Based on the best-selling trade book, The Resilient Life, this study guide will take the participant on a 5-step journey of "life direction." 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.