Book Review: Into the Deep by Lauren Gaskill
Develop enduring faith for the turbulent waters of life.
Following Jesus doesn’t guarantee sunny skies and smooth sailing. In fact, the waters of life are often tumultuous, crashing over us. Sometimes we can feel that we’re drowning in a sea of confusion, division, frustration, complacency, or disillusionment. We need more than a shallow faith to survive these deep waters.
Into the Deep is an invitation to dive headfirst into a life of courageous faith. With endearing warmth and authenticity, Lauren Gaskill shares how she and others have learned to swim with Jesus in the deep waters of life—facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, and chronic illness—only to discover a more authentic, enduring faith that cannot be shaken by circumstances. In addition to examining the character of God and the lives of women and men of the Bible who chose to dive deeper with God, she provides practical examples and tools that help us take our faith to the next level by learning to make decisions by faith alone, control our reactions to overwhelming situations, and live a life rooted in love.
Get ready to exchange fear and frustration for the boldness, courage, and holy confidence that lead to a life of deep faith and joy!
This book needs to catch on like wildfire.
Into the Deep by Lauren Gaskill is an authentic look at real life. Lauren shares her own journey with anxiety and chronic illness, but Into the Deep is so much more. She shares other experiences the reader can relate to. Encouragement. And so much Scripture to spur us on. I love the water visual, and although the Bible stories are familiar, the author brings new life to them. I honestly thought this book might be one of those with good intentions that ends up sounding like all the rest. Turns out, Into the Deep was one I needed to drink in slowly because it was so full of information to highlight and absorb.
Instead of sounding like the rest, Into the Deep stands out. No matter what your struggle or discouragement, count on Into the Deep to bring you from treading water to diving in and swimming with God confidence.
Read an excerpt of Into the Deep HERE.
To purchase Into the Deep, click HERE.
I received Into the Deep from Abingdon Press for review purposes. All opinions expressed are my own.
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Lauren Gaskill is an author, speaker and host of the Finding Joy podcast and Finding Joy Ladies Night Out events. After being diagnosed with an incurable connective tissue disorder, Lauren made it her life mission to encourage others to fight for faith and find joy — no matter what life’s circumstances might bring.
