What we do with our pain? Where do we go for peace? To whom or what do we look for hope? Who do we allow to narrate our stories? These are the questions Elizabeth invites us to ponder in these sixty meditations. Jesus never promised us a storm-free life. But he has promised us we’ll never experience a Christ-absent day. Elizabeth has found Jesus in the storms of life. She invites us to know his pursuit and presence.

To recover is to return to normal. But what is normal? Because our lives are bruised and broken by the Fall we know deep down, that is an unrealistic target. Elizabeth Turnage yet again invites fellow sufferers to be nourished daily by doses of life-giving gospel truths. She encourages her readers to set their sights beyond a temporal cure or easy solution—Christ-likeness.

What are you recovering from? A life-threatening illness or injury? The loss of a loved one? A financial setback? Abandonment? Life seems out of control? Uncertainty reigns?

Elizabeth Turnage’s book From Recovery to Restoration was written for such a time as this. Sharing from her personal experiences of pain and loss, Elizabeth writes vulnerably and with vivid word pictures.  In this 60-day devotional, covering myriad causes of trauma, you will journey through Scripture for encouragement and hope, connecting with the likes of King David in a dark valley, assured that the Good Shepherd was always with him. Each chapter guides you to personal prayer and reflection. Recovery is possible and restoration becomes reality.

In each of these meditations, Elizabeth tenderly reminds us that we are not victims in our pain or difficult circumstances. She gently reminds us that God is present with us in the hard spaces of our lives, and his presence gives us great hope. Each meditation lifts our eyes to see beyond our present reality to a future glory. What a wonderful resource for anyone who longs for restoration!

When the storms of life crash into our lives, the devastation left behind is often overwhelming. Recovery and healing is slow and arduous. Elizabeth Turnage’s devotional is for all those laboring toward recovery. From Recovery to Restoration is a hope-filled, gospel-laced, and Christ-exalting book which invites us into God’s story of redemption and helps us see how he is at work to redeem and restore all things, even the aftermath of our personal losses, heartaches, and trials.

Leading a mission agency, you see first-hand what it looks like for things to break down and fall apart. From personal losses, to physical danger, to the heartbreaking grief of ministry in a broken world, every cross-cultural worker faces hardship and crisis as a normal part of their calling. In honest, direct language, From Recovery to Restoration helps all who are suffering loss recalibrate their hearts and refocus their eyes on Jesus, who is our only true source of hope.  The gospel not only gives us the freedom to name our need, our brokenness and our suffering–it also leads us back to the One who is making all things new, including our hearts. I’m profoundly grateful for the way Elizabeth Turnage models that journey for us.

It’s always inspiring to see women like Elizabeth not only survive adversity but find purpose and promise along the way. Her light shines brightly in her newest book that is full of thoughtful meditations and profound invitations that encourage us to encounter Jesus and keep the faith despite our pain.