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Come, Find Space With God is a guide to Christian spiritual formation designed for readers moving into adulthood and spiritual self-awareness. Why was this an important book for you to write?
We both recall our own mistakes along our journeys and realize how beneficial it would have been to receive wise, empathetic counsel early on. Come, Find Space with God offers wisdom and formation through stories, reflection, sacred reading, and practices that we wish we had access to during our times of transition. We could have benefited from experiencing more reflective spaces to slow down and listen to the still small voice of wisdom
What spiritual challenges do you think young adults face today that previous generations may have experienced differently?
Today’s young adults seem much busier, distracted, overwhelmed, stressed, confused, lonely, and depressed than previous generations. They hear a variety of conflicting opinions on social media; connections may be superficial and shallow, and may not be in person. The culture around them is moving at far too fast a pace to even process issues and make wise choices. They need to listen and learn from ancient spiritual ways of finding balance, peace, and freedom.
Was there a story in the book that was especially difficult to write about?
The story in Evaluating my thoughts and plans was the most challenging to write. I prefer people to think of me (Leoma) as a competent, self-assured person. Most of us want to project that persona. So, to describe the many ways in which I feel insecure, incompetent, and “less-than” in a public forum is daunting. However, I’ve learned over the decades that God’s opinion of me is the most important thing, not what anyone else thinks.
How can readers create a rule of life that feels realistic rather than overwhelming?
The book provides questions and structures in order to create the reader’s own rule of life that fits with his or her stage, schedule, vision, and purpose in life. The idea is really to take time with this and not rush the reflective process. Ultimately, a rule of life should bring balance, provide focus and clarity, offer spiritual growth, and free the reader up from being overwhelmed with life. A good rule of life should include SPACES in days for stillness to reconnect spiritually, and often, less is more. Mainly, this process needs to be about observing your daily habits and activities first and considering if they are still a good fit or if some things could be eliminated, especially time sucks like scrolling the internet or watching too much news. This needs to be intentional, or we will fill our time up and wonder why we have no peace. Not all the questions in the book need to be answered in one sitting; keep it simple.
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Come Find Space with God offers spiritual practices and reflections to help individuals navigate life’s challenges and deepen their relationship with God.
Come, Find Space With God
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
