Are your dreams, goals, and passions put on hold? Are you uncertain about the future? The Gospel and God’s bigger story should change the way we make our decisions.

Dreams, Goals, and Passions

What are your dreams, goals, and passions? More importantly, do they align with God’s? In A Holy Pursuit, Dianne Jago shows how the gospel frees us to follow and lay down our dreams.

Dianne Jago is a military wife and mother of three residing in Pensacola, Florida. As the founder of Deeply Rooted Magazine, she is uniquely qualified to write this book.

Deeply Rooted Magazine is all about glorifying God in womanhood. They encourage, inspire, and equip women to be deeply rooted in Christ alone. This book shows how God changed Jago’s plans and aligned them with His.

Free to Follow Your Dreams

In just over 200 pages and 9 chapters, Jago gives a Biblical understanding for what it means to love and dream for the glory of God. In exceptional detail, she gives Scriptural support for her claims.

She exposes lies that we believe, she gives tips for fruitful Christian living, she clarifies what Jeremiah 29:11 actually means, and she gives us the freedom to fail.

My favorite sections were on comparison and selfish ambition, found in Chapter 5: The Fruitful Dreamer. Chapter 6 on “You Are Not Filler” is worth the price of the entire book.

Free to Lay Down Your Dreams

It is clear that Jago is influenced by John Piper and his teachings. As I mentioned, in Chapter 6, she shares a funny yet relatable story of how we often make idols out of our Christian celebrities.

After laying the necessary groundwork, Jago starts sharing directly about Deeply Rooted Magazine’s beginning. I found her story captivating, and I loved reading every behind the scenes detail.

But Jago doesn’t come off as prideful or knowing it all. She admits she does not know what the future holds for her ministry and business, but she affirms that it is in God’s hands.

Gospel Freedom

This book caused me not only to re-examine my ministry and business plans – but my life plans. I was greatly helped by Chapter 8: Discernment for Dreamers and the provided questions for serious reflection.

There is not a single answer for dream-chasers. We are all gifted in different ways, and God calls us all to do different things for him. We must be discerning, and A Holy Pursuit is the perfect help.

This is now the first book I will recommend to entrepreneurs, influencers, and business owners. There is wisdom for the hard-working. There is real rest for sleepless dreamers. There is hope and freedom for the hustlers. And there is Good News for searching souls.

I was provided a free copy of A Holy Pursuit but was not required to write a positive review.

I read a lot and about half of those are Christian oriented. This book easily makes one of my favorites. It was beautiful and real and I found myself highlighting so many passages. I have never felt that my childhood churches really taught more than fear every Sunday. I asked childhood church friends and they couldn’t either and makes my lack of direction with my faith a little more understanding me. (Hard to learn when your pastor is just yelling every Sunday). This one helped me so much. I felt renewed to dig deeper in the word. I need Dianne to write more because I felt like I was reading a letter from a true sister in Christ.

In "A Holy Pursuit", Dianne Jago writes, "Both freedom and purpose are a result of the gospel - not a result of following our dreams." A Holy Pursuit is saturated with truth, wisdom, and deep wonderful theology that helps us navigate and process through what our "dreams" really look like in context to who we are in Christ. It's not a read to rush through, but one that when savored a few chapters at a time, will guide you closer to the Lord and lead you in to deeper understanding of our purpose and His sovereignty. A Holy Pursuit is a book to cherish and add to your bookshelf, and then add to someone else's.

Follow your heart and your dreams is a common phrase you hear all over the world today. Even Christian pastors, speakers, and authors use this and try to make it biblical. It’s not. Dianne Jago uncovers the real meaning behind these popular slogans and many others while sharing what we, as Christians need to do instead.
A Holy Pursuit is packed with biblical wisdom that will make you rethink popular quotes and phrases and encourage you to engage deeper in God’s Word.

I graciously received an advance e-copy for review. All opinions are my own.

Oh this is a great read for your morning study or for a devotional. This was a great read to learn more about God and what he has in store for you. Highly recommend!!!