{"product_id":"attached-to-god-a-practical-guide-to-deeper-spiritual-experience-9780310363798","title":"Attached to God: A Practical Guide to Deeper Spiritual Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does God feel so far away? The reason--and the solution--is in your \u003cem\u003eattachment style\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all experience moments when God's love and presence are tangible. But we also experience feeling utterly abandoned by God. Why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer is found when you take a deep look at the other important relationships in your life and understand your \u003cem\u003eattachment style.\u003c\/em\u003e Through his years working in trauma recovery programs, extensive research into attachment science, and personal experiences with spiritual striving and abuse, licensed therapist Krispin Mayfield has learned to answer the question: \u003cem\u003eWhy do I feel so far from God?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you understand your \u003cem\u003eattachment style \u003c\/em\u003eyou gain a whole new paradigm for a secure and loving relationship with God. You'll gain insights about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow you relate to others--both your strengths and weaknesses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe practical exercises you can use to grow a secure spiritual attachment to God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to move forward on the spirituality spectrum and experience the Divine connection we all were created for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn to identify and remove mixed messages about closeness with God that you may have heard in church or from well-meaning Christians. With freedom from the past, you can then chart a new path toward intimate connection with the God of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMayfield, Krispin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKrispin Mayfield, LPC (BS, Bible \u0026amp; Theology; MA, Counseling, Multnomah University) has a background in full-time ministry and is now in private practice with individuals and couples as a licensed professional counselor with the state of Oregon, where he and his wife D.L. live with their two children. He previously served in Minneapolis with Christian organization Inner-CHANGE and has regularly partnered with churches to help create safe and healing communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Trained in attachment-based emotionally focused therapy, Krispin has served for over ten years in church trauma-recovery programs. In his writing, podcasting, and speaking, Mayfield explores the integration of faith and psychology, inviting readers and listeners into the safety and freedom of finding the whole of their lives seen and upheld by God. His writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including Christianity Today, Relevant, Aletia, Boundless, and Fathom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651527381266,"sku":"9780310363798","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1338005-9c30-4613-b0ad-b3af9e0e401a.jpg?v=1733302919","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/attached-to-god-a-practical-guide-to-deeper-spiritual-experience-9780310363798","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}