Godward Living: Where Surrender Begins and Self-Reliance Ends

By Tony Shaw Jr.

What if peace doesn't come from control-but from surrender?
What if you don't need a better version of yourself... you just need to return?

Godward Living isn't a self-help plan or spiritual checklist. It's what was born when everything started to fall apart-after a season of radical generosity gave way to unexpected financial loss, when freelance contracts dried up without warning, and when burnout finally caught up with years of unspoken church wounds. Around the same time, Tony's daughter moved out, and the silence at home grew heavier. Then came the diagnosis he had feared most: heart disease.

He didn't walk away from church out of rebellion. He was just tired. Worn thin. Unsure how to show up anymore. So he stopped. Not because he stopped believing-but because he couldn't carry it all. In that quiet, something happened. Not a dramatic comeback. A slow whisper. God didn't lecture. He stayed. And from that place of stillness and searching, this book was written.

What you'll find isn't a formula-it's a rhythm. A daily posture of surrender. A framework built in silence and suffering, not success. It speaks to those who are tired of striving, performing, or pretending. It's for the weary, the uncertain, and the quietly drifting.

If you've ever felt too far gone-you're not.
If you've quietly pulled away-God hasn't.
There's still a way back to steady.
And it doesn't start with strength.
It starts with surrender.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6LWW8RQ
• ISBN13: 9798317290931
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"