Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul in These Turbulent Times - Kindle edition by Eldredge, John. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

I have read most of his books, which throughout the years has been a very rewarding pattern with John's messages. This one is timed very well given our culture, country's challenges, and persisting global dynamics. Can help with what to focus on, he is right on target with his efforts.Fathered by God was profoundly written.

I’m reading Resilient for the second time, this time with the companion study guide, PAUSE app and a journal. John Eldridge is a wise author who knows our souls were made for Union with God, who imparts resilience. The app is a 30-day journey I recommend you take. I feel and see God’s presence as we are becoming more and more intimate. I write the scripture in my journal and have been drawing pictures so my roots go down deep into His Word and His Love. This is lifetime journey and I highly recommend these tools for abiding more with Jesus and less in the worries of the world, while He gives much needed rest to your soul.

This is John’s best book yet. I have several of his and this one surpasses Waking the Dead. There is both a depth here of God’s heart, as well as a gentle drawing closer to the love, peace and heart of the Father. There is a soothing balm in the words of compassion and gentleness, and a welcoming into life with Jesus to heal and “restore my resilience.” Thank you, John and crew. I got the “Pause” app and it has provided an amazing time with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in ways I’ve not experienced before. The prompts there to “linger” (I think that’s John’s new favorite word 😊) slowly, inch by inch, provided me a union with God such that I hear Him speaking to my heart and mind more frequently. It is amazing. Thank you, John, all those behind the tender voices on the app, and all involved in producing this life-giving tool to draw us all closer to the heart of the Father.

John Eldrige has always been one of my favorite writers once I was fortunate enough to have discovered him. He writes to my soul, straight to my heart. This is because he gets it. He gets the struggle of being in this world. He understands too the victory that Jesus has already won - and the tension between those two realities. Reading this book will help you slow down, take a deep breath, and focus on the God who can help you with the pace of life and the challenges of the day. I love how he starts each chapter with a real-life situation or story that we can relate to and allows him to expound on his points, and then ends with a vulnerable, heart-felt open prayer to bring application to our spirit. The theme running through his works is that God is after our heart, but so is our enemy. All of life is related to that struggle, that battle. The timing of the book is too, because just Eldridge, we have all gone through more than we know these past couple years and lost some things along the way during the pandemic. If we are not aware and careful - it impacts our heart and the way we see life, which he so eloquently discusses. He calls the book "a survival guide" with "tools for strengthening heart and soul". That alone should be the reason you too want to read this one. I was advanced a copy through NetGalley and the publisher for an honest review without commitment to recommend the book, though it was so good I did buy a copy for myself.

This was a very good read. Focusing on the peace and hope that many are yearning for.