Book Review: Everyday Faithfulness

Everyday Faithfulness

The Beauty of Ordinary Perseverance in a Demanding World

by Glenna Marshall

Crossway

Crossway

Christian

. Religion & Spirituality

Pub Date 02 Jun 2020

I am reviewing a copy of Everyday Faithfulness through Crossway and Netgalley:

Everyday Faithfulness is about remaining close to God, even when times are busy. It is about settling apart that time for God.

We are reminded that Faithfulness to Christ isn’t a one time decision, it is a daily decision. We are reminded too that. Faithfulness In God cannot be sequestered to a faded memory of standing next to a pastor in front of a church and signing your name to a membership card. Nor can it depend on mountaintop experiences like conferences or concerts for nourishment. It can’t breathe between tiny spurts of Bible reading or emergency prayers. It can’t grow disconnected from the truth of Scripture, and it is unlikely to flourish apart from the body of Christ.

Like any living thing that grows, blossoms, and produces fruit, Faithfulness requires daily feeding and watering to grow. In order to be faithful to Christ, dying to ourselves needs to be a daily process. We need to not give in to…