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Awake and Alive: A 30-Day Challenge to Revive Your Faith
Awaken from complacency to a life filled with purpose and passion.
With the demands of jobs, relationships, parenthood, paying bills, and church activities, many of us find ourselves up sleepwalking through life, scarcely paying attention to our connection to the God who created us. But there is a better way—a path to living fully awake and fully alive to God's presence.
In Awake and A 30-Day Challenge to Revive Your Faith, respected pastor, speaker, and author Matt Chandler calls you to wake up, guiding you through a series of bold challenges to revitalize your spiritual life. Each day
A Bible passage to ground you in the message of redemption—and why following God means reminding yourself of that truth dailyAn encouraging, straightforward teaching on the day’s passage to deepen your understanding of ScriptureReflection questions and space to document your spiritual journey as you move through the bookA practical, bold challenge designed to put what you're reading into practice
Break free from spiritual slumber and step into a revived faith. Awake and Alive is your thirty-day roadmap for moving beyond spiritual apathy to a more fulfilling, active relationship with God. A life filled with purpose, passion, and awareness of that God's works in and around you begins here.
With the demands of jobs, relationships, parenthood, paying bills, and church activities, many of us find ourselves up sleepwalking through life, scarcely paying attention to our connection to the God who created us. But there is a better way—a path to living fully awake and fully alive to God's presence.
In Awake and A 30-Day Challenge to Revive Your Faith, respected pastor, speaker, and author Matt Chandler calls you to wake up, guiding you through a series of bold challenges to revitalize your spiritual life. Each day
A Bible passage to ground you in the message of redemption—and why following God means reminding yourself of that truth dailyAn encouraging, straightforward teaching on the day’s passage to deepen your understanding of ScriptureReflection questions and space to document your spiritual journey as you move through the bookA practical, bold challenge designed to put what you're reading into practice
Break free from spiritual slumber and step into a revived faith. Awake and Alive is your thirty-day roadmap for moving beyond spiritual apathy to a more fulfilling, active relationship with God. A life filled with purpose, passion, and awareness of that God's works in and around you begins here.
208 pages, Hardcover
Published October 14, 2025
About the author
Matt Chandler
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Matt Chandler is the lead pastor of The Village Church, a multi-campus church in the Dallas metroplex of over 10,000 people. His sermons are among the topselling (free) podcasts on itunes and he speaks at conferences worldwide. Prior to accepting the pastorate at The Village, Matt had a vibrant itinerant ministry for over ten years where he spoke to hundreds of thousands of people in America and abroad about the glory of God and beauty of Jesus. He lives in Texas with his wife, Lauren, and their three children: Audrey, Reid and Norah.
Matt Chandler is the lead pastor of The Village Church, a multi-campus church in the Dallas metroplex of over 10,000 people. His sermons are among the topselling (free) podcasts on itunes and he speaks at conferences worldwide. Prior to accepting the pastorate at The Village, Matt had a vibrant itinerant ministry for over ten years where he spoke to hundreds of thousands of people in America and abroad about the glory of God and beauty of Jesus. He lives in Texas with his wife, Lauren, and their three children: Audrey, Reid and Norah.
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October 21, 2025
Matt Chander's book Awake and Alive is a great tool to add to any quiet time. The book is a 30 day devotional of pretty well known scriptures with great encouragement about reviving our faith and not just being spiritually stagnant. . Matt Chandler does a great job of putting the devotional in context with the scripture he is going over. In lots of devotionals, I have personally found this to be rare. The applications are practical and the devotional is only 30 days as mentioned above so its not a major commitment for those who do not want to commit to something long term. My favorite part is at the end of each day, Matt has a bold challenge to actually put what we have learned into action. I find it helpful to retain information this way and to really get the most out of what I am learning. I will defiantly read this again when finished in a couple of days.
With that said, I would have liked to see a little more theological depth that I am used to with Matt's other books. Also, for long term believers, this book may feel a little repetitive from what you know, but even though the information may not be groundbreaking , the reminders are nice to have to help strengthen our faith. Don't expect a life changing theological revelation, but this is more of a faith reset that you may benefit from if it is what you are looking for.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and Thomas Nelson. All opinions are my own.
With that said, I would have liked to see a little more theological depth that I am used to with Matt's other books. Also, for long term believers, this book may feel a little repetitive from what you know, but even though the information may not be groundbreaking , the reminders are nice to have to help strengthen our faith. Don't expect a life changing theological revelation, but this is more of a faith reset that you may benefit from if it is what you are looking for.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and Thomas Nelson. All opinions are my own.
December 3, 2025
Awake and Alive was such a refreshing surprise. I went into it hoping for a simple daily devotional, but it honestly felt like a month-long conversation with a trusted pastor who knows how to challenge you without making you feel weighed down.
Each day is short enough to fit into a busy morning, but somehow still manages to speak right to the heart. Matt Chandler has a way of making big spiritual truths feel personal and practical, and a lot of the reflections hit me at just the right moments. More than once, I caught myself thinking, “Wow… I needed that today.”
By the end of the 30 days, I felt more steady, more focused, and more aware of God’s presence in my everyday life. It’s the kind of devotional you can come back to whenever you feel spiritually dry or distracted.
If you’re looking for something that’s warm, encouraging, and genuinely faith-reviving, this one is absolutely worth it. It really did help me feel awake and alive again.
Each day is short enough to fit into a busy morning, but somehow still manages to speak right to the heart. Matt Chandler has a way of making big spiritual truths feel personal and practical, and a lot of the reflections hit me at just the right moments. More than once, I caught myself thinking, “Wow… I needed that today.”
By the end of the 30 days, I felt more steady, more focused, and more aware of God’s presence in my everyday life. It’s the kind of devotional you can come back to whenever you feel spiritually dry or distracted.
If you’re looking for something that’s warm, encouraging, and genuinely faith-reviving, this one is absolutely worth it. It really did help me feel awake and alive again.
August 23, 2026
This was a really good devo
5 stars for sure and I definitely recommend to those that don't have a relationship with God or do have one....or even those that fall into a category in-between.
This was an eye-opening devo and a convincing one for me to say the least. I have felt like there were some unanswered questions in my walk with the Lord.
This really helped me answer some of the questions and be assured in some of those places.
Truly recommend this to anyone
5 stars for sure and I definitely recommend to those that don't have a relationship with God or do have one....or even those that fall into a category in-between.
This was an eye-opening devo and a convincing one for me to say the least. I have felt like there were some unanswered questions in my walk with the Lord.
This really helped me answer some of the questions and be assured in some of those places.
Truly recommend this to anyone
August 13, 2025
What a great devotional packed with a wide variety of topics of the Christian life. I give this book 5 stars and would be a great gift for Christians or seekers alike. I enjoyed the reflection questions and the challenges after each day's devotional. Great book overall.
*I received a free complimentary copy of this book from #netgalley and all opinions are my own and freely given.
*I received a free complimentary copy of this book from #netgalley and all opinions are my own and freely given.
July 2, 2026
A nice devotional for the month. 30 days. Each new day presents a topic, followed by scripture, followed by words of experience and reflections by Matt. Each day ends with two good questions to ask yourself and even journal with, and an additional challenge, which can be done that day or the week. Everyone lives different lives. Enjoy.
July 16, 2026
I really enjoyed this book. It has 30 daily readings with two reflection question and a challenge each day. It makes you think and apply what Matt Chandler is trying to teach you. It is convicting, but in a way that your nice Uncle would tell you. 😆 I’ll be looking forward to reading more of his books.
January 9, 2026
*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the free copy*
A good devotional, relatively short. The formatting on kindle is a little difficult to read, but it may be because I was given an advanced copy.
A good devotional, relatively short. The formatting on kindle is a little difficult to read, but it may be because I was given an advanced copy.
December 24, 2025
Great book. Would recommend
January 11, 2026
Matt Chandler provides the way of the Gospel by ending each day with a challenge to live a life of surrender.
June 19, 2026
I got a lot of encouragement out of this one. Its Bible and personal story based to prompt or prod us toward the disciplines of Christianity. In other words, it's discipleship in book form.
August 29, 2026
Amazing!
This was soo good! I learned, I grew, I was convicted. More than anything I found the unction to begin to apply.
This was soo good! I learned, I grew, I was convicted. More than anything I found the unction to begin to apply.
July 16, 2025
“Awake and Alive: A 30-Day Challenge to Revive Your Faith” by Pastor Matt Chandler is more than your usual daily devotional. I made the mistake of assuming it was going to be 30 days of cheering me up and giving me a pep talk. WRONG!
Mr. Chandler has provided 30 days of hard-hitting challenges that will make you reflect on where you are spiritually and challenge you to grow in your relationship with Jesus. But be warned. You will need steel-toed boots with these daily readings. I would be just reading along and all of a sudden…WHAM! It would hit me right in the soul and shake me.
Each day’s writing also provides a space for answering questions and journaling. It also includes a daily challenge to put these truths into practice.
Not only will I be going through this book again, but I will be buying copies to give away. The Church needs to take this 30-Day Challenge.
Mr. Chandler has provided 30 days of hard-hitting challenges that will make you reflect on where you are spiritually and challenge you to grow in your relationship with Jesus. But be warned. You will need steel-toed boots with these daily readings. I would be just reading along and all of a sudden…WHAM! It would hit me right in the soul and shake me.
Each day’s writing also provides a space for answering questions and journaling. It also includes a daily challenge to put these truths into practice.
Not only will I be going through this book again, but I will be buying copies to give away. The Church needs to take this 30-Day Challenge.
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