The Discerning Life

An Invitation to Notice God in Everything

by Stephen Macchia, K.C. Bragg

On Sale: 2022-03-15

Book Summary

Spiritual discernment is often equated with decision making and strategic planning, but it begins with a preference for God. Out of this, we listen to and obey God. In The Discerning Life, Stephen A. Macchia raises the banner for spiritual discernment as a lifestyle of preferring God in our personal lives, relationships, leadership, and service.

About the Book

Spiritual discernment is a key theme in the Scriptures. From the Garden when Adam and Eve turned away from the simplest terms of a relationship with God, to the Garden when John the Apostle wrote the book of Revelation to a distracted people anticipating eternity, discerning God has been the heart of the matter. In modern times, however, we have forgotten the basic premise of practicing a preference for God, out of which we then are invited to live for God. Instead, we have implanted strategic planning, head-to-head battling, and will-of-God knowing in its place. In The Discerning Life, Stephen A. Macchia seeks to upend the one-eyed and limited Christian understandings of spiritual discernment and invite you to reconsider how to prioritize the care of your soul, the grace of your community, and the mission of your life, church, and organizations. When we have a fuller understanding of how spiritual discernment matters to the whole of our lives, we will in turn encourage others to follow likewise and then lean fully into the mission, mandate, and message of the whole counsel of God.

Appendixes that include a discernment process and a forty-day prayer and reflection resource are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Product Details

  • Imprint: Zondervan
  • On Sale: 2022-03-15
  • Publisher: Zondervan
  • Publication Date: 2022-03-15
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  • Category 1 : RELIGION / Christian Life / Spiritual Growth
  • Category 2 : RELIGION / Christian Life / Personal Growth
  • Category 3 : RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Discipleship
  • Category 4 : RELIGION / Christian Church / Leadership