I started writing because I wanted my children to know where I had been wrong and why. I wanted them to see that the Christian life is not an unending self improvement program. It is a life rooted in the finished work of Christ. My hope is that this book helps believers rest in their identity in Christ rather than chase experiences or follow checklists that only exhaust the soul.
Many believers fear they might miss God’s will, as if He has a secret plan hidden behind impressions or signs. Scripture shows a different picture. God’s will is revealed in His Word, lived out through a renewed mind, and expressed in wisdom and trust. You can make decisions with confidence, knowing His will is not a puzzle but a life shaped by Christ.
Part Two walks through the verses that troubled me most and reveals how Scripture itself restores confidence in Christ’s finished work
Part One traces the journey from fear to grace — from anxious confession to quiet assurance. It reveals how legalism blinds us to the finished work of Christ and how freedom begins when we stop trying to make up the difference.
We often hold our parents’ beliefs frozen in time, remembering only who they were when we were young. Yet grace keeps working long after those years have passed.
Purity culture promised holiness. What it produced instead was shame, secrecy, and a generation of young believers who felt they could never measure up. The ideal was always just out of reach — and the harder people tried to grasp it, the more condemnation they felt.
“For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 NRSV I am unsure if I’ve ever shared this but my wife and I are Mennonites. Basically what this means is that our parents and grandparents were followers of Menno Simons teachings. For…
