Book Rec: Now and Not Yet
- jlentz24
- Apr 25
- 3 min read
“Even if today isn’t what I want, God knows what I need.”
In a season marked by waiting, Ruth spoke so much into my current feelings. Even when we pause or are looking for the next step, God is working. Your right now matters. Discover how to press in and not check out.
Do you ever feel like your present moment is so far from where you really long to be? Do you ever struggle with embracing your right now because you are so focused on the future?
Too often, we feel disappointed with our "right now"—our life circumstances, our relationships, our lack progress towards our dreams and goals, our daily grind. We want to do so many things—good, godly things—but our situations don't allow us to step into them.
In Now and Not Yet, bestselling author and artist Ruth Chou Simons has a powerful message for you when you're restless in your current season of life and just waiting—waiting to get beyond the pain, waiting for God to show up, waiting to get to tomorrow—she reminds you that it's okay to not like the right now we've been given, but we don't have to like it to lean in.
Join Ruth as she shares a beautiful invitation for you to:
Embrace the biblical truth that someday is made up of thousands of right nows
Discern how the difficult parts of your life are actually a unique gift from God by discovering five ways to flip the script on a hard season
Stop feeling trapped when you're not where you want to with guided liturgies for what you are facing today
Live faithfully in the tension between what is and what is not yet
Now and Not Yet will help you see that your right now matters. And you can choose to press in and not check out. With deep compassion, Ruth will help you see how God is profoundly present, how He wastes nothing, how He’s active and using this exact moment for the very purposes he's calling you to.
Discussion Guide for Now and Not Yet
Where do you feel stuck in your current season?
What unwanted or impossible reality in your right now seems unnecessary and purposeless for getting you to the someday you long for?
You don’t have to be willing, to be growing. Sometimes we need to let go of our own ideas of what it means to be fruitful and look to God for his definition. How do you know when you are running away from what God is trying to do? Are we forcing fruit or waiting on fruit?
How can we faithfully lean into God during our restlessness and waiting?
Flip the script on your life’s seasons. Return to the word of God and see what He has to say about our struggles. Praise God. What parts of your life do you need to flip the script, finding gratitude in your current circumstances?
If you enjoyed this book, check out My One Word or The Next Right Thing for more like it.
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