Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to Grow Your Appetite for God's Word (Kristen Wetherell)

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Encouragement to Treasure the Bible and Grow in Your Desire for God’s Life-Giving Word

In our never-satisfied world, our souls hunger for more, and it’s tempting to reach for the wrong “food” to satisfy our needs. Thankfully, Jesus is the bread of life who offers us himself through the life-giving and sustainable feast of Scripture (John 6:35). But how often do we sit at Christ’s table, truly hungry for his word?

Help for the Hungry Soul offers 8 encouragements to spur an appetite for God’s word. Through searching questions, practical ideas, and moving testimonies, author Kristen Wetherell will help readers to reflect on their journey with their Bible and uncover how it is possible to treasure God’s word. For those feeling discouraged or guilty about a waning desire for Scripture, Wetherell will spark excitement in their spiritual life—ultimately encouraging them to put God and his word at the center of it all.

Encourages Readers to Love God’s Word: Teaches why readers should treasure the Bible to spark enthusiasm for reading Scripture

Interactive Elements: This practical book provides reflection questions, habit trackers, and scriptural interaction to spur appetite for the word

Contains Anecdotal Stories: Each chapter ends with an individual’s unique testimony related to their personal journey with the Bible

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Endorsements

“I pray almost every day that the Lord would create in me a greater hunger for his word and his ways. But for that to happen, my appetites must be reoriented. In Help for the Hungry Soul, Kristen Wetherell reveals our deepest hunger pains as she points us to the only source of true satisfaction. So pick up this book, and you will taste and see that the Lord is good.”

Courtney Doctor, Director of Women’s Initiatives, The Gospel Coalition; Bible teacher; author, From Garden to Glory; coauthor, Behold and Believe

“Help for the Hungry Soul serves as an encouragement to all of us, regardless of the season we are in, that God himself delights in arousing, sustaining, and satisfying our spiritual hungers by giving us the gift of his word and his presence. These short, content-rich chapters will encourage you afresh that God delights in filling the hungry with good things (Ps. 107).”

Amy Gannett, Founder and Creator, Tiny Theologians; Writer and Bible teacher, The Bible Study Schoolhouse; author, Fix Your Eyes

Table of Contents

Foreword by Jani Ortlund

Introduction: A Hunger to Hear from God

Chapter 1: Know Your Hungry Heart

Lydia’s Story: A Growing Affection for God’s Word

Chapter 2: Plead for a Holy Hunger

Josh’s Story: Hungry to Be Hungry Again

Chapter 3: Don’t Miss Jesus

Aubrey’s Story: A Treasury of the Lord’s Compassion

Chapter 4: Remember the Privilege

Davis’s Story: Reviving the Soul, Rejoicing the Heart

Chapter 5: Feast with Your Church

Amanda’s Story: The Long, Good Work of God’s Word

Chapter 6: Feed Yourself Creatively

Bill’s Story: Many Ways to Grow in God’s Word

Chapter 7: Trust God’s Nourishing Work

Linda’s Story: God’s Power, Our Persistence

Chapter 8: Embrace Your Hunger

Appendix 1: How to Get Started Reading Your Bible

Appendix 2: Reading Lists

Acknowledgments

General Index

Scripture Index

Product Details

Title: Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to Grow Your Appetite for God's Word  

Author: Kristen Wetherell

Publisher: Crossway Publishing

Pages: 176

Binding: Hardcover

Size: 20.9 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm

ISBN: 9781433588617