Now and Not Yet, Ruth Chou Simons
Now and Not Yet, Ruth Chou Simons
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Now and Not Yet
Pressing in When You’re Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More

Author: Ruth Chou Simons

Narrator: Ruth Chou Simons

Unabridged: 5 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 04/09/2024


Synopsis

Read by the author.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 nowsDiscern 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 seasonStop feeling trapped when you're not where you want to with guided liturgies for what you are facing todayLive 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.Templates and Scripture references can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

About Ruth Chou Simons

Ruth Chou Simons is a Wall Street Journal bestselling and award-winning author of several books and Bible studies, including GraceLaced, Beholding and Becoming, When Strivings Cease, and Now and Not Yet. She is an artist, podcaster, speaker, and the founder, CEO, and Chief Creative Officer of GraceLaced, an art and lifestyle brand. Simons uses each of these platforms to spiritually sow the Word of God into people’s hearts, making deep truths beautifully accessible with her signature art and relatable communication style. Simons has been featured on Good Morning America, Fox, Christianity Today, and Hallmark Home and Family. Ruth and her husband, Troy, live in Western Colorado and are grateful parents to six boys—their greatest adventure.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brandi on April 08, 2024

“The right-now life you and I are given isn’t something just to bide our time and survive; God has designed our current circumstances for our growth.” Y’all—this book was full of wisdom for the weary! 😮‍💨 As someone who has felt restless in the midst of my “now” more times than I can count over the c......more

Goodreads review by Carly on February 10, 2025

We don’t flip the script on our hard seasons because we have a better script of our own but because we believe God’s stories are better than the ones we could ever write. I flew through this bombshell of encouragement and light! Full of well-crafted prayers and Bible wisdom, I felt very encouraged in......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on February 19, 2025

I’ve yet to read a Ruth Chou Simons book that didn’t meet me exactly where I needed to be met! From unmet expectations and dreams to longings for “someday,” Ruth encourages us to press deeper into Jesus and reframe our thoughts on how God wants us to use and thrive in the less than ideal & often lon......more

Goodreads review by Alison on May 09, 2024

Corrie ten Boom said, “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God;” and in Now and Not Yet, Ruth gracefully walks us through what that looks like—to be in a season of waiting and wanting and to trust God with the present, the unknown, and the not yet.   She reminds us of what missionar......more

Goodreads review by Dani on April 11, 2024

Ruth Chou Simons has done it again. This woman of God writes from her heart and soul. We have all been in an uncomfortable waiting, wanting or restless time in our lives. And this book is exactly what is needed for those times. I have been encouraged to continue to seek God in times of waiting when......more