Relaxed
Walking with the One Who Is Not Worried about a Thing
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2024
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Publisher's Description
OVER 100,000 COPIES SOLD! We often try to do a lot for God — without him. Relaxed is a call to let go of spiritual performance, reject our cultural tendency to live under pressure, and find freedom to walk with God and toward God, one gentle step at a time. Jesus was never in a hurry to be anywhere other than where he was, trusting and obeying his Father. Could the same be said of us? We long to know peace, purpose, and contentment, but life's stresses, the world's discouragements, and our own striving for growth get in the way. In Relaxed, pastor and teacher Megan Fate Marshman explores what it means to set aside our addiction to trying to figure everything out and relish a slower, compelling, powerful, and relaxed life with God. As Megan takes us word by word through Proverbs 3:5-6, she helps us discover: The joy of a continual, intimate relationship with God What God calls us to do with the burden of shame and guilt What it looks like to be relaxed in the midst of grief, financial stress, mistakes, and fatigue The freedom and forgiveness of being found "in Christ" How to incorporate rhythms of walking with God into our everyday routines God never intended for us to be in control. As we lean away from our own understanding and into an intentionally relaxed spiritual life, we join Jesus in trusting a God who knows what he is doing--and isn't worried about a thing.
Endorsements (14)
“In a world full of distractions, this book is a gentle reminder from a trusted friend to take a deep and courageous breath when the wind has been knocked out of you, get your feet reset, and lean back into the strong arms of Jesus.”
“of the life God gives us.”
“Megan is the epitome of relaxed, California cool, but it’s clearly Christ in her that has brought the kind of peace that transcends the deepest losses. Her transformational words, hard won and true, are an invitation to receive the rest and hope and joy available when we finally let God lead us through life’s good/hard dance.”
“In her compelling, open-hearted style, Megan Fate Marshman takes us on a journey toward peace in our anxious age. Relaxed is a book that surprises, comforts, challenges, and inspires. It’s a life-changing read.”
Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing
“Megan Marshman has a unique ability to cut to the heart of the matter with the most poignant truth, but in a way that feels like salve on burn wounds. Megan shares candidly about her own experience of striving for needlessness and the rest and freedom that come from learning to trust God with all our hearts. We all need this message in this loud, chaotic, independent world.”
“If there’s something we could all use a bit more of, it’s not just rest, it’s resting God’s way. With Relaxed, Megan takes us on a journey that leads us all beside stiller waters, where the restorer of our souls meets us every time.”
“and light burden, and not just give us more verses about it to put on another coffee mug.”
“In a hurried, frantic, do-it-yourself, and count-on-yourself world, this book is a powerful reminder of Jesus’ example to slow down, be present, and lead at Jesus’ pace.”
“Relaxed is a welcomed respite in vexing times. Megan has given all of us an opportunity to engage Jesus’ peace as we trust Him to lead us wherever we go.”
“There are gifted communicators who entertain, educate, inspire, and impress us. There are others whose life and faith help us grow just because of who they are. They influence us. Megan is both. I learn from and am impressed by her gifting, and I’m convicted and challenged by her life. I’m grateful for this book and for the way she models what it says.”
“In Relaxed, my friend Megan teaches us how to relinquish the illusion of control by trusting, connecting with, and surrendering to Jesus. Every single person needs to create margin in their life to read this profound work, which shows the sacred way, the medicine needed for our souls, so that we can experience the confidence and peace that Jesus is willing to provide.”
“to the words she writes. Rest and relaxing come only from trusting God, and we need that more than ever! I’m so thankful to know Megan and for this incredible work.”
“Megan Fate Marshman is one of the most invigorating people I’ve ever been around—bright, witty, winsome, wise. But her vigor has not come cheaply. Hers is not the thin optimism of the unbereaved. Megan has learned to trust Jesus through terrifying trials. And in her new book, Relaxed, she teaches us to do the same. This book is dripping with shalom.”
“In a world where anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and uncertainty swirl around us like an unrelenting fog in stormy seas, Megan artfully points us back to our one true source of hope and direction: Jesus.”
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