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In the final session of The Resilient Experience, John Eldredge calls us to the most important question of all: What’s your plan? We are living in the hour of the ten bridesmaids—and the hour of Lot’s wife. This is not a time for divided hearts or casual faith. It’s time to build a life rooted in God, to care for our Eden hearts, and to make room for the presence of God daily. Drawing from Luke 17, Hebrews 10, and Revelation 21, John urges us to resist the trap of trying to “fit God in” to an overloaded life. Instead, he shows how to create a new rhythm—a sustainable, soul-first way of living that allows us to receive strength, resilience, and joy. Through story, prayer, and personal reflection, this final session helps you name what needs to change in your daily life and invites you to choose wholehearted devotion over comfort or distraction. Rescue is coming. Eden is being restored. But we must be the ones who prepare—who bring oil, build margin, and orient our lives around God’s presence.
Additional resources for deeper exploration:
• Resilient by John Eldredge – The book that inspired this video series
• 30 Days to Resilient – inside the One Minute Pause App – A free, guided experience of daily soul restoration
• A Daily Prayer (John) – A foundational daily rhythm to center your life in God
• The Life Prayer – A simple, powerful way to invite Jesus into every part of your life
• Stasi’s blog: Rhythm and Margin – A reflection on choosing soul-care over busyness