Story Behind The Book
The story behind Faith Steps for Military Families: Spiritual Readiness Through the Psalms of Ascent comes from Lisa N. Phillips’ personal experience as a retired military wife and her understanding of the emotional, spiritual, and practical challenges military families face during deployment. Military life requires preparation. Service members and their families prepare for separation, uncertainty, new responsibilities, difficult environments, and unexpected change. Yet one area that is often overlooked is spiritual readiness. Lisa wrote this book to help fill that gap by offering Christian wisdom, biblical comfort, and spiritual strength for those walking through seasons of deployment and hardship. Drawing from the fifteen Psalms of Ascent, found in Psalms 120–134, this book explores themes that speak directly to military families: fear, protection, endurance, trust, resilience, and God’s faithful presence in difficult circumstances. Through Scripture and personal reflection, Lisa encourages readers to see God as their protector, keeper, guide, and night watchman. Faith Steps for Military Families was written to remind service members and their loved ones that they do not have to face deployment alone. Even in unfamiliar places, desperate times, and uncertain seasons, God’s Word offers strength, peace, and hope for the journey.
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<p>Bravo for Lisa Nixon Phillips. She has given us a helpful guide to help navigate the difficulties that military families will face during deployment and service from a very credible perspective. Lisa has been a military wife for over 21 years. She's able to reach out through the pages of her writing with her endearing and approachable style as she offers practical advice, charming anecdotal stories, and touchstones of wisdom presented as Key Points throughout the chapters. I see these as small take-away "pearls of knowledge" that the reader can squirrel away for future use. Each chapter is grounded on biblical truth and scripture each one building upon the other to make a solid foundation and for the reader building a confident relationship with the author.</p><p><br></p><p>As a civilian, I was able to gain important insight and meaning from this book. I found ideas that will help me better understand and connect with my military friends, family and the community. This is a great read for military and non-military readers alike. Nicely done Lisa. Thank you.</p>