Based on the best-selling trade book, The Resilient Life, this study guide will take the participant on a 5-step journey of "e;life direction."e; Using examples from the Bible, from his own life, and from the lives of contemporary people, MacDonald identifies the characteristics of resilience, leading readers through the self-assessment needed to develop them. The journey is demanding and humbling, he reminds us, but the rewards of living well are immeasurable-a foundation of strength and character and courage to face anything.