This book is a beautiful extension of Emily's podcast The Next Right Thing. With gentle gudiance Emily shows us truths about decision making in a practical, honest way. Love this book. Cannot recommend it highly enough.

Emily offers practical, wise, insightful advice. In my current season, I’ve felt so scattered and stuck, and even the smallest decision can feel crippling. Emily doesn’t tell you which decision to make - she gives you the tools to make decisions in a better way. I’m so grateful for her words!

The Next Right Thing is for anyone who struggles to make decisions, for anyone who wants to do the "next right thing!" Emily writes with compassion, empathy, and intelligence. She's a writer who is easy to relate to and instantly feels like your friend. If you need help navigating decisions, big or small, I highly recommend this book. Emily's podcast (same name as the book) and this latest offering have given me tools I need to make hard, but good, decisions.

I am a fan of Emily P. Freeman's podcast and have been waiting expectantly for The Next Right Thing Book to be released.

I must admit I was both excited and a little nervous when I thought about this book. I have found myself often going back to the transcript of Emily's blog to be able to write down simple and yet profound wisdom she shared and I was hoping that the book would be as valuable and wise as the podcast. I wasn't disappointed at all.

In each copy of this book, Emily P Freeman examines a simple step that the reader can take to be closer to God, more confident in who they are, and more free to take the next step before them. As I read this book, I found myself copying down quote after quote, joining along with Emily in the prayer she wrote for each chapter and excitedly jumping into each suggested practice.

I have already pre-ordered this book for a friend and I can't wait for her to read it.

"The decision itself is rarely the point. The point is becoming more fully ourselves in the presence of God."

And yet we have to make decisions every day. Thousands of them, in fact. How can we do this without becoming paralyzed in indecision? How can we make choices that we feel good about, that speak to who we most deeply and truly are?

In her gracious and kind voice, Emily Freeman walks readers through this very real and very daily problem. Her primary advice is simply this: do the next right thing. And she spends the whole book unpacking just exactly how to figure out what your next right thing is. This book is both deeply soulful and immensely practical: each short chapter is followed by a prayer and a practice you can implement as you work through dicerning your next right thing.

This book is full of more great advice than I can absorb in a single read-through, and I imagine myself returning to it over and over again as I make try to make whole-hearted decisions in my own life.

I have enjoyed Emily Freeman’s work for several years, first as a member of the writing group Hope*Writers and then as a reader of several of her books. When Freeman started her podcast The Next Right Thing not quite two years ago, I immediately began listening. I enjoy podcasts and listen to a number of them in several different genres. I tend to listen to podcasts as I am driving in my car, cleaning around the house or taking walks. Since I am not normally in a place to take notes on any ideas that the podcast sparks, I don’t usually take much action on what I learn from them.

I have been in a season of change over the past nine months or so, since my youngest child graduated from college. I have been trying to discern my “next right thing”. When I learned that The Next Right Thing book was being published I seized the chance to read it as soon as I could. Freeman does not disappoint in the book.

The quote near the end of the book exemplifies its purpose for me. “We want to make good decisions, but the decision is rarely the point. We want to live a good life with our good and beautiful God. Doesn’t it all come down to trust?” This book serves a thoughtful guide for the person who has change occurring in her life and wants to make good decisions.

The chapters are short and each of them end with a prayer and a short suggested action.
Freeman has a beautiful writing style and the stories in each chapter are personal and illustrate her points perfectly. If you read this book and take the actions which are appropriate for you, I think you will draw closer to God and be more confident in your choices. As Freeman says, “it’s not a black-and-white world, which means decisions are rarely right or wrong. It doesn’t matter which road you choose. What matters is God with you.”

I highly recommend The Next Right Thing for anyone who wants to grow in her spiritual walk with God.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher on Net Galley in exchange for a review of this book.

Wonderful new read from Emily Freeman! This book is about decision making, but is not a self help book with 10 ways to make a decision that will guarantee when you make a decision, it will be the right one. Rather it is a look at making decisions by listening to God as you sit in His presence. It guides you in the stripping away of those things that get in our way of making decisions. Quotes like- minimalism is not that you should own nothing, but that nothing should own you; you really never get enough of what you don't really like; if this horse is dead, it's time to dismount; challenged me to clear the decks of my soul so I can do the next right thing in my decision making. Emily urges us to not be so busy willing airplanes to stay in the sky that we miss what's happening right outside our window. I would place this book on your spiritual formation genre "to read" list.
I received a preview copy from Revell Publishers in exchange for an honest review of this book and I am a part of Emily's Launch Team.

Space for the soul is the complete description of this gem of a book. Emily P Freeman Crete’s a piece of art that really spoke to me. Reading this is such a breath of fresh calming air reading her thoughts on taking care of the most important part of ourselves, our souls. I highly recommend the book. Also I will be referring back to this quite often it’s that good!

“We want to make good decisions, but the decision is rarely the point.”

A year ago I discovered The Next Right Thing podcast. I have been a fan of Emily P. Freeman’s work since 2010 when I discovered her blog, Chatting at the Sky. Her voice is consistent, her heart is gentle and her words are wise. She truly focuses all of her efforts on “making room for your soul to breath” and now has added to that the purpose of “so you can do the next right thing in love.”

This book provides numerous practical insights and actions for making decisions. But...it’s also so much more! As Freeman puts it, “This is a book about making decisions. It’s also a book about making a life.” She goes on to say, “The decision is rarely the point. The point is you becoming more fully yourself in the presence of God.”

That’s the beauty of this book, Freeman will never tell you which decision to make. Instead, she will gently point you to Jesus and remind you that you can trust Him in the journey. I can not recommend this book highly enough. Whether you have a looming decision or not, this book has the potential to be life changing. It is not just a repackaging of the podcast, but expands and expounds upon what she’s already shared there in ways that make it interesting to both regular listeners and a new audience.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received an ARC via Netgalley free from the publisher as a member of The Next Right Thing launch team. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

I knew I would love The Next Right Thing by Emily Freeman as soon as I read "stillness is to my soul as de-cluttering is to my home." In this hectic fast-paced go big too busy world we live in it's so refreshing to read a book that inspires stillness, silence, and freeing of one's time long enough to fully get to know and embrace The Next Right Thing.

I absolutely love this book. Emily P. Freeman's writing style and wisdom is truly a gift. Reading this book and working through the prayers and practices has helped me to focus on and evaluate my thinking process. Have a journal and pen in hand because you will want to underline and take notes on every page!

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I have never highlighted on a kindle until I read this book. Some parts of this book touched a raw searching nerve in me that made all the hairs on my neck stand up. And I don’t know of any big decisions weighing heavily on my heart and mind right now!

Some people have commented they are not going to read it bc of the “God focus.” I am here to tell you that is a mistake. I would consider myself a seeker and spent a couple decades angry at God for things that happened and people he put in charge of churches. But there is a small part inside of me that knows there is something in the universe that is greater than me and I choose to call it Love. Whenever Emily refers to God, I literally subbed the word Love and it unlocked messages that I really needed to hear. Don’t let your fear of the human mess get in the way of the soul message.