Do you remember those first days after getting your driver's license? You couldn’t wait to get behind the wheel all by yourself and head for the open road. You showed your newly obtained license to your friends. You cruised the favorite places in your town, hoping all your friends would see you driving. You also discovered traffic jams, potholes, steep hills that were slow to climb, and steeper downhills that made you fear crashing. Soon, the driving you loved became a chore and just a means to get from point A to point B. That’s often what we experience in our Christian life. Initially, we were excited with our newfound freedom. We were no longer burdened with our sin, and we eagerly looked forward to eternity in heaven. Now we find ourselves going through religious motions. There is no joy in our lives. We no longer enjoy worshiping God and may even wonder if He exists.

We wonder what happened, and more than that, we wonder how to get our excitement back. The first-century Hebrews struggled with these emotions just as we do. Hang in There! Successfully Navigating the Christian Faith uses the Book of Hebrews in the Christian Bible to show us how we drifted away, how we can regain our first love for Jesus Christ, and why we can and should embrace our faith fully, using examples from the world of driving. If you love cars and driving, you’ll love how the author relates the driving experience to our life with Jesus Christ.