She Believed HE Could, So She Did

Trading Culture's Lies for
​Christ-Centered Empowerment

Our culture has been lying to us. The world defines female empowerment as believing in yourself or looking within to find the power to succeed. But what happens when we grow weary from trying to do all the things?

Jesus offers a better way.  

Author, Becky Beresford used to believe some of society’s lies to women. But in God’s kindness, she came to the end of herself and embraced the healing truths found in Scripture.  

Are you tired and frustrated with the deceit of self-dependence? Becky shows us how to be free from the world's lies and God-dependent. 

In She Believed HE Could, So She Did, Becky invites us to join her as she dismantles commonly held misconceptions and lies so we can live in real freedom and godly confidence.  
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​This is a brave journey toward freedom as we learn to experience Christ-centered empowerment, not by believing in ourselves . . . but by trusting in our faithful God. Becky devotes chapters to the most common messages promoted by our culture and gives readers dependable biblical truths grounded in Gospel truth:  

• Believe in Your God vs. Believe in Yourself
• Speak THE truth vs. Speak Your Truth
• Follow Your King vs. Follow Your Heart
• You Be His vs. You Be You
• The Future is Found Together vs. The Future is Female
• And so much more!

With this book, you will discover how to rely on the Holy Spirit in order to battle cultural lies, put the enemy in his place, and live boldly for Jesus. You will be lifted of the burden to find strength in yourself and reassured of the hope, joy, and power that comes from living in Christ.

We don’t have to be the savior of our own stories. Did you know that?

​Contrary to what you’ve been told, true female empowerment doesn’t start with a woman. It starts with a man, and His name is Jesus Christ. 

In her new book, “She Believed HE Could, So She Did,” Becky debunks cultural myths and lies like:

• You are enough.
• You can do hard things. 
• You BE you. You DO you.
• Believe in yourself.
• Knowledge is power.
• You don’t have “enough faith.”
• Speak your truth. 

And my personal pet peeve favorite: "God will never give you more than you can handle." That's such a lie! If God didn't give us more than we could handle, how would we ever learn to depend on Him?

You can actually start reading the first chapter today!

A few of my favorite quotes from Becky's book:

​“Declaring ourselves as [you are] enough only reiterates culture’s narrative that everything is dependent on you and about you. Thankfully, because of God’s grace and kindness, it’s not! Circumstances and your identity are dependent on Christ because He will be more than enough for you and me, which makes us more than enough in Him. It’s time we say  enough to being enough.”

​“…You Can Do Hard Things. And on the  surface level, we can. God has made His daughters strong in multiple ways. But what happens when we peek just below the surface of our own efforts? What happens when we look at the inner workings of our hearts as we face the hardships of life head-on?  

The answer can be summed up in one sentence: We find a world of weary women.  

We grow weary from pushing and pulling and prying to make things happen. We feel tired after using every ounce of energy we have to serve those we love. We’re exhausted in the depths of our aching bones because we’ve taken on too much and now we’re worn too thin. 

It’s a tricky business, doing hard things. Many women come to accept the normalcy of being weary because what we are striving to do is often simultaneously hard and good. Being weary becomes worth it. We were made to do good for the glory of God’s kingdom, but should it be at the expense of barely surviving or feeling like we can’t breathe? Sometimes we can wear weariness like a badge of honor because weariness proves we are doing all we possibly can. But according to the God of rest, we may be doing hard things in a much harder way.”

“God will never give you more than you can handle….The Lord allows hard situations to happen in our lives, many being more than we can handle, in order to emphasize His faithfulness to save. If we could handle it all, why would we need Jesus? It’s in the moments  when we are too weak that God’s greatness shines through….In God’s economy being  weak brings about strength, because Christ’s power enables us to do  every hard thing. So, the next time you feel like you’ve been given more than you can handle, remember, no amount of girl power can compare to God’s  power.”

“At some point everyone will encounter an “only God” moment. It’s  the eye-opening realization that we’ve done everything we can, and yet  we can’t change what is happening. We’ve run out of ideas, resources, or  skills and all that’s left is to trust and wait.  Yet in this uncomfortable space a necessary unraveling starts to take  place. We begin to see how the message of this world doesn’t align with  our actual experience. We try to put our trust in what we can do, [Believe in yourself.] but life  shows us that believing in ourselves is not always enough. Depending  on our dependability does not guarantee security or success. And while  this disconnect makes us feel uneasy, God wants us to linger here in  order to understand what’s true…. So we need to make a choice. We’ve been invited to become gospel centered women, not women centered around self. Our faith cannot be  shaken when Christ is our foundation because overcoming depends on  what God has done on our behalf. This is complete foolishness to the  world. They cannot grasp how trusting in God can bring confidence,  since we lose a sense of control.”

“Sir Francis Bacon once said, “Knowledge is power.” Even though this  statement may have good motives behind it, knowledge by itself lacks  the transformative punch. God’s Word makes it clear that raw knowledge does not produce saving belief. James, the earthly brother of Jesus,  wrote to the early Jewish believers saying, “You say you have faith, for  you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror” (James 2:19). I remember reading  this for the first time and thinking, “Wait, this has to be a typo. Demons  believe in God too? How is my belief different from theirs?” Praise God,  the difference is night and day. Knowledge takes root in the head. Belief takes root in the heart. We can know something is true and choose not to trust it. Our  enemy and his demons know about God. They recognize Christ’s  authority, but they rebel instead of repenting. They sin instead of  submitting. They don’t trust God, even though God is the standard for  all truth. Knowledge is only powerful if belief backs it. Instead of only knowing about God, we need to know Him personally…Possessing knowledge about Jesus is not the same as truly knowing  Jesus and being changed by His personhood. This tangible transformation testifies to a faith that’s truly alive.”

What cultural myths and lies have you been conned into believing?

About the Author
Becky Beresford lives in North Carolina and is happily outnumbered by her husband and three wonderful boys. She is an author, speaker, and coach with a master's certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship from Moody Theological Seminary. Becky loves encouraging God’s daughters to embrace Christ-centered empowerment through the truth found in the Gospel. Connect with Becky at BeckyBeresford.com or follow her on Instagram or Facebook.

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