Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness
By Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure and St. Claude de la Colombière · Published by TAN Books
Overview
Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence is one of the Church's most beloved guides to abandoning oneself completely to God's loving will. Drawing upon Sacred Scripture, timeless Catholic theology, and the spiritual wisdom of Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure and St. Claude de la Colombière, this classic work reveals that true peace is not found in controlling life's circumstances but in confidently entrusting every joy, sorrow, success, and trial to Divine Providence.
With remarkable clarity and pastoral warmth, the authors address enduring questions about suffering, unanswered prayer, God's permissive will, and the mystery of evil. Rather than offering abstract theology, they provide practical guidance for cultivating serenity, overcoming anxiety, and discovering lasting happiness through complete confidence in God's loving plan. Whether facing seasons of uncertainty or simply seeking a deeper spiritual life, readers will find this little masterpiece a faithful companion on the road to holiness.
What This Book Offers:
- A Clear Understanding of Divine Providence: Learn how God's loving will governs every aspect of life.
- Peace Amid Suffering: Discover how trials can become opportunities for grace and spiritual growth.
- Answers to Difficult Questions: Explore Catholic teaching on suffering, prayer, and the existence of evil.
- Daily Spiritual Encouragement: A compact, pocket-sized companion ideal for frequent meditation and reflection.
- Grow in Complete Trust: Learn to surrender every circumstance to God's wise and loving care.
- Overcome Fear and Anxiety: Replace worry with the peace that comes from confidence in Divine Providence.
- Deepen Your Prayer Life: Discover how surrender transforms prayer into a living relationship of trust.
- Find Lasting Serenity: See life's joys and crosses through the lens of God's eternal plan.
- Strengthen Your Faith: Draw encouragement from one of the Church's enduring spiritual classics on abandonment to God.
From the Book
"True peace and happiness are found in accepting God's holy will with confidence and love."
— Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence
Intended Audience
This book is ideal for Catholics seeking greater trust in God's providence, those enduring suffering or uncertainty, and anyone longing for deeper interior peace. It is especially valuable for spiritual reading, retreats, Eucharistic adoration, and daily meditation, offering timeless guidance for living with confidence in God's loving care.
FAQs
What is meant by "trustful surrender"?
It is the wholehearted acceptance of God's providential will, trusting that He lovingly directs every circumstance for our ultimate good and salvation.
Does the book address suffering and unanswered prayer?
Yes. It thoughtfully explains how Catholics can understand suffering, evil, and seemingly unanswered prayers within God's loving plan.
Is this book practical for everyday life?
Absolutely. Though rooted in profound spiritual theology, its advice is clear, practical, and readily applicable to the ordinary challenges of daily living.
Key Themes
- Trust in Divine Providence: Finding peace through complete confidence in God's loving will.
- The Meaning of Suffering: Understanding trials as opportunities for grace and sanctification.
- Prayer and Abandonment: Learning to unite every circumstance to God's providential care.
- Interior Peace: Cultivating serenity amid uncertainty through faithful surrender to Christ.
- SKU:
- 982
- ISBN-13:
- 9780895552167
- Imprint:
- TAN Books
- Pages:
- 140
- Publication Date:
- 10/1/1984
- SKU:
- 982
- Product Format:
- Paperbound
- Pdf:
- https://tanbooks.com/content/Preview_TrustfulSurrender.pdf
- Height:
- 6.00
- Width:
- 4.00
72 Reviews Hide Reviews Show Reviews
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Spiritually enlightenment
Out of the many books that I have so far purchased and read from Tan Publishing, this little book punches well above its weight and size. I just recently learned of the important difference between the two terms “surrender” and “conformity”. Surrendering your will by a command from a higher power or authority is devoid of any merit due in part to its mandatory nature. Conformity on the other hand is completely meritorious and a means of Grace due to the non obligatory sacrifice being offered freely by unifying our will with God’s Divine Will. There is much to glean from the pages of this little gem and should be read again and again until we can put into practice that true conformity of His Will! If there only two books that I could have by on my night stand, besides my Bible, one would be Humility of Heart by Bergamo, the other would be Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence. I simply cannot recommend these two more emphatically.
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MUST READ .. God knows best & in His hands nothing can go wrong ?
Best gift to share and spare one from agony of second guessing why God allows what happens to us. Jesus I trust in you come what may!
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Life Changing!
A small book but a huge impact! This book is life changing. It’s helped me in my many crosses to bear. My husband bought many copies and we gift them whenever we can.
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Thankful for this book
Great read!…makes me realize that the things that worries, bothers, concerns, hurt me in the past are all part of His blessings, which I failed to see. Hope from this point on I will never get discouraged & always to Trust in His Divine Providence.
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Buy It Now
Simply priceless. To be read again and again and again....
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This book is totally amazing
This book was goin to me as a gift. It is the best gift I have ever recieved in my life. I feel fortunate to be able to read it, again and again. This book really tells it all when it comes to True Faith in Jesus Christ and the Holy Trinity.
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Trustful surrender to divine providence
Two 2 great books are Trustful surrender to divine providence And Following of Christ by Gerard groote
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Best TAN Book Ever!
This is the best TAN book! If you follow the advice written in this book, you will likely become a saint.
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Great Book
I read the few pages. It's make me grow in the faith to God.
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I Love this book!
I keep this book on my nightstand. It helps me focus my thoughts on trustful surrender to God's Will and return to His peace.
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There is an enormous difference between what is the holy sovereign will of God and what occurs because of His permissive will. This book makes no distinction and thus it falls into grave error. Quote from page 19 "Your misfortunes are not the work of this person or that person, but of God." Really, 6 million Holocaust victims deaths were the work of God? The fall of Lucifer was the work of God? Children dying of cancer is the work of God? The murder of Jesus was the work of God? No, these fell within God's permissive will, not His pure sovereign will. God, in His glory and power can take horrible evil and turn it into good, in this world or in the next. The pages in this book that argue that the evil that occurs is from God Himself, and we humans do not understand this, and thus makes God responsible for evil and sin. This is impossible. So what we can do, by faith, is know that nothing is beyond God's power to redeem, on that we can rely, that is rock we can build on. This lack of distinction can turn men from God instead of towards God who can bring amazing good from horrible evil. But evil never comes from Him. This premise of all calamity and evil coming directly from God is heretical and close to blasphemous--and dangerous for a suffering soul seeking to accept misfortunes with the knowledge that God alone can bring great good from great evil, and God will "dry every tear." To tell a suffering soul that God is the root cause of evil that occurs will turn men from God, and is heretical as God cannot will or do any evil. He gives angels and men free will, and angels rebelled and man fell into sin, both introducing evil because of disobedience to the sovereign will of Almighty God. Read another book without this error pervading the logic.
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Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence
Wonderful book. Hopefully it will change my life.
