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Tame the motley crew within!
Who's driving your bus today?
| Control Freak | Inner Thug | Inner Gollum |
| Inner Critic | Inner Brat | Ned Flanders |
| Procrastinator | Inner Wimp | Inner Dummy |
| Church Lady | Inner Con Artist | Inner Pharisee |
| Inner Addict | Inner Glutton | Shopaholic |
| Inner Judge | Inner Loser | Abuser |
| Inner Flirt | Inner Coward | Inner Felon |
Click here for free downloadable character profile sheets!
The goal of this website is to put YOU - the best part of you - in the driver's seat of your life, not your Inner Mess.
A spiritual roadmap for everyday people...
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Regular people who want to understand the crazy stuff that mucks up your life.
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Couples and parents who want healthy families and happy marriages.
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Single people who want to quit picking losers.
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Business leaders who know they must succeed in the inner world before they can succeed in the marketplace.
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Seekers who are investigating Jesus and his way of life.
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Jesus-followers who are sick of legalism, guilt, and shame.
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Group leaders, counselors, and pastors who desire a resource to help others grow.
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Twelve-step group and Celebrate Recovery group members trying to get a grip on their inner demons.
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Anybody who has thrown in the towel on WWJD lifestyle and wants new hope.
"As a Pastor of many years here in the UK, I was astonished at the way your book opened up some areas of my life that needed examination!!! Thanks for your honesty and frankness." Graham, pastor in Wales
"With outrageous humor and razor-sharp insight, Bill Giovannetti addresses head-on the core problems that mess up our lives." Robb from Redding, CA
The Top 20 Ways to Know Your Inner Mess is Driving Your Bus
2. Overeating and undereating
3. Confusion over your life with God
4. Guilt and Shame
5. Overachieving and underachieving
6. Sarcasm and cynicism
7. Shallow/Superficial marriage, dating, or friendships
8. You're a brat, bridezilla, thug, jerk, or felon
9. Overly concerned (or unconcerned) with how you look
10. Addiction: alcohol, gambling, drugs, shopping, sexual
11. Pornography, affairs, crossing sexual boundaries
12. Self-righteousness, judgmentalism, religious superiority
13. You're living in a financial mess
14. Perfectionism
15. Tired of pedaling up the wrong hill
16. Leading a double life
17. Abusiveness, cruelty in your life
18. God seems distant, harsh, or indifferent
19. Indecisiveness, ‘failure to launch’
20. A shallow life and relationship with God
* Click Inner Mess Resources for recommended readings, links, FAQ's, downloads, and more. Don't miss the FREE downloadable study guide, containing the chapter questions from the book, in a convenient format for group discussion or personal reflection.
* If you are a PASTOR (or GROUP LEADER or STUDY TEACHER), you can find a 3 part curriculum, called HOW I STOPPED TRYING TO BE LIKE JESUS AND IMPROVED MY SANCTIFICATION here. You'll find a 22 page participants guide, zipped Powerpoint files, and a teacher's script.
* Under the Inner Mess Scriptures link you'll find Bible verses about the Inner Mess (the flesh) and verses to help heal your Father Wound.
Dr. Bill Giovannetti is the senior pastor at Neighborhood Church in northern California. His messages are dedicated to helping God's people reach their potential, not by their own power, but by God's power through grace. Bill writes for numerous publications, teaches as adjunct professor at Simpson University, and runs a blog at maxgrace.com. He lives near the snow-capped mountains and pristine lakes of northern California with his wife and two kids. Click here for more info.
- Here's an excerpt from the book...
"On my very first official date with my yet-to-be wife, I ran from her screaming like a schoolgirl. I left her to fend for herself against the hissing onslaught of a provoked attacker. In my defense, the attack caught both of us by surprise. My fright-and-flight reaction was completely understandable. After all, how often does a city boy like me come face to face with a marauding wild goose?
"I had planned a nice date at a local fishing hole. Chicago is not known for its pristine streams or mountain-fed lakes. So we went to the The Fisherman’s Dude Ranch. The Dude Ranch offered three small trout ponds, two catfish ponds, and a cute lake. That sounds pathetic to me, now that I live in a region surrounded by rushing rivers and massive lakes. At least we were guaranteed to catch fish.
"So, loaded with fishing gear, we arrived at the Dude Ranch. I put my best foot forward, eager to show this beautiful woman how manly, self-assured, and noble I was. We planned to catch a few trout, pan-fry them in lemon butter, and share a memorable date.
"It was memorable, all right.
"We walked toward our fishing spot, smiling and goofing around as first-date couples do, oblivious to the beady eyes tracking us like the quarry we’d soon become. The attack came out of nowhere. One moment I’m the coolest guy in the world, certain I’m making a great impression on my date. The next moment, a frenzy of feathers, feet, and beak assaults me. The goose charged, flapping its massive wings, hissing like a snake, and trying to peck me where no man should be pecked.
"As I said, I’m a city boy. I’ve even dabbled in martial arts. At that time, I’d been working out, so I was muscular and fit (having kids changes a lot of things). If a mugger had attacked us, no problem. But this was a wild goose. So I did what any red-blooded city boy would do when being attacked by a wild goose..."
[From How to Keep Your Inner Mess from Trashing Your Outer World, Chapter 16, "The Secret Weapon"]
“ The book you are holding in your hands is a realistic, down to earth examination of our "Inner Mess" and the remedy God has for our "unwanted" trash." In these pages, my friend Bill Giovannetti, holds up a mirror to show us who we are on the inside and how we can apply Scripture to our inner world. You will not only want to read this book, but pass it along to a friend. The truth can't be told more clearly than this!”