Joyce Meyer’s name has been echoing for years because of her unwavering offer of assistance to women all over the globe, and now she takes on the battle of confidence with The Confident Woman. Whenever gender comparisons are made, we are aware that women are more insecure compared to men. This is how our society has always been, the men are the strong ones and the women are the weak ones. And even though time itself has proven that men and women are just equal in nearly all aspects of life, a lot of women are still trapped with the mindset and self-image of inferiority. Why do you believe is that?

The Confident Woman is constructed in an easy-to-comprehend form that is applicable for women of all ages. And just like all other works by Meyer, this is very religiously-rooted. The book opens with a story that we have long been familiar of, Adam and Eve. With this story, Meyer tells that women and men are designed to be equal creations of God, and that there is no reason for them to fight one another. And for the following sections, Meyer uses more texts from the Bible to support her point that men and women are not meant to be enemies.

But the book does not only tackle the confidence issues that women gain from their differences with men, but also from their own gender as well. The Confident Women takes its readers to an elaborated trip to the past, picking out dates in time that had influenced the way women looks at themselves in the present. The book also states the misconceptions that we have carried to our lives now, such as a woman should be quiet and pleasing at all times. But what’s disappointing is that a lot of women are actually living up to follow these rules.

In addition, Meyer discusses the presence of fear and how it influences women to just break down and let society take control of them. And she suggests the most powerful weapon that any woman can use to battle their fears, a strong faith in God. Because no matter what happens, it is only through confidence in God that people really find confidence in themselves.

Over all, Meyer did a great job writing down exactly what women need to know. With her straight and clear elaboration of the seven characteristics that makes a confident woman, every woman can easily apply it to themselves. A lot of the matters we consider lightly in life are not really as light, because they some of them eventually become the reasons as to why women are not that confident. The Confident Woman has a message that it successfully gives to its readers, it is not fully original, but it is stated in exquisite originality.