Book Review: Finding Quiet

 

Finding Quiet

My Journey to Peace in an Anxious World

by Jamie Grace

Bethany House 

Bethany House Publishers

 Christian 

Pub Date 13 Oct 2020

I am reviewing a copy of Finding Quiet through Bethany House and Netgalley:

Jamie Grace grew up in the 1990’s at seven she fell in love with Jesus.  She talks about the peace she felt when she 

In Finding Quiet Jamie Grace goes on to remind us that God doesn’t move any more or less in rooms because of their volume or lack thereof.

Finding Quiet is not a book about learning how to tune out the sound, instead it is a book about finding quirky while the noise plays on.  

We are also asked to think about these three things , why do we hide our brokenness? Why do we bury our pain? Why do we cover up our hurt?  Jamie Grace goes on to point out that for many of us when we face pain everything shuts down.

At seven Jamie Grace gave her heart to Jesus, when she was eleven was diagnosed with anxiety (as well as Tourette syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder).  On a daily basis she experiences a great deal of anxiety, but she also experiences a great deal of Faith.  She struggles with the fear of letting the other side win.  It is Faith that tells her anything is possible.  It reminds her to let the creators strength allow her to be made perfect in weakness.  

In this book Jamie Grace goes on to point out that My earliest memories are loud, ambient, and full of racing and anxious thoughts. They are flooded with fear and insecurity. Low self-esteem. Significant self-doubt.   

We are reminded too that God is the one who fixes things.  In this book we discover what it means to find peace in the midst of all the noise?  It asks if there’s a way to acknowledge the struggles we face and learn how to manage the stressors and voices that trigger us while believing in the promises and goodness of God?

I give Finding Quiet five out of five stars! 

Happy Reading!