Flourish

Finding Purpose in the Unknown and Unexpected Seasons of Life

By: Grace Wabuke Klein, Bob Goff - introduction

Narrated by: Grace Wabuke Klein, Bob Goff

This guide to living well through all the seasons of life encourages readers to trust God's timing and hold onto hope in the periods of waiting.

The trials of life can wear us down. Unexpected events force us to face a new reality and unanswered prayers lead us to a growing frustration about why God doesn’t intervene. We wonder if anything good can come out of this painful, dark, winter season.

Grace Wabuke Klein knows that there is purpose in our darkest days and seasons of waiting. In Flourish, Grace meets the reader in their heartache, disappointment, and pain and gives encouragement and a fresh perspective on the winter seasons we all go through, as well as practical steps to not just survive but to find purpose in the unknown and unexpected.

Drawing insight from her own winter seasons, Grace reveals the divine purpose in each season of our lives. She explains how:

• Fall is a time of release—a necessary season of letting go of offenses, unhealthy relationships, hurts, bad habits, toxic friendships, pride, unforgiveness and other heart issues before we can ever move on to the next season
• Winter is a time of unexpected challenges and unknown futures—yet lessons learned in life’s storms are deep and full of growth to shape us and makes us stronger.
• Spring is a time of new things that require us to be open to new experiences, people, ideas, and perspective—stepping out into the unknown and uncomfortable.
• Summer is a time when everything is flourishing—we clearly see how each season cultivated a deeper level of faith and spiritual muscles, developing our character and perseverance.

Grace discovered there is value and unseen gifts in each season, but only in the hard seasons and storms of life are vital spiritual disciplines developed. Flourish connects with the reader in the tension and storms of life to bring a word of hope.

Critic reviews

“Flourish is a must-read gardening guide for sowing, planting, and harvesting spiritual fruit. Drawing on her own life seasons, Grace Klein distills spiritual maturity, practical wisdom, and savvy insight from the Bible. She reminds us that God is always working in us, even in the darkness of winter, and that sustainable growth requires rest, stillness, and patience.”
—Chris Hodges, Senior Pastor, Church of the Highlands, Author of Out of the Cave and Pray First

"It can be devastating to walk through a season of deep pain that seems to stretch on forever. My friend, Grace, knows exactly what this is like, and I do too. That's why I love how she reminds us that every season has its purpose and every winter season eventually turns into spring, summer and fall. For those waiting in the midst of life's unknowns, please take the time to sit with this beautiful book!"
—Lysa TerKeurst, #1 New York Times bestselling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries

"Flourish will help you discover how to live with purpose in the midst of life’s trials and pain. Grace’s story of God’s faithfulness will inspire you to trust Him with your hopes and dreams."—Miles McPherson, Pastor of the Rock Church, San Diego and Author of The Third Option

"Grace Wabuke Klein has given us a beautiful look into the many trials and triumphs that accompany the different seasons in our lives as we journey with God. Our hearts were moved as she shared some of the most intimate and vulnerable moments of her life in this book. Having the privilege to know Grace, we can say with confidence that you will experience through her writing the same strength, faith, and intimate relationship with God that emanates from her in person. We believe Flourish will not only be an inspiration to many but will also provide a roadmap that can be returned to again and again as we journey through our own seasons of life, learning to trust God in it all."
—Mike and Barb Cameneti, Lead Pastors Faith Family Church

"Grace has put her cards of transparency on the table for us to see how to survive when we do not have the answers, and how to create momentum in each of the four seasons that develop a thriving harvest on the other side of difficult seasons of our lives. Even if you are not in a winter season right now, Flourish provides the tools necessary that will allow the reader to develop the muscle memory needed to succeed well beyond survival when those hard times come upon us."

—George L Davis, Senior Pastor, Impact Church Jacksonville FL

“A must-read…Overflowing with wisdom, fresh perspective, and life-
changing paradigm shifts…Will give you strength to live with passion and
purpose through every season of life.”—Steve Robinson, Pastor of Church of the King; author; and founder of Hope Today TV and Radio

God is using Grace in a remarkable way!

Wow...such a timely book for me personally. Grace 's vulnerability was so evident. This book is a great read and very heartfelt. I love how practical it is and how Grace didn't hold back as she clearly wants to helps help others through their unexpected waiting periods. Thank you, Grace and I can't wait for you to bring the word that God has put in your heart for the women of SWFL in January 2025. Blessings 🌹 Tasha

Love it for self growth and reflection

I love the way she provides practical applications and exercises along with her beautiful story! I feel like I could read this book a hundred more times and still get something from to grow myself everytime! Definitely worth buying a hard copy to study along with as well!

What it means to truly wait in the Lord and receive Gods reward

Flourish is an absolutely amazing book that ministered to me in an unexpected season of my life. This book was so well written and filled with analogies, illustrations and beautiful stories. I truly appreciated Grace’s journey, her awesome testimony, and the miracles that God did in her life. She deeply understands what it means to wait on the Lord when her circumstances did not present any encouragement of what she was believing for. Her commitment and dedication to Christ was unwavering. I read chapter 11 repeatedly as I really needed to hear the words of encouragement while at this place in my life. Anyone in a season of confusion or bewilderment will be encouraged by reading this book and know that God is in control and worthy of trust even when you can’t see His hand.

Inspiring story of faith!

This book is honest, heartwarming and inspiring! Grace’s story of a woman who loves and trusts God, no matter the difficulty is encouraging. Seeing how God has blessed her and watching her flourish in the process empowers me to stay true to God and my daily walk with Him. Thank you for sharing your story!

Beautiful book

A book that helps you to focus on Gods will and learning to trust Him no matter what is going
I’m in your life.

Incredibly timely and soothed my spirit.

It is hard to describe how timely and perfect this book was in my life. I happened upon it via Instagram and began a journey of gratitude, healing, perspective, and slowing down to truly appreciate life's different, sometimes difficult, seasons. This book was so meaningful to me that I've already bought 9 copies and given it to many friends. Their response is the same. It's incredibly beautiful to see how one book can impact so many lives and build hope and faith at the same time. Grace has done such a wonderful job sharing so authentically with vulnerability. I am in awe of her character and see God's goodness in her life. She exudes it through the pages; honestly, her life inspires me to draw closer to the Lord. Thank you, Grace, for writing this book in obedience. Definitely, a book I will reread time and time again!

Learned from this, and very engaging.

I loved hearing this in Grace’s voice, and with her intonation and delivery. I think you’ll be able to return to this material over and over again because life is always changing. You’ll be able to identify your current season, and any future seasons, and use this because it is both spiritual, and spiritually practical.
-Jonathan

Compelling.

Very good read. Great encouragement. Demonstrates God’s faithfulness and grace.
The author’s story was very informative and interesting.