi
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I love Yvonne and love “Insecure” even more。 This book was alright and had its moments， but as a whole， I just didn’t love it。 It was substantially based in biblical references which surprised me。 3 stars ⭐️。 Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy。
Ancillar
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A huge thanks to Worthy Publishing for my e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I did scream when I saw the email because wow who wouldn’t？If you are expecting a book about a very perfect never stumbled and never failed a class human then this isn’t it！ In Bamboozled by Jesus Yvonne takes us through lessons from her life infused with Biblical principles and yes it’s not one of those long， boring books that make you snore wild awake。 The chapters are short （so perfect for me） and filled with wi A huge thanks to Worthy Publishing for my e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I did scream when I saw the email because wow who wouldn’t？If you are expecting a book about a very perfect never stumbled and never failed a class human then this isn’t it！ In Bamboozled by Jesus Yvonne takes us through lessons from her life infused with Biblical principles and yes it’s not one of those long， boring books that make you snore wild awake。 The chapters are short （so perfect for me） and filled with wisdom and humor。 You will be laughing， crying， nodding your head and low-key feel like you are having a conversation with your friend （Yvonne）。 She honestly depicts her journey from where she started from and where she is。 Expect to be bamboozled on the detours she took from a child whose parents wanted her to be a doctor （get the book and call me out） to the well-traveled and respected comedian she is。 If you have been struggling to trust God’s process GET this book。 。。。more
Leanne
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Whip smart and laugh out loud funny。
Tiasha ~ bachata。y。bengali
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