Come, Find Space With God, by Leoma Gilley and Carol Mullen, is a contemplative guide to Christian spiritual formation, written especially for readers moving into adulthood, responsibility, uncertainty, and spiritual self-awareness. The book walks through practices such as stillness, Scripture meditation, prayer, examen, discernment, surrender, sacred community, service, and a rule of life, pairing biblical reflection with personal stories and practical exercises. Its central invitation is simple but searching: make room for God not as another obligation, but as the One who can reshape fear, hurry, wounded thinking, and restless striving into a steadier life of trust.

What I found most affecting was the book’s refusal to treat spiritual growth as tidy or abstract. Leoma’s stories give the material weight: her prayer counseling in England, where a first-grade memory still carried the sting of shame; her long argument with God about Africa; her years caring for her mother; her decision to welcome Ben, Sara, and John into her home even when hospitality became costly and inconvenient. These moments keep the book from floating into devotional softness. The ideas here are deeply pastoral. “Space” is not presented as a pretty metaphor. It becomes a house opened to someone in need, a schedule interrupted, an ambition surrendered, a harsh inner voice confronted, a grief carried honestly before God.

The writing is warm, direct, and companionable, with a rhythm that feels suited to reflection. I appreciated how the authors blend story, Scripture, music, journaling prompts, and spiritual practices without making the reader feel rushed or managed. The structure can feel instructional, especially when the chapters move from story into exercises and group questions, but that same structure is also part of the book’s usefulness. I was especially drawn to the chapters on discernment, negative self-talk, and service because they press into the places where faith becomes concrete: what we do with fear, how we interpret our own failures, and whether we can serve without needing to fix people.

Come, Find Space With God speaks with the calm authority of people who have been formed by long obedience, real disappointment, and repeated redirection. The concluding emphasis on a rule of life gives the book a fitting sense of movement, as though all the earlier practices are gathering into a sustainable pattern rather than a burst of temporary inspiration. I’d recommend this book to Christians in seasons of transition, especially young adults, small groups, spiritual direction groups, and readers who feel crowded by anxiety, decision fatigue, or spiritual noise and want a grounded way to begin listening again.

Pages: 129 | ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GX2XNR2T