I've been waiting for months for this book, preordered so long ago! Shelly is so real and honest, easy to identify with. Her writing is fresh and easy to relate to, yet very practical. I love the stories that she shares and how I can relate them to stories in my past. I think this book is going to be life changing for me! Shelly is very vulnerable and that makes it easy to relate to and paves the way for being honest with myself. The questions at the end of the chapters encourage moving forward in my life, making changes, and encourage healing. This book has pushed me to go farther and deeper-both with myself and with the Lord. Life is a process, but this book has helped me to take the next steps in my own life.

I really enjoyed this book. More is highlighted than not as I read through it. Shelly's vulnerability, wisdom, and insightful questions both comfort & challenge me as I walk through a difficult season of my own. This book is exactly what I needed to read now and one I will read over & over!

"Searching for the certainty of God's presence is an act of surrender, a relinquishment of the need to figure everything out as comfort for anxiety. And surrender sets you free from self-limiting beliefs, releasing the Holy Spirit as a guide into truth."

I was a member of Shelly’s launch team and gleaned a lot of wisdom from her book. I was reminded that God is enough in times of uncertainty, and His love is always absolutely certain for His children. I appreciated her questions at the end of each chapter, too. They were insightful and worth pondering.

I believe that God’s love is a certainty. But how can you be sure?
Shelly Miller has written a book about this — “Searching for Certainty”.
Shelly uses stories of uncertain times from her own life, and what she found that works in her life. She uses quotes from the Bible, as in Exodus when God gave Moses the job of freeing the Israelite slaves in Egypt, and bringing them through a desert to the Promised Land. Do you think Moses was certain? No he was not! But he trusted God.

Shelly also quotes the Psalms, because they are full of crying out to God, and finding assurance that God is with you, a guiding presence through it all.

In the dedication, Shelly says to her two children — “May the certainty of God’s love be your constant companion”.

Shelly brings this book to us, to help us deal with difficult situations. She has seen her share of difficulties — moving from place to place as a child with few steady adult caretakers, working two jobs to pay tuition for college, and job delays that leave her homeless — again going from place to place until the London job is ready so she and her husband can move there from the United States. And even now, as her book is being published, she battles cancer.

She shares advice from her real life experience.  We have choices to make in life. Shelly Miller can help you make some better choices. Read her book, and be encouraged that there is hope for your tomorrows.

O loved this book. Shelley has a way of writing that makes you feel like she is writing a personal letter to you as a dear friend. She tells her own story with amazing vulnerability that makes it easy for the reader to personally identify with her.
For those of us that struggled with needing certainty in every life decision, this book provides a refreshing wind of freedom and a release to trust God to open doors in His perfect timing.
I highly recommend this book.
Thank you Shelly!,
Laura Barth

Shelly has a way of storytelling her life and her relationship with God in a way that gives you a new perspective on life. She gives us thoughts to God's involvement in the hardships of life. An example of this, she writes “ An earlier Psalm (12:6) draws a parallel between God’s word and silver “tried” seven times—heated up and dross skimmed for impurities that come to the surface until the refiner can see his face reflected in the shine of pure silver. In the same way a refiner knows how long to heat up the silver, God knows how long we can live in the heat of hardship before it changes us into something ugly. His eyes are fixed on your frame, making sure the trial isn’t too hot and the dross is removed from your heart in order that his image can be clearly reflected through your life. Interrupting that process prolongs the work of the Artisan on the masterpiece he is creating that is you.” And this is just one of her certainly food for thought. 
I did receive an advanced copy of this book through #NetGalley, but that has no bearing on my review.

If you find yourself hoping to feel confident in your future, struggling with uncertainty. This book is for you. The author, Shelly Miller, shares her personal stories searching for certainty. She incorporates biblical events and looking at who God is, as she helps build a case for confidence in God making life way more certain than we really recognize. I found her endings of each chapter with a few questions and passages to read and a practice stillness suggestion so supportive and engaging.  The author's style is somewhat poetic at times and her writing, not all will appreciate.  But I like the mingling of her life stories, the Word of God's influence and examples, as well as her prose that present God as the certainty in our lives.  Thankful to have an advance copy to read.

I just finished reading Shelly Miller’s wonderful new book, Searching for Certainty. Shelly’s beautifully written words explain how God leads us through the wilderness of uncertain times with love, and provides security and peace to all who follow Him. Shelly’s own story, woven in with the story of the Exodus, helps us understand how God uses difficult times to make us stronger. This book is timely, as the events of 2020 have definitely created disruptions in our everyday lives, and many of us feel we are floundering. Shelly wants us to know that God is with each of us, no matter what we are experiencing, and He will bring us through, just as He did the Israelites. 
This book is a must-read for everyone who is seeking security and peace during these times of disruption. Take the time to reflect on the thought-provoking suggestions and questions at the end of each chapter. They are well worth your attention.

If you feel as though you're wandering in a wilderness...or even if you sometimes wonder if you're on the right path...this book will encourage you. Full of insight, personal stories, and bullseye-hitting application questions, Shelly gently reminds us that God is in control. I especially love the thread of corollary with the Israelites wandering in the desert under reluctant Moses's leadership. I highly recommend this book.

How providential is Shelly Miller's new book, arriving in the midst of a global pandemic when many of us are facing a multitude of fears, depression and isolation. Could there be more uncertain times than the present? Yet Miller has a discerning heart that listens for the whispers of our Creator and kindly shares with us God's love through her own personal uncertain journey, through scripture and through practical questions and guided self-reflection to help her readers find certainty in God even when it is absent in our lives. This book came at the perfect time and is a perfect partner for her other essential read, especially now, "Rhythms of Rest." I highly recommend them both.

"Where can we wander that God is not with us? Where can we wander that the wonder of God's love is not in our midst? 

Be still in trust and steadfast in belief; only then will you be ready to wander into a spacious place - a strange place you could've never predicted as becoming home for you."

This book is for anyone looking to go deeper into the love of God. Each chapter is a glimpse into the author's story, with thoughtful ties to the presence of God in Exodus. The reader will find wise questions and helpful ideas for spiritual practices at the close of each chapter, guiding them to a place of certainty in the Father's faithfulness and gently reminding them to believe He is working all things for their good and His glory.

“Expressions of love come carefully crafted by our Creator..”. 
In times of isolation and fear we mostly want to know when will things get better? 
This book speaks to so much we must endure at times. Reading this book of wisdom and peace brings hope through reminding us we are not alone. 
This is the perfect book for this time of uncertainty.

When I started this journey to support Shelly Miller as she shares words of wisdom so beautiful, I thought it was for her alone. I was so wrong as I read so many wonderful reviews. But, in full transparency, it is helping me through the very darkest time I've known in my life. Thank you Shelly Miller. Your obedience is balm to my heart and soul.

Shelly Miller has, once again, written a book that could have come from anyone of us!  I love the way God uses her - giving her the inspiration and the words to speak deeply into our hearts.

Shelly Miller in "Searching for Certainty" states: "Not Enough is ultimately  our deepest fear when we encounter the wilderness of the unknown as we journey through life."  Who of us hasn't felt this fear and uncertainty.  She goes on to say, "(this) uncertainty is God's opportunity to release the abundance planned for your life." To be reminded that in my fear, worry, and uncertainty, God is with me, loves me, and has a plan, is comforting and calming in the middle of my anxiety. I matter to Him!

2.5⭐️
I feel really bad about not giving a glowing review to this book. This author seems like a lovely person and this her personal journey. While I feel like this book did contain nuggets of truth, the overall delivery fell flat for me. I think this has more to do with where I am in my faith journey and less to do with this book itself. It was just fine, but not really for me.

I really like Shelly’s writing, if you know her current story, it is also a joy and heartbreaking to be reading her words, but her words are so timely for this mama. The world feels heavier then normal lately, and I love her reminders of beauty and Biblical truth to help turn my focus on above!

The main point of this book is dealing with fears, conflicts, undecisions, overwhelming feelings, and how to trust God in these circumstances and Biblical truth to help us navigate. She provides lots of great questions in each chapter to really help you ponder and go deeper, some these which I need to go back and work on more. So I appreciate her doing that, as I am not always good at being able to sort out things or really knowing what the main issue is when I am feeling a heaviness or sadness.

In addition to reading this book, I also read her previous book, which is also just as good. I think many of my friends will want to check her out.

I was really looking forward to reading this one. In this day and age we're living in, it's more important than ever to find certainty in God's word, and I couldn't wait to dive into how Shelly Miller was going to tackle this subject. Unfortunately, this didn't end up being quite what I was expecting, and it's not a title that I'll personally be recommending.

While I appreciated the way that the author connects the struggles of our daily lives to the story of Moses in Exodus, I didn't feel like a lot of the story really lined up in a way that made sense to the reader. Quite a few of the struggles that she was talking about seemed kind of frivolous to me, especially the one about how she struggled to pick out a silverware set in an expensive store. I think the message was fantastic, but the execution of it was lacking, and hindered my enjoyment of the overall story.

I also have to mention the fact that I really wish she hadn't included the message as one of the mentioned Bible translations. It made the theology seem not as sound, and that could have been easily resolved with using a more reliable translation.

Final Rating: 3/5.

A great premise, but didn't quite live up to what I was expecting.

Thanks so much to Bethany House for allowing me to advance read this.

I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary advance reader copy of this novel from the publisher (Bethany House) via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to give a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Shelly Miller writes to Christians who are in uncertain situations and are overly worried.  When she was writing this book, Miller had no idea that the whole world would be overly worried in 2020, but God knew.  Each chapter gives some memoir from Miller about situations where she was filled with worry.  Each chapter also discusses the Israelites fears in Egypt and while in the wilderness.  Each chapter ends with a list of helpful questions for readers to navigate the fears and worry they currently face and work through them with God and other people.  
This book helped remind me to seek God for His peace as I deal with all of the uncertainties we are facing today.  Miller herself is facing incredible uncertainty as she is currently facing metastatic terminal cancer.  If you are feeling anxiety and want to be blessed and have your faith strengthened I highly recommend this book.  
I received a complementary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I found this book to be helpful,, but didn't quite finish. I am more inclined to read for entertainment.