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The God of the Mundane by Matthew B. Redmond is a short yet insightful read that reminds Christians to be content with lives of ordinary faithfulness. Christians are often challenged to demonstrate their faithfulness to God in radical, extraordinary ways. While a few are called to live extraordinary lives, many will live lives of ordinary faithfulness and kingdom work that won’t receive any sort of earthly recognition. The God of the Mundane begins with Redmond sharing about a season in which he found himself working as a banker. It was ordinary work that he wasn’t particularly excited about. He struggled for a time to understand how it intersected with his faith until one day when he able to pray for a young customer who was short on money and had been diagnosed with cancer. The customer was especially discouraged after learning of more tumors spreading in her body and after Redmond had prayed for her, she came back to share with him that the tumors were benign. After that, his perspective about living an ordinary life of faithfulness changed.
Redmond’s book comes from his heart as a pastor, wanting to encourage Christian brothers and sisters that lives of ordinary faithfulness are beautiful to the Lord. As a stay at home mom myself, I’m thankful to have read Redmond’s book in this season and wish I would have come across it sooner. I believe this book is necessary for Christians today as we live in a world in which seems that those who have the broadest influence are the most faithful. The God of the Mundane has certainly challenged my thinking and reminded me to slow down and see every moment as a gift from the Lord. In a way, it has also helped me to appreciate the season following my miscarriage. My heart has often wanted to be done with grief because naturally, I don’t enjoy it, but The God of the Mundane reminded me that God is easily pleased with me because of Jesus as I am faithful in what He has called me to even in the hard moments.
I received The God of the Mundane compliments of Cruciform Press in exchange for my honest review.
