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Just show up : how small acts of faithfulness change everything : a guide for exhausted Christians / Drew Dyck.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, IL : Moody Publishers, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 184 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780802428585 (softcover)
  • 0802428584
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: My (only slightly sad) midlife manifesto. How hitting my limits led to a freeing realization -- Join the plodders. You don't have to move fast. You just have to keep moving -- Show up in person -- because people need your presence more than your words -- How to find God's will with your feet -- even when you're "old" -- Be a "long-haul hero" : invest in fewer people for deeper impact -- Play the role : because people need you to -- Just crack open your bible -- even when you don't feel like it -- Show up for church -- even if you're late -- Learn to walk in the rain : when suffering invades your life, keep moving -- Practice incarnation : you don't have to be perfect, just present -- Let something slide -- because you can't show up for everything -- Don't be an escape artist : stay present by nourishing your soul -- Keep wrestling with God : don't let doubts derail your faith -- Epilogue: Showing up is just the beginning.
Summary: "We tend to think it's the big, bold moments that matter. In reality, it's the steady accumulation of small acts of obedience to God that add up to an impactful life of meaning. Drew Dyck recounts biblical and personal stories of how God rewards the persistent presence of ordinary people"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 205.6762 D994 Checked out 07/29/2024 33111011207228
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 205.6762 D994 Available 33111011144678
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

If someone puts one more thing on my shoulders, I might collapse.

Bestselling self-help book titles tell you that you're brilliant, awesome, powerful--usually with an expletive thrown in, just to pound home the point. Do these affirmations feel accurate? Instead of blasting through projects and conquering the world, most of us feel like we're crawling uphill.

But Christians are still called to live a life that glorifies God and blesses others. How do we do that when we're stretched to capacity? Just Show Up answers that question with a liberating message: God doesn't expect you to do everything. And He certainly doesn't expect you to do it all overnight. Simply showing up is often the most important thing.

This book looks at present-day examples and also stories from Scripture of imperfect people used by God. Moses, by his own admission, wasn't very eloquent, but he showed up and God used him to liberate and lead His people. We name churches and children after the disciples. But originally, they were just a bunch of uneducated nobodies with one thing in common: when Jesus said, "Follow me," they showed up.

With humor and candor, Dyck reflects on his own faltering progress while recounting inspiring stories of how God rewards the persistent presence of ordinary people. Just Show Up challenges readers to show up for God, family, community, and themselves.

We tend to think it's the big, bold moments that matter. In reality, it's the steady accumulation of small acts of obedience to God that add up to a life of meaning and impact. -Dyck

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: My (only slightly sad) midlife manifesto. How hitting my limits led to a freeing realization -- Join the plodders. You don't have to move fast. You just have to keep moving -- Show up in person -- because people need your presence more than your words -- How to find God's will with your feet -- even when you're "old" -- Be a "long-haul hero" : invest in fewer people for deeper impact -- Play the role : because people need you to -- Just crack open your bible -- even when you don't feel like it -- Show up for church -- even if you're late -- Learn to walk in the rain : when suffering invades your life, keep moving -- Practice incarnation : you don't have to be perfect, just present -- Let something slide -- because you can't show up for everything -- Don't be an escape artist : stay present by nourishing your soul -- Keep wrestling with God : don't let doubts derail your faith -- Epilogue: Showing up is just the beginning.

"We tend to think it's the big, bold moments that matter. In reality, it's the steady accumulation of small acts of obedience to God that add up to an impactful life of meaning. Drew Dyck recounts biblical and personal stories of how God rewards the persistent presence of ordinary people"-- Provided by publisher.

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