Jaci Velasquez - When God Rescripts Your Life: Seeing Value, Beauty, and Purpose When Life Is Interrupted

Praise for When God Rescripts Your Life

Jacis recollections of her life are worth reading for two reasons: she doesnt sugarcoat the gritty detailswhich is a good payoff for a curious readerand in telling her story, she finds the wonder and mystery of Gods endless ability to turn our chaos into beauty.

AMY GRANT

What I have always loved about Jaci Velasquez is that shes 100 percent herselfconfident, bubbly, kind, earnest. Theres always been a fearlessness about Jacis presence, a willingness to be vulnerable and real. In When God Rescripts Your Life, Jaci pours her story onto the page, offering honest, hopeful, sometimes humorous reflections on navigating lifes unexpected surprises. Like her music, Jacis story will encourage you, help you feel less alone, and remind you how God uses lifes challenges to help us see whats true, whats important, and whats beautiful about the journey.

MATTHEW PAUL TURNER, AUTHOR OF WHEN I PRAY FOR YOU AND WHEN GOD MADE YOU

Life doesnt always go as plannedas we planned. But God always has a greater purpose. Jaci Velasquezs When God Rescripts Your Life is a beautiful example of this. Her intricate story reveals how God is always at work, revealing himself to us in both the ordinary and extraordinary. After reading Jacis insightful and inspiring story, I am encouraged and ready to flip the script in my own life and trust God with my dreams.

SANDI PATTY, SINGER, AUTHOR, MOST AWARDED FEMALE VOCALIST IN GOSPEL HISTORY

When God Rescripts Your Life is a must-read. You wont be able to put this book down. The journey that this book takes you through will have you smiling, laughing, crying, praying, and thanking God for those unknown adventures that we often face. This incredible book provides fresh insight on how to handle lifes curve balls. Sometimes you have to let go of the pen and let God do the rescripting.

DESTINY MARKO, WORSHIP PASTOR OF EVANGEL CHURCH

I love how God is able to turn what we consider messes into a masterpiece. Thats what he has done in my life and in the life of Jaci! I am so thrilled to celebrate and recommend Jacis new book. I believe that it will be a true inspiration and encouragement in your life!

NICOLE C MULLEN, SINGER, SONGWRITER, AND CHOREOGRAPHER

In When God Rescripts Your Life, Jaci Velasquez candidly shares about her family, career, and faithher life. She pulls back the curtain and shares everything shes been through that has brought her to where she is today. Her story will encourage and equip readers to trust God through the ups and downs of life, knowing he has a greater purpose and plan.

MARK SCHULTZ, PLATINUM-SELLING AND DOVE AWARD-WINNING RECORDING ARTIST

I love how Jaci has so beautifully shared her journey with all of us, and that she discovered the difference between a God-given dream and her own. Though shes been through great challenges, shes seen great personal triumph. In her always sweet and relatable style, she perfectly communicates the important understanding that God often flips the script weve written for ourselves into one that proves far more meaningful over time. Im so proud of Jaci and have really enjoyed this book and I know you will too! Prepare to be inspired and encouraged to find the script God has written for your life.

LORI CROUCH, HOST OF TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK

There are two words I would use to describe this book: helpful truth. Some books give you information but its not transformative. Other books seek to help, but the basis is personal opinion and not much else. Jaci manages to accomplish both. The book will connect with real issues and you will see real intervention from a real God. I recommend it to anyone to is tired of clichs and seeks to experience real transformation. God sometimes allows temporary pain to produce permanent blessings, and this book captures that process.

ROGER HERNANDEZ, AUTHOR, SPEAKER FOR SU CONFERENCE OF SDA, AND MINISTERIAL AND EVANGELISM DIRECTOR

Jaci takes us on a journey of highs and lows that draw us into beauty. With a desire to seek truth, the promises of God have secured a place of true peace in her life. As a musician, actress, wife, and mother she has found that God continues to work in ways higher than her own, and she encourages us to continually be on the lookout for the same.

DAVID LEONARD, PRODUCER, WRITER, AND MUSICIAN ON THE JOURNEY

Jaci lets you into her very private and personal pain to give hope to anyone who has ever had life not turn out quite how you planned. Beauty from ashes.

PLUMB, RECORDING ARTIST AND AUTHOR

When God Rescripts Your Life is a powerful, life-changing read for anyone who has ever felt abandoned by God. Jaci Velasquez shares her fascinating life story in such a candid, honest, and humorous way that youll find yourself laughing, crying, and nodding along with every page. As a fellow member of the Moms of Kids Who Dont Fit the Script We Wrote tribe, I found her raw honesty about her journey to acceptance strikingly powerful. And I found incredible comfort and inspiration in the way she effortlessly relates modern day challenges to biblical experiences. She brings those ancient stories to life, highlighting how they are relevant and powerfully inspirational today. If you, like me, ever questioned Gods wisdom or love in the face of overwhelming life challenges, I highly recommend this book. Through Jacis lens, youll discover that the script you didnt envisionthe one God wrote for youis actually infinitely more beautiful and meaningful than the one you wrote for yourself.

WENDY TUCKER-WING, FRIEND AND FELLOW MOM OF A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Anyone looking for inspiration to get back up, chase their dreams, and renew their faith will treasure this book and its life transforming understandings.

RUDY PEREZ, AWARD-WINNING ARTIST, PRODUCER, COMPOSER, AND AUTHOR

Jaci not only shares her personal story, but also poses questions and strategies to help us learn to trust the Lord with the interruptions that occur in our own lives.

RANDY PHILLIPS OF PHILLIPS, CRAIG AND DEAN

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