Do you struggle with control, perfection, decision making, surrendering all to God? Surrendering Certainty – Hearing God Today by Letting Go of Tomorrow by Abby McDonald has written a helpful biblical-based book to help you answer these questions and more!

If you have questions, need direction, and/or wisdom, this book will help guide you to the One who knows all and will help you. While going through John 10, Abby helps her readers surrender to God and trust His ways.

I like how she set up each chapter, with the question, along with a short relatable personal story and then diving into biblical application. Following up each chapter with some questions for you to answer and ponder on. This would make a great individual read or group discussion.

A few of my highlights:

The enemy’s yoke says this: we need more information than what God chooses to give us.
Much like scrolling on the internet in an endless loop, we keep looking for more answers before we act.
Jesus tells us to come to Him and to lay down all our what-ifs.
When we focus all of our time and energy on obtaining a specific outcome on the outside, we forget the heart work that is taking place on the inside.
We are bombarded with messages each day telling us to keep our focus on ourselves, our comfort, and our safety.
When we rely solely on someone else to digest the words of God for us, we have a problem.
We can’t let the counsel of others replace the counsel of the living God.
How many of us have spent days and months waiting for God to show us an exact path, thinking there was only one correct way to go?
Sometimes, God asks us to take a step into the unknown, but the only clear direction He gives us is go.
Our motivation is key to everything.
When we focus on our appearance and others’ opinions, fear will lead us.
When we make decisions and encounter difficulties, how do we know the difference between a closed door and a distraction?
What if distractions can be holy moments?
What if we viewed waiting as a space for us to seek God’s heart more?

This will definitely be a reread for me and one I recommend to friends!

This book is a wise and gentle nudge to trust God more in your prayer life. It personally ministered to me as I learned how to be more discerning and self-aware while I read it. It's a great follow-up to Abby's first book Shift, and I look forward to reading more of her future books.

I know about surrendering to God but I struggle with actually doing it. Surrendering Certainty is exactly what I needed! McDonald walks the reader through practical ways to connect with God instead of trying to control everything. It’s an honest invitation to surrender to live a full, beautiful life with God.

Abby McDonald mentions things being unveiled in God's timing. Recently, for me that meant receiving a complimentary copy of Surrendering Certainty from Leafwood Publishers via NetGalley without obligation. God knew that this message of relinquishing my concerns for tomorrow in favor of trusting God for today was just what I needed. I am grateful Abby McDonald listened to God's prompting to write this book. I appreciate her sharing personal experiences to make her points relevant and applicable. This book was a big part in helping me to realize my longing for and dependence on certainty, and the impact that was having on my relationship with Christ. I highly recommend this insightful book, and plan on rereading it myself.

If you’re ever unsure about hearing from God, especially when making big decisions in your life, look no further! This book will help you understand where God is leading you even if you’re not so crazy about that direction. Plus, if you find that all the other voices you’re allowing to speak into you are becoming a little too much and making the future even more uncertain you’ll find inspiration for surrendering that too. Highly recommend you grab your girlfriends and use this resource as a book study!