New!Websites for Authors
Tertulia Logo
Sign upLog In
Cart Icon0
Cart Icon0
New!Websites for Authors
The co-op bookstore for avid readers
Book Cover for: It's Not Your Turn: What to Do While You're Waiting for Your Breakthrough, Heather Thompson Day

It's Not Your Turn: What to Do While You're Waiting for Your Breakthrough

Heather Thompson Day

Paperback
Regular price$18.99With free membership trial$9.4950% off your first book+ Free shipping
In Stock– Ships within one business day

Do you recommend this book?

Yes!

No

What do you do when it seems like everybody else is getting their dreams and you're not? Heather Thompson Day shows us what we can do to shape ourselves while waiting, so we are ready when it's our turn. Unpacking comparison and instant gratification, she teaches how we can cultivate perspectives and practices that help us trust God while we're waiting for our turn to come.

Book Details

  • Publisher: IVP
  • Publish Date: Jun 29th, 2021
  • Pages: 216
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.43in - 5.51in - 0.63in - 0.57lb
  • EAN: 9780830847761
  • Categories: • Christian Living - Personal Growth• Personal Growth - Happiness• Christian Living - Inspirational

More books to explore

Book Cover for: Break Out!: 5 Keys to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life, Joel Osteen
Book Cover for: Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms, Tim Tebow
Book Cover for: Eat the Cookie...Buy the Shoes: Giving Yourself Permission to Lighten Up, Joyce Meyer
Book Cover for: Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day, Joyce Meyer
Book Cover for: Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear, Max Lucado
Book Cover for: Confidently You, Joyce Meyer
Book Cover for: Waymaker: Finding the Way to the Life You've Always Dreamed of, Ann Voskamp
Book Cover for: Disfrute Su Jornada: Encuentre El Tesoro Escondido de Cada Día, Joyce Meyer
Book Cover for: Living a Life You Love: Embracing the Adventure of Being Led by the Holy Spirit, Joyce Meyer
Book Cover for: How to Talk with God, Joyce Meyer
Book Cover for: Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You, Henry Cloud
Book Cover for: One Thousand Gifts Study Guide with DVD: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, Ann Voskamp
Book Cover for: Rule Your Day: 6 Keys to Maximizing Your Success and Accelerating Your Dreams, Joel Osteen
Book Cover for: Living Beyond Your Feelings: Controlling Emotions So They Don't Control You, Joyce Meyer
Book Cover for: Next Level Thinking: 10 Powerful Thoughts for a Successful and Abundant Life, Joel Osteen

About the Author

Day, Heather Thompson: -

Heather Thompson Day is associate professor in the department of visual arts, communication, and design at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She runs an online community called I'm That Wife and hosts the Viral Jesus podcast. An interdenominational speaker, Heather is the author of books including Confessions of a Christian Wife and How to Feed the Mediavore. She is a contributor for Religion News Service, Newsweek, and the Barna Group, and she previously taught at Colorado Christian University. She lives in Michigan with her husband and their three children.

More books by Heather Thompson Day

Book Cover for: What If I'm Wrong?: Navigating the Waves of Fear and Failure, Heather Thompson Day
Book Cover for: Can I Sit Here?: A Story about Feeling Lonely, Being Brave, and Making Friends, Heather Thompson Day
Book Cover for: I'll See You Tomorrow: Building Relational Resilience When You Want to Quit, Heather Thompson Day
Book Cover for: It's Not Your Turn: What to Do While You're Waiting for Your Breakthrough [Large Print 16 Pt Edition], Heather Thompson Day
Book Cover for: Cracked Glasses, Heather Thompson Day
Book Cover for: How to Feed the Mediavore: The 30-Day Challenge, Heather Thompson Day
Book Cover for: The God Myth and Other Lies, Heather Thompson Day
Book Cover for: Life After Eden: When Sin Left Us Naked, Heather Thompson Day

What people are saying

Mentioner image for: Jessica
Jessica
@jess_pieretti
4 years

wife, mom, teacher, pastoral spouse ✌🏼

Literally 4 pages into #ItsNotYourTurn and I’m practically in tears and can’t wait to get the hard copy. @HeatherTDay is by far the most relatable person I’ve ever met.

twitter.com
Mentioner image for: Jan Jahre 🍚🍜🍲
Jan Jahre 🍚🍜🍲
@YanYears
2 years

SDA Christian. Introvert. Poet. Violinist. Chuy Boi. Cross-Cultural Kid. Time Traveler. MA Sociology. Tabletop Nerd. A mess of a human saved by grace. ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

My Christmas wish list: - Marcos Torres' "The Road" Bible Study - Heather Thompson Day's "It's Not Your Turn" - Seth & Heather Day's "See You Tomorrow" - Cebuano Bible - German Bible - A premium collection of Jane Austen's work! Please and thank you 👀🥹

twitter.com
Mentioner image for: Seth Michael Day
Seth Michael Day
@SethMDay
4 years

I only had 33 followers on Instagram, so I started a Twitter. High introvert•Looking to build my confidence online•Please don’t ruin this for me

Feeling bad for anyone who didn’t get their copy of It’s Not Your Turn by Heather Thompson Day I got mine from Target 🎯 You can get yours from wherever books are sold It’s Your Turn to hit “order now” https://t.co/D2B3iRZlwO

twitter.com

Praise for this book

"It's Not Your Turn is the perfect resource on what to do while we wait. What should we do with our time while waiting? Heather gives us the tools!"--Michelle Williams, actress and singer, former member of Destiny's Child
"What God does in you as you wait is more important than what you are waiting for. This is the essence of what Heather Thompson Day is leading us to in this needed book. With refreshing vulnerability, wit, and poignant insights, she helps us navigate the frustrations that come through the soul-wearying habit of comparison."
"What do you do when everyone around you seems to be winning the race for success, perfection, and progress while it feels like your prayers are unanswered and your life is stuck? In It's Not Your Turn, Dr. Heather Thompson Day offers much-needed perspective. Drawing on biblical insights, current research, and poignant personal stories, she reminds us that God's activity in our lives is not limited to society's definition of or timetables for success. Furthermore, she contends that our waiting time is not wasting time but can be a God-infused opportunity for growth, transformation, and purpose. Heather has given us a valuable resource for every chapter in our lives."
"In It's Not Your Turn, Heather reminds us that the process is often more important than the outcome. This book is full of wisdom, faith, research, humor, and practical advice on what to do until it is your turn."--Christine Caine, founder of A21 and Propel Women
"What do you do when everyone around you seems to be winning the race for success, perfection, and progress while it feels like your prayers are unanswered and your life is stuck? In It's Not Your Turn, Dr. Heather Thompson Day offers much-needed perspective. Drawing on biblical insights, current research, and poignant personal stories, she reminds us that God's activity in our lives is not limited to society's definition of or timetables for success. Furthermore, she contends that our waiting time is not wasting time but can be a God-infused opportunity for growth, transformation, and purpose. Heather has given us a valuable resource for every chapter in our lives."--Jo Saxton, leadership coach and author of Ready to Rise
"Tired of clichés about counting your blessings? Then you'll love this book! It's Not Your Turn throws out those tired, guilt-inducing admonitions to just put on a happy face for Jesus and shows us the surprising, practical--and even fun!--way to wait in God's upside-down kingdom. My soul felt lighter just reading this book--and yours will too!"--Sheila Wray Gregoire, blogger at ToLoveHonorandVacuum.com and author of The Great Sex Rescue
"This book is wise, hilarious, vulnerable, practical, and utterly delightful. Heather winsomely unpacks insights from psychology, biology, her experience, and her faith to yank us from our visions of glory, prisons of despair, or tantrums of envy, and helps us take concrete steps to make life good and beautiful again. It's Not Your Turn is a wonderful book that serves up guidance and healing for the striving-yet-discouraged soul."--James Choung, author of True Story and Real Life
"I have spent my fair share of time in the waiting room, that place of sitting and waiting for it to be my turn. Anyone who has waited for the next step, the fulfilled dream, or the break of the glass ceiling will benefit by reading this book. Dr. Day gives us practical steps not just to wait but work, until it is our turn."
"Tired of clichés about counting your blessings? Then you'll love this book! It's Not Your Turn throws out those tired, guilt-inducing admonitions to just put on a happy face for Jesus and shows us the surprising, practical-and even fun!-way to wait in God's upside-down kingdom. My soul felt lighter just reading this book-and yours will too!"
"In It's Not Your Turn, Heather reminds us that the process is often more important than the outcome. This book is full of wisdom, faith, research, humor, and practical advice on what to do until it is your turn."
"While you are waiting, grow. While you are waiting, learn. While you are waiting, listen. It's your turn to become who you've always wanted to be."
"It's Not Your Turn is the perfect resource on what to do while we wait. What should we do with our time while waiting? Heather gives us the tools!"
"Heather is real, transparent, and beautifully eloquent at reminding us of the importance of trusting that all things-especially God's timing-work together for our good. If you are in a season of waiting and uncertainty and struggling to see the bigger purpose of it all, it is most definitely your turn to read this book!"
"Heather Thompson Day writes in a way that sinks deep into your spirit. Her honest self-assessments help reveal the places where we all get caught up in jealousy, competition, and envy when it comes to the life God has given us in contrast to the life God has given others. A timely read for anyone struggling to move beyond comparison to a patient, nonanxious posture where we wait for the divine goodness of 'our turn.'"
"This book is wise, hilarious, vulnerable, practical, and utterly delightful. Heather winsomely unpacks insights from psychology, biology, her experience, and her faith to yank us from our visions of glory, prisons of despair, or tantrums of envy, and helps us take concrete steps to make life good and beautiful again. It's Not Your Turn is a wonderful book that serves up guidance and healing for the striving-yet-discouraged soul."

What people are saying

See more