Tired of Trying: How to Hold On to God When You’re Frustrated, Fed Up, and Feeling Forgotten
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What if that hard thing you’re going through is not happening to you but for you?
You’ve tried it all—saying the right words and prayers, reading the right Bible verses—but nothing seems to work. What do you do when your faith doesn’t seem to be “working” anymore?
Ashley Morgan Jackson is no stranger to this kind of spiritual exhaustion and discouragement. Much like the biblical character Jacob, Ashley wrestled with God, trying desperately to keep trusting Him despite her pain. It was here she found that sometimes God requires us to hold on to Him so we can let go of everything holding us back.
Rich with biblical encouragement, personal story, and practical application, Tired of Trying is an invitation to wrestle—and face God in your greatest fears, pains, and unanswered questions. You’ll learn to:
- break out of the cycle of frustration by saying yes to wrestling;
- identify the lies you are believing about God, yourself, and your circumstances and replace them with truth;
- shift your perspective so you can choose faith, persevere, and discover God’s purpose for you.
Choosing to wrestle isn’t easy or quick—but it does have purpose. What seemingly tears us down may be an opportunity to grow. God is good at redeeming heartache. When we reach the place where the only choice is to run to God or run from Him, we can hold tight . . . because transformation and blessing will come.
Our greatest disappointments, deepest pain, and disillusionments—things that shake us and break us and make us wonder about everything—don’t have to mean all hope is lost. When we’re tired of trying and tired of hoping, I love that my friend Ashley helps us see that we might be in the middle of the wrestling. And I want to wrestle well and come out renewed, even when it’s painful. This book will help you with that and more. Get your copy and settle in because it’s that good!
If you, too, are disappointed and exhausted, feel like you are in a season of wrestling with God, and are just tired of trying, this book may be the prescription you need to release, rest, and revive your passion for life. Ashley vulnerably shares her personal journey of pain, discovery, and healing in easy-to-read pages that are saturated in God’s Word and dripping with hope.
This is the book you read when you are struggling with feeling let down by God. This is for the woman who is being attacked by her own thoughts. Ashley Morgan Jackson speaks to your pain with the compassion of a friend who has been there. She knows the way out—even when you are Tired of Trying.
This is a must-read when life feels tiring and purpose seems elusive. This is the reminder we all need (and are desperately looking for) in the middle of the fight to keep going, wrestling, and waiting on God to do what only He can do. Like a friend, Ashley encourages us at every turn: Showing up to the fight is not only worth it, but blessing is coming—and I am here for it.
Ashley Morgan Jackson allows us to peer into those moments most of us want to hide—the times when we are tired of trying and at the end of our rope. She shares her experiences so we don’t feel alone in our trying loops, and she gives us practical tools to help realign our skewed perspectives. If you are tired of trying, get this book today!
If you are tired of trying to do things by digging in your heels and sounding like a toddler in the Target toy aisle, then you will want to read this book! I was around during Ashley’s dark wrestling years when God was growing her more each day. She shares in her book how she looks back on that time with empathy and grace for herself while also seeing how that really hard time grew her inner spirit. You will want to root for her while you also identify with her raw experiences and emotions. Ashley has never had it all together (just like the rest of us), but her example will inspire you to never stop trying.
As one who grew up in a Christian tradition where admitting any frustration or anger with God was a big no-no, I love that Ashley Morgan Jackson puts the realities of the Christian life on full
display. While brilliantly weaving in Jacob’s story of wrestling with God, Ashley gives voice to the dark questions, deep fears, and lifegiving truth about a God who sees and cares. Ashley will lead you to confront the hard things that are holding you back by pointing you to God’s truth and teaching you to trust His loving heart.
I didn’t know how much I needed this book until I began reading it and tears filled my eyes while going through almost every chapter. As Ashley vulnerably shares about her own process of wrestling with the Lord, she creates a safe place for you to do the same—to feel, process, wrestle, and truly have honest conversations with Him. This idea of wrestling with the Lord is biblical, and I believe it’s not talked about enough in the church. God can handle your questions and your disappointments—and when you bring all of that to Him, He’s not angry or impatient; He’s loving, steadfast, and truly working on your behalf to turn what the enemy meant for evil into good.
Tired of Trying is an answered prayer for those of us in the middle of a wrestling season. I love how, instead of running away from it, Ashley authentically shares her own story and how she breaks down the story of Jacob wrestling with God. In doing so, she invites us to shift our perspective on struggling—that God isn’t doing this to us; instead He’s using it to transform us. I know you’ll love this book as much as I did!
Such an incredibly personal, heartfelt, and challenging book. Ashley unpacks the story of Jacob’s wrestle in such a beautiful way that invites us into a life of embracing the wrestle rather than trying to get away from it. Tired of Trying is filled with practical thoughts and truths that help us change our perspective and walk into the joy and blessing that God has for us. It’s easy to find yourself in her struggle but also feel the weight of “trying” begin to lift as she shares her story to find wholeness and freedom.
Ashley Morgan Jackson is one of the most incredibly brave, courageous, and compassionate souls I know. In her book, Tired of Trying, she not only made me feel like I had a friend sitting right beside me, but she was also that friend we all need—the one who says, “Come on, I love you enough to not let you stay in this place.” She writes with deep authenticity and grace. This is a must-have resource for every woman who is desperately trying to follow after Jesus but feels like it’s one big wrestling match.
- Title: Tired of Trying: How to Hold On to God When You’re Frustrated, Fed Up, and Feeling Forgotten
- Author: Ashley Morgan Jackson
- Publisher: Tyndale Momentum
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781496471918, 9781496471895, 149647189X, 1496471911
- Resource ID: LLS:9781496471918
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-07-31T07:48:18Z