7 Things You Better Have Nailed Down Before All Hell Breaks Loose

Every serious crisis turns people to God.Natural catastrophes. A national crisis. The ambulance comes to your house. Your spouse leaves. You're fired. You're diagnosed. One way or another, one day all hell is going to break loose. And when it happens, that is not the time to start building your foundation. The time to prepare is now.In clear, understandable terms, Robert Wolgemuth spells out seven essentials that serve as the foundation to help you withstand any storm--seen things you can count on no matter what.Some wonder if religion is only good for the moments of crisis or if it offers something valuable for the day to day. But if turning to God is a good idea when all hell breaks loose, why not turn to Him before the wheels come off?This book is great preparation for those times when the inevitable crisis happens . . . to you. From the Inside Flap Whatever life brings, you need a sure foundation. They're called "foundational beliefs" for a reason. You can build a life on them . . . your life. They're nothing fancy. You don't need a Ph.D. to make sense of them. But if you don't get them nailed down, you may be asking for trouble. Robert Wolgemuth boils the Christian faith down to seven basics, illustrating them with a rich trove of ancient wisdom and contemporary stories. Understand these seven things, weave them into your life, and have the calm, clarity, and confidence to face life's unpredictable challenges--even when all hell breaks loose."Your level of success when all hell breaks loose depends on one thing: how well you prepare for it right now, long before the devastation arrives," Robert writes. "Collecting and knowing the essentials--nailing them down--is a game plan that can prepare you and me for anything."And even if you think it's too late--if the wheels have already come off--this book might be just the lifeline you need. From the Back Cover Every serious crisis turns people to God.Natural catastrophes. A national crisis. The ambulance comes to your house. Your spouse leaves. You're fired. You're diagnosed. One way or another, one day all hell is going to break loose. And when it happens, that is not the time to start building your foundation. The time to prepare is now.In clear, understandable terms, Robert Wolgemuth spells out seven essentials that serve as the foundation to help you withstand any storm--seen things you can count on no matter what.Some wonder if religion is only good for the moments of crisis or if it offers something valuable for the day to day. But if turning to God is a good idea when all hell breaks loose, why not turn to Him before the wheels come off?This book is great preparation for those times when the inevitable crisis happens . . . to you."On November 5 I received the diagnosis . . . stage IV metastatic breast cancer with three cancerous spots on my liver. From the deepest crevices of my soul, all hell had broken loose. . . . With the news, my husband Mark and I experienced an emotional freefall--a tailspin--beyond telling. Thankfully, with the perspective that Robert's teaching had nailed down for us, we had a place to land. God became our Rock. A solid place that did not move. This foundation and the hope that it brought literally came from the worlds you're about to read in this book." Mrs. Pam OldhamFrom the Preface About the Author Robert Wolgemuth has been in the media business for thirty-nine years. A former president of Thomas Nelson Publishers, he is the owner of Wolgemuth & Associates, Inc., a literary agency exclusively representing the writing work of more than one hundred authors.Dr. Wolgemuth is a speaker and best-selling author of over twenty books. His books include, She Calls Me Daddy, the notes to the Dad's Devotional Bible, The Most Important Place on Earth, and What's in the Bible: The Story of God through Time and Eternity, co-written with R.C. Sproul. His other collaborative works include Men of the Bibl