Now and Not Yet: Pressing in When You’re Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More

Your Right Now Matters

Does your present feel stuck in the gap between where you are and where you long to be? Maybe you find it hard to embrace today because you’re so focused on tomorrow—or wish your circumstances looked different.

If you’ve ever wrestled with feeling disappointed in your “right now,” you’re not alone. The daily grind, unmet dreams, and unfulfilled goals can leave you wondering when the life you’re hoping for will finally begin.

In Now and Not Yet, bestselling author and artist Ruth Chou Simons offers a heartfelt reminder: God is at work even in the tension between what is and what’s not yet. It’s okay to struggle with the season you’re in—but you don’t have to check out. Instead, you can press in.

Through her words and artwork, Ruth invites you to:

• See how your right now moments are shaping the story God is writing in your life.
• Flip the script on hard seasons with five practical shifts to help you reframe the struggle.
• Use guided prayers and liturgies to meet God in the middle of life’s challenges, making it a great resource for those learning how to pray.
• Faithfully live in the space between where you are and where you’re headed, reminding you to pray first in every situation.

With compassion and wisdom, Now and Not Yet will help you embrace today as a gift. God is present. He’s using this moment—and every messy, beautiful moment to come—for His good purposes in your life.

Ruth Chou Simons is a bestselling and award-winning author of several books —including GraceLaced, Beholding and Becoming, and Foundations. She is an artist, entrepreneur, and speaker, using each of these platforms to spiritually sow the Word of God into people's hearts. Through her online shoppe at GraceLaced.com and her social media community, Simons shares her journey of God's grace intersecting daily life with word and art. Ruth and her husband, Troy, are grateful parents to six boys--their greatest adventure.