Safe All Along: Trading Our Fears and Anxieties for God’s Unshakable Peace

In this earnest offering, Majors (Kisses from Katie) chronicles her struggle to release anxiety and trust in God’s plan, and dispenses advice to help readers find their own faith. Majors, a mother of 15, was frequently stressed about life, until she was reminded of God’s power while escaping from a powerful river current with her daughter during a dangerous swimming excursion: “at eye level, it appeared we were in grave danger,” she recounts, but “we were safe,” guarded “by a god... who had a good plan.” She argues even the most challenging of moments fit into a divine framework, as God is “working all things for good, even in the midst of something that doesn’t look good.” Majors blends personal anecdote and biblical analysis, discussing concepts of false control (just as she struggles to trust God’s providence and makes contingency plans for possible family emergencies, Jacob too failed to believe God’s promises) and finding peace through God. Later, she suggests daily practices—prayer, service—to strengthen one’s faith. Majors’s tone is refreshingly vulnerable as she draws on moments of spiritual joy and doubt alike to remind readers that the search for a stronger faith is an ongoing—but worthwhile—one. Believers will appreciate this road map to greater religious devotion. (Mar.)