Guarded by Christ: Knowing the God Who Rescues and Keeps Us
Heather Holleman used to live a fragile life, a prisoner to fear, anxiety, and despair. Like many younger women, she knew Jesus, but she wasn’t strong in Him. Her search for comfort seemed unending.
Then one day, while reading a simple statement in Scripture, “God guards the lives of his faithful ones” (Psalm 97:10), that all began to change.
In Guarded by Christ: Knowing the God Who Rescues and Keeps Us, Heather guides women through a series of practical mental shifts that immensely helped her live strong in the Lord. Learn how in Jesus, you are guarded:
- By righteousness instead of condemnation
- By peace instead of anxiety
- By hope instead of despair
- By the Holy Spirit’s power instead of self-effort
- By a crucified life instead of a self-important one
From the Back Cover
“We all need a place of security, a sure protector who will not yield . . . Heather Holleman leads us to know Him as the God who guards us.” —Judy Douglass, director of women’s resources, Cru
Do you know in your head that Jesus cares for you, but struggle to actually apply that truth so you feel less afraid, anxious, or hopeless?
Guarded by Christ is about bridging that gap. Using Scripture and story, Heather Holleman guides you in creatively internalizing the truths that will help you live by:
- Righteousness instead of condemnation
- Peace instead of anxiety
- Hope instead of despair
- The Holy Spirit’s power instead of self-effort
- A crucified life instead of a self-important one
We need maturity in Christ that lets us not just know His care, but experience it. Guarded by Christ will help you cultivate this maturity and live with new mindsets, rooted in the unlimited biblical privileges only Jesus provides.
Top Highlights
“Scriptures to examine what God guards and how He guards it in us, I learned that the Bible presents us with a Savior who dwells in our inner being by the Holy Spirit and who imparts all the characteristics of God’s guarding presence to our soul.” (source)
“if we express our desire to be controlled by God’s Spirit, confess any known sin to Jesus, and then, simply” (source)
“person God guards lives with confidence, peace, hope, strength, and as crucified with Christ” (source)
In days of terror and horror, when danger prevails and safety fails, we all need a place of security, a sure protector who will not yield. That person is our God, and Heather Holloman leads us to know Him in a fresh, even transforming way: as the God who guards us. She unveils the reality of who He is and how we are safe with Him. Just when we need such a certainty.
JUDY DOUGLASS
Director, Women’s Resources, Campus Crusade for Christ International (Cru)
Author of Letters to My Children: Secrets of Success
Why do I love Heather Holleman’s new book? Yes, it is authentically honest, refreshingly perceptive but that it is not why I love it. Heather wrote Guarded by Christ because guard became her new favorite word in Scripture. As she shared from her heart, guard became my new favorite biblical word too! Do you desire to know how God guards your soul? Read this book and you will find yourself praying, “Thank you God for all the ways You guard me!”
LINDA DILLOW
Author of Calm My Anxious Heart and Satisfy My Thirsty Soul
Product Details
- Title : Guarded by Christ: Knowing the God Who Rescues and Keeps Us
- Author: Holleman, Heather
- Publisher: Moody Publishers
- Publication Date: 2016
- ISBN: 9780802494818
