Gasping for Breath: Inviting God's Spirit into Your Overwhelmed Life

by David Johnson, John Busacker

If you're a mom or a dad trying to juggle work with childcare and homeschooling, a business or ministry leader adjusting on the fly to a rapidly changing and unprecedented landscape, or a young man or woman grappling with relationships, technology, schooling, and jobs in a virtual world, you’ll find yourself gasping for breath at some point. We all do.

If you’re wondering what it takes to endure when you’ve personally hit the wall, to stay in something and work through the challenges that try to hold you back when you can no longer breathe, this book may be for you.

Gasping for Breath is an invitation to learn how to breathe in the life-giving breath of God’s Spirit and become fully alive. God is breathing His life into men and women, renewing and restoring and re-creating. Right here. Right now. He can do it for you. Take a deep breath, and let’s get started!

224 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2021

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Reviews

[Candy · Rating 5 out of 5]

God placed this book in my life at a time I needed it most. Two years ago my husband and I moved to a new (and at the time completely unfamiliar) state and were greeted soon after by a neighbor that invited us to church. We hadn’t been to church in almost 20 years, and that invitation brought me racing back to God – wow! Something I never expected! About a year after that I lost both my Mom and my brother, and while I was talking about family memories I asked my sister about a book I heard ages ago written by a cousin (David!) It was then I learned he'd written and recently released a new one, this one!

I listened to the audio version of Gasping for Breath, and I honestly have been completely blown away since at how God moves in my life--this book touched me, brought me to tears, made me smile and laugh, and best of all--re-rejoice in my Faith! Simple words can't explain what this book means for me and how its message has given me new lessons and an additional path to enrich my Faith, in particular, the concept that ‘the only way out is through and the only way through is with God’ really resonated. It's been such a blessing to receive this reminder that He is always with me even in the hardest moments.

The authors' messages and their enthusiasm for them are inspirational and I’m blessed to be able to have their words and wisdom touch my life today. So, for all those reasons, I thank them for this book and highly recommend it. I wish you all the best, have a blessed day!

[Diane Fournier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and inspirational. Really gave applications that made sense. Seeing how vitally important breath is. From the beginning when God breathed breath into Adam, and throughout the Bible great examples given. Was truly inspired by this great book. Would be an excellent Bible study to share with friends.

[Elyse · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved listening to David Johnson and his co-author via audiobook. Having attended Open Door for years and Dave Johnson no longer being the lead pastor, it was a joy hearing his voice again and hearing all that he has learned throughout his journey.

[Heidi Currey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the perspectives of the two authors, one from the lens of a business leader and the other from the lens of a pastor. The real stories interwoven with scriptural insights make practical application easy.