Before The Amen: What Happens When prayer Isn't Enough

By John Lawrence Atkinson

Before the Amen: The Battle Between Brokenness and Belief is a deeply moving devotional masterpiece about surviving the silent battles people rarely talk about.

This powerful second edition takes readers through an emotional and spiritual journey of grief, anxiety, loneliness, emotional exhaustion, heartbreak, fear, and fragile faith - revealing what it truly means to trust God during life's darkest seasons.

Through 40+ deeply personal chapters, heartfelt prayers, reflection questions, and powerful bonus sections, readers are invited into the raw reality of carrying hidden pain while desperately searching for peace, healing, and hope. Every chapter speaks directly to weary hearts who feel overwhelmed by life yet still long to believe that God has not abandoned them.

More than a devotional, Before the Amen is a lifeline for broken people.

It is for:

The person secretly battling depressionThe believer struggling with unanswered prayersThe exhausted soul hiding pain behind a smileThe heart afraid of falling apart completelyThe reader trying to hold onto faith while healing slowly

With honesty, compassion, and spiritual depth, this series reminds readers that healing does not happen overnight, faith is not always loud, and brokenness does not disqualify anyone from God's grace.

At its core, Before the Amen is about discovering that even in silence, fear, exhaustion, and waiting...

God was there the whole time.

And sometimes the greatest act of faith is continuing to say "Amen" before the breakthrough ever arrives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H7PMXYDW
• ISBN13: 9798198947603
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"