WayMaker
Finding the Way to the Life You’ve Always Dreamed Of
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Publisher Description
Are you facing repeated roadblocks or feeling life shift in ways you never expected? Bestselling author Ann Voskamp offers the hope-giving message that God always makes a path through the impossible—no matter the obstacle. Encounter the WayMaker in surprising places and watch him pen poetry out of pain.
It's true: heartache, grief, suffering, and obstacles—they all come in waves. There is no controlling life's storms; there is only learning the way to walk through the waves.
In WayMaker, bestselling author Ann Voskamp hands us a map that makes meaning of life and shows the way through to the places we've only dreamed of reaching. In the face of suffering through seemingly unbearable situations, we can rest in the fact that we are not alone. In her signature captivating poetic style, Ann reveals how God is present in the totality of our lives, making a way for the:
Marriage that seems impossibleWoman who longs for a child of her ownParents who ache for the return of their prodigalSojourner caught between a rock and a hard placeWayfarer who feels as though there is no way through to her dreams
Deeply personal, Ann shares the moments of her life where the WayMaker transformed brokenness into beauty. Learn to encounter the WayMaker in surprising ways in your own life and begin to see Him working in every miraculous detail. Even now, the Way is making the way to walk through waves and into a life more deeply fulfilling than your wildest dreams.
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In this contemplative guide, Voskamp (The Way of Abundance) encourages readers to recognize God's presence amid overwhelming challenges. "God has always been a WayMaker, making more than merely a way through," Voskamp argues as she urges readers to trust that God has a path for everyone, even when the way ahead appears bleak. To deal with this uncertainty, Voskamp recommends adhering to her "SACRED way" (stillness, attentiveness, cruciformity, revelation, examine, doxology) and embracing Jesus's example by finding holiness in the darkest of times. For instance, she defines practicing "stillness" as pausing and trusting God's plan, "revelation" as consulting scripture, and "cruciformity" as surrendering oneself to God as Christ did on the cross. The dreamlike prose drifts from personal anecdotes to biblical analysis to enigmatic aphorisms, moving from the disappointment of Voskamp's abruptly shortened honeymoon, to a reflection on psalm 139, to the thought that "you can't control the waves—but you can control the way of your sail." In the end, the advice amounts to a sensible if somewhat vague and formulaic road map for navigating trying times, and while the flowery writing meanders, it does produce such insights as "presence heals pain." Soul searchers may appreciate the aphorisms, but others will want to stake their own path.
