Nothing gets our attention like an unmade decision: Should I accept the new position? Which schooling choice is best for my kids? How can I support my aging parents? When we have a decision to make and the answer isn’t clear, what we want more than anything is peace, clarity, and a nudge in the right direction. If you have trouble making decisions, because of either chronic hesitation you’ve … hesitation you’ve always lived with or a more recent onset of decision fatigue, Emily P. Freeman offers a fresh way of practicing familiar but often forgotten advice: simply do the next right thing. With this simple, soulful practice, it is possible to clear the decision-making chaos, quiet the fear of choosing wrong, and find the courage to finally decide without regret or second-guessing.
Whether you’re in the midst of a major life transition or are weary of the low-grade anxiety that daily life can bring, Emily helps create space for your soul to breathe so you can live life with God at a gentle pace and discern your next right thing in love.
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The Next Right Thing enlightened me, brought awareness, and gave me tools I didn’t realize were missing in my decision-making life. Emily points us to ultimate peace and clarity in our lives in the midst of uncertainty and chaos by gently pulling our focus back to the One who gives it.
“Unmade decisions hold power. They pull, they push, they interrupt where they aren’t wanted and poke us awake at night.” Amen, Sister! Do you have making decisions? Are you stuck in limbo? In *The Next Right Thing*, Emily Freeman helps us walk through the day to day process of reducing the clutter in our souls, drawing closer to God, and learning to listen to Him. Emily doesn’t offer a formula to solve every problem, but rather guides us in developing a rhythm of life that supports our decision making. She shows us how to come to a place of peace within ourselves and with God. This book spoke right to my heart. I’m not usually a highlighter or book-marker, but my Kindle version looks like my grandkids got hold of it. There’s so much wisdom packed into this small volume! I don’t want to lose sight of it. I encourage you to read it for yourself and find your own rhythm of life within its pages. “If he says he will do far more abundantly beyond all that we could ask or think, then who am I to stop before he gets there?” Emily P Freeman, The Next Best Thing
There is no more reliable voice today than Emily P. Freeman. Her consistency and faith have moved and changed me over and over again. The Next Right Thing is exactly that — the next right thing for you to read, for Emily to write, and for us all to live by. I’m so thankful this book exists.
Freeman’s book is like a breath of fresh air for your wearisome soul. If decision-making causes you to hyperventilate, “Do the Next Right Thing” invites you to slow down, savor the moment, then consider your possibilities. With her easy conversational style, Emily will be that listening ear and warm embrace you need to move forward!
This was my first read by Emily Freeman, but I loved how beautiful and simple her writing is. I find myself referring to this book often as I make decisions and try to simply do the next right thing in my own life. For anyone who struggles with anxiety over decision-making, big or small, this book is incredibly helpful and potentially life-changing.
Very useful and inspirational book
Emily offers a practical guide for discerning the next right thing in the big and small moments of life. I am so grateful for this book!
The Next Right Thing is a book you can go back to again and again and each time it will hit you in a new and fresh way. If you struggle to make decisions, if you’re in the midst of a big life change, if you’d just love some quiet guidance to be more intentional with your days, and/or you love Emily’s writing and podcast, this book is for you!
Like all of Emily’s writing, this book is both insightful and practical. It teaches us that life is to be lived, not figured out. And the way we live it is one brave choice at a time.
Emily could write about the history of the comma and we’d be spellbound by her words. How lucky we are that she wrote an entire book about one of the most important things we do every single day: decision making. Reading The Next Right Thing is your next right decision.
Emily has a gift for speaking into light the things already true in most of us, but are often dimmed by the clouds of busyness and overwhelm. Her words are a must-read in my own life.
Emily has become my decision-maker guide. In this book she offers deep wisdom that is easily applied to everyday life. This book is not only timely but timeless.
Reading Emily P. Freeman I start to believe Jesus’ promise more — that his yoke is easy and his burden light. The Next Right Thing delivers us from anxious hand-wringing over our uncertain futures.
Excellent book. Well written and thought provoking. This is a book that I hope to keep for years to come. Recommending to others while holding onto this book, refusing to loan out. Too many books that I loan forget their way back to me. I know of four right now that I consider gone considering how long they’ve held on to them.
Everyone has decisions in life but sometimes decisions are larger than what are we going to have for dinner tonight. The type of decisions that are life changing that can come in the form of a new job potential. Usually I have a way of inadvertently sabotaging myself because I’m suddenly swarmed with a slew of “what if’s” and fear of making the wrong decision. Even if it is something I want to do, I’m paralyzed.
This book however, I wish I had read months ago when I received it. It helps muddle through the cobwebs in the brain that are determined to help you make a poor decision. It invites you to really think of the process of choice and change.
This first read I went through rather quickly, but there is so many great things that Emily says that I plan on re-reading again and making notes along the way.
Superb book. Worth giving to anyone who is on life’s journey. A bonus, it’s hard back and meant to last.
The publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book or advanced reading copy.
This is my first introduction to Emily’s writing but it won’t be my last. I have had some of her previous books on my to read pile for awhile and after reading this one, I am going to make sure to read the others super soon! This book is full of practical and prayerful steps to figuring out your next decision whatever it may be. Emily breaks up the wisdom she shares into easy to follow chapters and includes great quotes throughout the book. A very quick easy to follow read with lots of great insight. Definitely recommend this book!
I received this book from the publisher through their RevellReads program. I was not required to post a positive review, all thoughts are my own.