Just When You Thought “Nothing Beats Chicken Soup…”…along comes author Randy Petrick with Volume Two of the highly practical and innovative book series, The Soul Repair Manual. The daily devotions in this volume focus on hope and joy, providing tangible encouragement for anyone feeling emotionally overwhelmed by life’s hardships, struggles, and storms. Life is not easy when we are in the broken places, but if we can learn to trust God and allow Him to actively work in our lives, we can find peace and contentment to replace anxiety and discouragement.Refreshingly, Randy allows his personal struggles and flaws to be exposed, helping craft advice and insight for real issues we all face. Showing how his relationship with God has grown will inspire you to view your own relationship and see where God might be encouraging you to change.Randy begins his daily devotions with a section titled “Storms,” covering common situations and quandaries people have where they wonder if God is listening and whether their struggles will ever end. Section Two, “Keys to Survival,” reinforces Randy’s belief that the key to Soul Repair lies in building and strengthening our relationships with God. It contains ideas and biblical steps to help further that process and facilitate “survival.” Finally, “Recovery” concludes the sections by celebrating the rewards to come as we grow closer to God. Taken together, the daily devotions will help you restore your relationship with God, strengthen your spiritual foundation, and help you move from any storm to the safety and comfort of God’s loving hands.Reading The Soul Repair Manual is like getting a Scripture-based prescription for hope and joy. The daily doses are easily absorbed and can be returned to time and again whenever the storms of life threaten to overtake you.
