Still so good! Really helpful to read through it again and dig deeper by doing a book study and connecting and studying Scripture to each chapter! I appreciated the chapters over the Rhythms of the Daily Office and Sabbath and Grow into an Emotionally Healthy Adult the most.

Good integration of psychological insights into spiritual life written in an evangelical idiom.

Read as part of a church-wide series. This was okay, not great, in my opinion. Personally, I thought [b:Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life|944267|Boundaries When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life|Henry Cloud|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348423991s/944267.jpg|55483783] was better at explaining some of this content, and was more practical in application. My biggest issue with this book was that it didn't go far enough in its applicability. A lot of personal anecdotes, a lot of monasticism and text from religious figures throughout history, a little scripture (but not nearly enough to make his points sound). Some chapters were all over the place. I did really enjoy the sections on Sabbath, and though that was well explained, and am going to attempt to put some of those ideas into practice.

Our church also used the Day by Day Daily Office study and a workbook; I only had the Day by Day, which was also okay. I kind of stopped about four and a half weeks in when I realized I wasn't getting a lot out of it (because I've already dealt with some of this stuff, re: Boundaries). I do wonder if the workbook would have helped bridge the gap between theory and practicality.

Chapters:
The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality
Know Yourself That You May Know God
Going Back in Order to Go Forward
Journey Through the Wall
Enlarge Your Soul Through Grief and Loss
Discover the Rhythms of the Daily Office and Sabbath
Grow into an Emotionally Mature Adult
Go the Next Step to Develop a "Rule of Life"

3.75~

i think i’m not putting 4 bc a lot of what was said i’ve heard before so it didn’t feel bombastically new however all good reminders

main takeaways
- is so important to FEEL ur emotions and walk THROUGH not around the struggle (i pray more ppl do this even tho it hard- let’s not emotionally damage others!)
- reminder of sabbath was much needed esp as i have started work and am scared of burnout
- bruh being emotionally mature and living life in this manner takes WORK but it’s what God wants us to do
- live life out of love ♥️

i realize there are many many ways that i can grow in emotional maturity so this book was good to call me out on certain ways i can work on meself

4.5 ✨

Incredible, left me with a lot to meditate on and process through. Don’t read this book unless you’re ready to dig deep.

I highly recommend this course, but if you had to choose just one of the three, the book is the most helpful. Going through the book, workbook, and devotional gets a bit repetitive as Pete uses the same examples in all three. There's a lot to process and it can be overwhelming to consider real-life implementation, but I think if you go about it the right way and add one step at a time rather than trying to change everything at once, it could be doable!