Guard Us, Guide Us: Divine Leading in Life’s Decisions
by J.I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom
Published by Baker Books
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Reviewed by Edith Knehans
Looking for spiritual guidance in matters of love, life and the universe is no easy task. How do we search for God’s guidance? How do we uncover what God has planned for us? Are we making decisions based on His will? For many, a relationship with God brings comfort and direction to what can be a challenging life. For others, the lack of a relationship with God stymies their decision-making and may hold them back from living life to the fullest.
J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom answer these fears with Guard Us, Guide Us. They provide essential understanding to what “God’s guidance” represents to Christians. Those seeking a deeper and more meaningful understanding as to how God does indeed guard and guide us will enjoy this inspiring and somewhat devotional book.
Packer, an evangelical theologian, and Nystrom, a freelance writer, collaborate to reveal traditional misconceptions of God’s guidance, ideas that promote fear and discouragement among many Christians.
Packer and Nystrom proceed with a “where you are now” snapshot of spiritual health–without this analysis, it is difficult to get a feel of what spiritual guidance could provide in a Christian’s life. They discuss God’s teachings and commandments in scripture and apply spiritual wisdom to real-life scenarios. Guard Us, Guide Us is a thoughtful account of how to deepen our knowledge of spiritual reflection and build our efforts at effective decision making for life’s small (and not so small) challenges.
Armchair Interviews says: Interesting perspective.