When we press in, we find in Him the strength to press on. 

How do you have faith when there is no evidence that what you hope for will happen? How do you cling to hope when everything around you speaks despair? How do you press into defeat and still take another step forward? 

After a dreaded call from the Trauma ICU brought Wendy face to face with a parent's greatest fear, she began journaling the good and bad, the ugly and beautiful, as she learned to trust God in the unknown. She wants to help you do the same. 

Part memoir, part devotional, and with space to journal, this book will help you:

  • Trade the fear of "what-if" for the confidence found in a God who has gone ahead and walks alongside you.

  • Press in with your anger, frustration, and doubt to find victory, not by wrestling against God, but with Him.

  • Release your desperate grip on the shattered expectations, and rest in what He has promised: His presence and His faithfulness in it all. 

  • Embrace your weakness and trust His strength to empower your steps. 

Whether you're searching for a lifeline in tragedy or looking for an infusion of faith, this book will give you the tools to stand firm in suffering, hold tight to joy in misery, and wait with faithful expectation as you wade the foreboding waters of the unknown.

“Through her story and her unshakable faith, Smith provides an inspiring road map of how to find comfort in Christ during hardship.”

Betty Murray, Author of Cleanse: Detox, Your Mind, Body & Spirit

“This book is a source of encouragement to all—those who are experiencing the “dark night of the soul” as well as those currently enjoying a moment of smooth sailing.”

Barbara Sorrels, EdD and Author

“A true mentor in the faith, Wendy could see and declare in the hardest of pain, in the darkest of hours, that God was up to something good in her heart. This book recounts those battle cries and the moment-by-moment choices to fix her eyes on what is unseen - or rather, on He Who is Unseen - and trust and wait.”

Kathryn Young, former Events Coordinator, LifeWay Christian Bookstore

“Pressing In beautifully walks us through the dark reality of pain and suffering in tandem with the "real-time" truth of Scripture. Wendy Smith's honesty in sharing her fears and doubts at the same time as her confidence in the hope of the Gospel show that both heartache and gratefulness, doubt and faith can exist in the same space.  This devotional will be a comfort and solace to anyone walking through darkness and grief.  

Brent Bounds, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist

Instead of fearing what might lie in the shadows, I will focus on finding peace in the shadow of His wings.

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