How do you rebuild your life after it falls apart?

Catastrophic events often feel like the end of the world. When we feel like we have nothing left, we sometimes wish for our own end too. Yet God keeps waking us up every morning—a sign that God wants us to keep living when our world ends. We must find our way to the new life that awaits us on the other side of loss. But how?

Dawn Sanders has traveled this path before and lived to tell the tale—not once but twice. After a divorce and then the sudden death of her second husband, Dawn discovered a buried treasure in Genesis 1: God's process for creating new life out of chaos. In When Your World Ends, Dawn digs deep into the creation story and unearths a seven-step process by which God brings us out of the void and into new beginnings. With her unique perspective, authenticity, and courage, Dawn meets those who are starting over and guides us into renewed hope.



Dawn Mann Sanders (MDiv, Bethel Seminary) is an associate minister at First Baptist Church of Glenarden (FBCG), where she serves as the director of the sermon-based life groups ministry. Her passion is expository teaching and sharing the wonderfulinsights God has shown her in his Word. She does this through writing weekly discussion guides for the life groups as well as teaching several in-depth Bible studies. Dawn has written and taught extensively on overcoming adversity and creating a newlife, both at FBCG and on her personal blog.



Foreword by Carol Kent



Introduction

Part One: Starting Is the Hardest Part



1. It's About the Invitation



2. It's Just the Beginning



3. It's Part of the Process

Part Two: Learning to Let It Flow



4. First Stop, Limbo



5. Time to Come Out of the Shadow



6. A Steady Flow



7. Growing and Sowing

Part Three: Putting It All into Action



8. Let the Sunshine Out



9. Team Sports



10. Role Play

Part Four: Upcoming Events



11. Hovering 2.0



12. Again and Again



Epilogue



My Heartfelt Thanks



Notes