Author Russell D. Ward delves into the reasons readers feel adrift from God and how Christians can create or renew a power-filled relationship with Him. Learn more at www.promisedlandbook.com Loss has brought change into your lap. You are looking for perspective. Perhaps you are asking God, what is the meaning of my pain? or Is there meaning in my pain? WLDMS 90 Day Devotional Book’s approach will penetrate your heart and illuminate your journey. Each devotional entry is designed to stir prayerful thought and reflection as you travel through the Wilderness. When you return to the devotional book time and time again, you will have a better sense what has changed and how God has moved in your life. As you journey through the Wilderness, you learn to acquire different “tools” and put them in your spiritual toolbox. These tools are traits such as courage, endurance, prayer, fasting, obedience, patience, etc. You will return often to the toolbox to make use of them. These traits are the heartbeat of the devotional book. Devotional Outline: Day 1 – 11 Why Are You Here? Day 12 – 25 Specific Purposes Present to Your Situation Day 26 – 55 Pushed to Change Day 56 – 77 Becoming a Courageous Person Day 78 – 90 God’s Ways are Not Always Direct, But on Course Key questions or thoughts highlighted: How am I coping with this strange way of life? Initially, the path is filled with change, pain, and struggle. Don’t allow loss to distract you from your relationship with God. God will bring your life to order. God knows what He’s doing. He’s allowing this event to happen for a reason. Remain committed to The Lord during this difficult season. As time unfolds, the focus lessons on the loss. God is bringing something fresh, full of hope. Am I allowing The Lord to order my steps? God’s relentless love protects and directs you. The journey changed me on the inside. Do I have an unselfish concern for others? I will share the wonderful things God does. Being in the Wilderness can be overwhelming, as one grapples with dead ends, setbacks, detours and delays. God DOES have a plan of escape. Moses, Joshua, David, Job, Jesus and Paul were not exempt from experiencing a Desert time in their life – and they would call themselves blessed that they did! The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you—and more [besides] will be given to you who hear. (Mark 4:24b AMPC).

When Life Doesn’t Make Sense is a timely, immensely practical and compelling book. Believers are trying to process a troubling season of life – grief, unemployment, money problems, divorce, sickness, relationships loss – to name a few. When someone is overwhelmed by loss, a hole is burning in their soul. They ask… What is the meaning of my pain? or is there meaning in my pain? Russell exposes the link between the New Normal and a profound spiritual event – The Wilderness. An unsettling place of emptiness, darkness, and suffering. The Wilderness is unplanned, unscheduled, and unwelcome. Being in the Wilderness can be overwhelming, as one grapples with dead ends, setbacks, detours and delays. God DOES have a plan of escape. Moses, Joshua, David, Job, Jesus and Paul were not exempt from experiencing a Desert time in their life – and they would call themselves blessed that they did! There is hope. God leads you through the pain and pressure of the Wilderness to The Promised Land – a place of peace, fruitfulness, and freedom. As you journey through the Wilderness, you acquire different “tools” and put them in your spiritual toolbox. These tools are traits such as courage, endurance, prayer, fasting, obedience, patience, etc. You will often return to your toolbox to make use of them. When Life Doesn’t Make Sense is an immensely practical book filled with true-to-life stories. Its approach will penetrate your heart and illuminate your journey. Your present trial could be what sets off a great move of God in your life. The Desert is a litmus test to expose what state of mind you are operating under, with the purpose of freeing you from an incorrect mindset. God planned for the Israelites something greater than simply having them travel from one place to another. They were being reprogrammed to accept their new assignment. When you follow their story, there is a misconception that being in the Wilderness is punishment. We are broken and humbled in the Desert. It is there we learn to rely on God’s provision. The longer correction is resisted, the greater the hindrance to spiritual growth. Correction prepares your heart to meet God in a new way. It is the primary means by which God reveals His character in us. There are some who elect to live and die in the Wilderness. If they choose to do so, it leads down a path to immoral and destructive behavior. God brings His people into difficult situations to shape and train them. Adversity is necessary to ready a soldier for battle conditions. The Lord always fulfills His promises, unfolding them when the time is right. Each chapter is written with great respect for the complexity of your situation. Russell delves into the reasons readers feel adrift from God and how Christians can create or renew a power-filled relationship with Him. Learn more at www.promisedlandbook.com. Learn more about Russell at www.russellward.com

The sole priority for Christian mystics is serving the Kingdom of God. They develop absolute trust in a Divine Plan. Sharing pieces of Godly wisdom is the cornerstone of the Christian mystic’s heart. Wisdom is the ability to see life from God’s viewpoint. The Lord responds to an open vessel to dispense His wisdom to bless those in need. Wisdom comes in different forms and functions. It is brought forth just at the right moment. It’s time for the church to alter its course. Millions of people are being pushed aside because the local church doesn’t know how to address their needs and longings. Christian mystics will create new models of ministry and outreach that are palatable in today’s world. They share God’s love to reinvigorate those that have fallen off the path. Christian mysticism has been acknowledged for many generations. In today’s world, there is a growing acceptance of mystic thought. They are leaders, teachers and spiritual directors who propose new ideas and models for the Christian community. They function as change agents. Mystic is associated with the New Testament word, mysterion– secret or being outside the range of unassisted natural apprehension, can be made known only by Divine revelation, and is made known in a manner and at a time appointed by God, and to those only who illumined by His Spirit. Truth revealed. Some view the form and function of today’s church as inconsistent and incomplete. They feel something new and fresh needs to be introduced to the Christian community. Christian mystics are part of that discussion. They are an integral influence on the current spiritual culture. The Christian Mystic Is Filled with Wisdom Fasts Is Disciplined Imparts Unlocks Releases Blesses Encourages Transforms Climbs Spiritual Mountains Learn more about Christian Mysticism: www.christian-mystic.com/ and www.christianmysticbook.com Learn more about Russell: www.russellward.com

Author Russell D. Ward delves into the reasons readers feel adrift from God and how Christians can create or renew a power-filled relationship with Him. Loss has brought change into your lap. You are looking for perspective. Perhaps you are asking God, what is the meaning of my pain? or Is there meaning in my pain? WLDMS 90 Day Devotional Book's approach will penetrate your heart and illuminate your journey. Each devotional entry is designed to stir prayerful thought and reflection as you travel through the Wilderness. When you return to the devotional book time and time again, you will have a better sense what has changed and how God has moved in your life. As you journey through the Wilderness, you learn to acquire different "tools" and put them in your spiritual toolbox. These tools are traits such as courage, endurance, prayer, fasting, obedience, patience, etc. You will return often to the toolbox to make use of them. These traits are the heartbeat of the devotional book. Devotional Outline: Day 1 - 11 Why Are You Here? Day 12 - 25 Specific Purposes Present to Your Situation Day 26 - 55 Pushed to Change Day 56 - 77 Becoming a Courageous Person Day 78 - 90 God's Ways are Not Always Direct, But on Course Key questions or thoughts highlighted: How am I coping with this strange way of life? Initially, the path is filled with change, pain, and struggle. Don't allow loss to distract you from your relationship with God. God will bring your life to order. God knows what He's doing. He's allowing this event to happen for a reason. Remain committed to The Lord during this difficult season. As time unfolds, the focus lessons on the loss. God is bringing something fresh, full of hope. Am I allowing The Lord to order my steps? God's relentless love protects and directs you. The journey changed me on the inside. Do I have an unselfish concern for others? I will share the wonderful things God does. Being in the Wilderness can be overwhelming, as one grapples with dead ends, setbacks, detours and delays. God DOES have a plan of escape. Moses, Joshua, David, Job, Jesus and Paul were not exempt from experiencing a Desert time in their life - and they would call themselves blessed that they did! The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you-and more [besides] will be given to you who hear. (Mark 4:24b AMPC). Learn more at www.promisedlandbook.com

Most of us know “how to” get healthy. Where things often fall apart is with our “want to.” In Lysa TerKeurst’s book Made to Crave, she helps women find the missing link between our desire to be healthy and the spiritual empowerment necessary to make that happen. But when French fries are so close and God feels so far away, we need more than nineteen chapters to stay motivated and on track. That’s why Lysa wrote this daily devotional with sixty inspirational entries. There is plenty of new material not in the original book, as well as your favorite nuggets of wisdom from Made to Crave. In this devotional you will find: A daily opening Scripture Thought for the Day Devotion Closing prayer Just like the Made to Crave book, this Made to Crave Devotional is not a how-to-get-healthy book. It is the road to finding the lasting “want to” that extends far beyond the surface issues of weighing less and wanting to wear a smaller clothes size. There’s a spiritual battle going on. It’s real. And it’s amazing how perfectly the Bible gives us specific ways to find victory over our food struggles. Even for girls who don’t crave carrots.

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

What you believe about God sets the foundation of the person you will become. In God Has a Name, pastor and New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer invites you to rethink many of the prevalent myths and misconceptions about God and weigh them against what God actually tells us about himself. After all, what you believe about God will ultimately shape the type of person you become. We all live at the mercy of our ideas, and nowhere is this more true than our ideas about God. The problem is many of our ideas about God are wrong. Not all wrong, but wrong enough to form our souls in detrimental and disheartening ways. God Has a Name is a simple yet profound guide to understanding God in a new light--focusing on what God says about himself in the Bible. This one shift has the potential to radically alter how you relate to God, not as a doctrine, but as a relational being who responds to you in an elastic, back-and-forth way. John Mark Comer takes you line by line through Exodus 34:6-8--Yahweh's self-revelation on Mount Sinai, one of the most quoted passages in the Bible. Along the way, Comer addresses some of the most profound questions he came across as he studied these noted lines in Exodus, including: Why do we feel this gap between us and God? Could it be that a lot of what we think about God is wrong? Not all wrong, but wrong enough to mess up how we relate to him? What if our "God" is really a projection of our own identity, ideas, and desires? What if the real God is different, but far better than we could ever imagine? No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, God Has a Name invites you to step into a fresh and biblically rooted vision of who God is that has the potential to alter your life with God and shape who you become.

Too many people think the formula for doing what they want is to wait for a "golden opportunity" to arrive somewhere in the hazy future, rather than taking advantage of the time right in front of them. This leaves them distracted, filling their lives with busy work and chatter. If you find yourself in a place where you feel like there is something more in life for you, find yourself stuck in a rut, or think you should be happy because you've "made it," but find yourself searching for more, the 90 Day Life reveals how to actually break away from feeling stuck in life and create the life you truly want in 90 days. It will guide you on how to stop letting unhappiness, stress, and life routines become your norm, so you can hit the reset button and get more fulfillment and joy from your life. It will help you reassess what's working for your life right now and what isn't. It will put the focus back on what you want, rather than what you're supposed to do. Together we'll go from a transformation from living life on autopilot to being in the driver's seat.

We all have doubts that challenge our faith. We wonder whether the Bible still matters, or whether God is truly as loving and personal as we hope. In his first ever devotional, The Logic of God, apologist Ravi Zacharias offers 52 readings that explain how and why Christianity, the Bible, and God are still relevant, vital, and life-changing for us today. To all our dilemmas Ravi says, "I am convinced that Jesus Christ alone uniquely answers the deepest questions of our hearts and minds." With a remarkable grasp of biblical facts and a deep understanding of the questions that trouble our hearts, Ravi tackles the most difficult topics with ease and understanding. But The Logic of God is more than intellectual; it is also personal, offering thoughtful wisdom on: when Jesus draws especially near you the deep ray of hope found in God's Word how God transforms disappointments why prayer matters how genuine peace is possible making sense of suffering The Logic of God is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller. The Logic of God was named the 2020 ECPA Christian Book Award winner for Bible Study category. Ravi makes profound biblical truth easy to understand. And if your life is busy, this book is designed for you! It addresses 52 topics that you can read over the course of one year or slowly digest at your own pace. Each entry includes a scripture, questions for reflection, and some practical application steps. When you're struggling with questions and doubts, confused, curious, or just want a clearer way to express your faith The Logic of God has answers that satisfy the heart and the mind.