The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything

The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything

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  • Author：Stephen Macchia
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Summary

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 readers and leaders to reconsider how they prioritize the care of their souls， the grace of their communities， and the mission of their lives， churches， 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。

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Reviews

Jake Bishop ，

Really helpful book！！

Rowena Day ，

“Perhaps the greatest work any person of faith is called to is to learn to pay attention to God。 To learn to see God at work in the everyday events of life and to hear God’s voice in the sacred scriptures and the life of another is of enormous significance to the person who seeks to live a life of faithfulness。” Pg 230This encapsulates in words the desires and deepest longings of my heart as I picked up Steve Macchia’s book “The Discerning Life”。 He acts as an experienced and humble guide descri “Perhaps the greatest work any person of faith is called to is to learn to pay attention to God。 To learn to see God at work in the everyday events of life and to hear God’s voice in the sacred scriptures and the life of another is of enormous significance to the person who seeks to live a life of faithfulness。” Pg 230This encapsulates in words the desires and deepest longings of my heart as I picked up Steve Macchia’s book “The Discerning Life”。 He acts as an experienced and humble guide describing in depth and practically how to rest and trust in God’s goodness and notice him in everything。 Nothing in life is more important than the heart of the message in this book to help us mine the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God。 This is a book I will come back to again and again to grow in discernment and wisdom。 。。。more

Jen ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I admit I only caught about half of what I heard。 I blame my commute and thinking about work distracting me。 That being said， the half I did catch was ok。 Half of it hit the target， the rest missed by quite a bit。 Definitely needs to be re-listened to， as I missed too much and want to try to catch more of it。Narrator had a good， clear voice， which helped。3， needs a re-listen， stars。My thanks to Zondervan and libro。fm for an eAudio copy of this book to listen to and review。

Ian ，

Richard Foster in his endorsement for this excellent book， really sums it up: " Steve Macchia has placed spiritual discernment smack in the middle of everyday life 。。。 exactly where it belongs！" Discernment isn't just about making decisions but as Macchia defines， 'discernment is about practicing a preference for God。" To walk through our day， every element of our day， and wait on， listen to and respond to God。Filled with some lovely stories using his much-loved home as a frequent analogy plus o Richard Foster in his endorsement for this excellent book， really sums it up: " Steve Macchia has placed spiritual discernment smack in the middle of everyday life 。。。 exactly where it belongs！" Discernment isn't just about making decisions but as Macchia defines， 'discernment is about practicing a preference for God。" To walk through our day， every element of our day， and wait on， listen to and respond to God。Filled with some lovely stories using his much-loved home as a frequent analogy plus other examples through his many years of leading others in the practice， Macchia provides a tried， tested and tweaked process for exercising discernment。 For engaging God throughout our days and also through the big decisions whether as individuals or in a group situation。It's a book that is best read slowly， taking many notes and I'd expect it will be one that I will return to repeatedly and most likely almost immediately。 Discernment is so important for us who claim to walk with God so we can live the lives that reflect the one He calls us to and to be that salt and that light we are asked to be。I was very fortunate to receive an early ebook copy of the book from the publisher via NetGalley having pre-ordered it without any expectations of a positive review。 。。。more

Christen ，

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a pre-release version。 Thank you to Zondervan for providing the resources to allow pre-readers to do a "reading retreat。" Thank you to the author for providing the additional information available through the retreat。 To the reader， if you have the time， take the opportunity to listen to the Season 17 podcast done by the author and another LTI leader at https://www。leadershiptransformations。。。。 I found the podcasts to be very helpful。 They were not a repetiti Thank you to NetGalley for providing a pre-release version。 Thank you to Zondervan for providing the resources to allow pre-readers to do a "reading retreat。" Thank you to the author for providing the additional information available through the retreat。 To the reader， if you have the time， take the opportunity to listen to the Season 17 podcast done by the author and another LTI leader at https://www。leadershiptransformations。。。。 I found the podcasts to be very helpful。 They were not a repetition of the book， but instead were a great discussion of different ways to think about and apply the ideas present in the book。 They are well worth your time。I have been a person of faith for a long time。 What this book has done is to challenge me to become more aware of the extent to which I prevent my own progress in the faith。 I have found a great many ideas that I need to continue to implement well。What I appreciate about this book is that it assumes that you know a couple of things about following God。 And then it shows you that even the things you thought you knew were probably wrong。 I have come away from reading this book feeling inspired to do more to know God。 To do more to listen for His guidance。 To be intentional about what I do and how I pray to better see and experience the love of， grace of， and direction of God in my life。 There is a LOT of content in this book。 I think it is best experienced when you take the time to think through what is being said and you take the time to think through the questions。 There is too much in the book to be able to understand everything on one reading。 But I think everyone who is interested in a spiritual life will take away several ideas of things they can immediately seek to import into his or her life。 Whether it is doing community more deliberately， listening to others better， stopping to consider that God is trying to direct you whenever anything unusual happens， using Lectio Divina， beginning to open your heart to people who are not in your closest circle， or learning how to rest in God's love， there is something for you。 It's not the same as what is for me now， and it's probably not the same as it will be if you look at this book in a year。 But there will be something。The book includes theology and theory。 But it also has suggestions of practical steps that can be taken to implement an idea。 It is neither too heady nor a workbook。 It strikes the right balance of what one could do and what you can do to start （or get deeper）。 Recommended for all who want to know God more and who want to better hear and understand His direction in your life。 。。。more

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