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    The God Who Stays: Life Looks Different with Him by Your Side
    The God Who Stays: Life Looks Different with Him by Your Side
    The God Who Stays: Life Looks Different with Him by Your Side
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    The God Who Stays: Life Looks Different with Him by Your Side

    By Matthew West, Matt Litton and Lysa TerKeurst

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    Have you ever felt adrift and alone after losing a job, a dream, a loved one, or your sense of purpose in life? In The God Who Stays, Matthew West uses stories and Scripture to encourage you that wherever you are and whatever you’re going through, God is right by your side—and nothing can separate you from His love and grace. 

    Through the dramatic events of 2020 and the ensuing uncertainty and anxiety ever since, people’s lives and illusions of security have been turned upside down. Whenever our plans, hopes, and dreams are put on hold—or worse, lost forever—we feel discouraged, lost, and isolated, and desperately praying, “God, where are You?”

    Matthew West’s newest book, The God Who Stays, is an engaging and thoughtful exploration, balanced with his trademark wit and humor, that helps us reconnect to the biblical truth of Immanuel—“God with us”—a personal Savior who never leaves our side and who always answers when we cry out for help. 

    The God Who Stays contains:

    • An exploration of the character of the God who faithfully travels with us through every season of our life
    • Encouragement in a time of isolation and anxiety that many have been experiencing
    • Personal stories, experiences, and discoveries from Matthew’s own faith journey

     

    In his most personal book yet, join Matthew on a spiritual journey of rediscovery and revival inspired by the words of his hit song “The God Who Stays.” Renew your faith and find rest and healing through biblical truth.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateSep 6, 2022
    ISBN9780785291633
    Author

    Matthew West

    Matthew West has built his career as a revered storyteller. The five-time GRAMMY nominee, dubbed by Billboard as "one of Christian music’s most prolific singer-songwriters," has been awarded multiple RIAA Gold and Platinum certifications, notched 30 number one songs combined as an artist and songwriter, and has more than 250 songwriting credits to his name. Matthew is passionate about providing hope and healing through the power of prayer and story. My Story Your Glory marks his seventh book following: Give This Christmas Away, The Story Of Your Life, Forgiveness, Today Is Day One, Hello, My Name Is and The God Who Stays. The new 30-day devotional was inspired by his 22-track album of the same title which was released in 2023. Matthew and his wife, Emily, live in Nashville with their two daughters, Lulu and Delaney.

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