Enough for Today: Forty Reflections for Surviving the Wilderness, By Donna Barber

Enough for Today

Forty Reflections for Surviving the Wilderness

by Donna Barber

Enough for Today
Paperback
  • Length: 168 pages
  • Dimensions: 5 × 7 in
  • Published: December 09, 2025
  • Imprint: IVP
  • ISBN: 9781514012543
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Find Strength in the Wilderness

When life feels like a wilderness—a place of uncertainty, exhaustion, and spiritual stumbling—what do you hold on to?

For many of us the past few years have been clouded by plagues ofillness and dying, anger and violence, disillusionment and loss. And numerous pharaohs, from the church house to the courthouse to the White House, appear to have risen up to withstand the move of God toward freedom and new life for his people. But the road to freedom is often through the wilderness, dying to what was, while we strain, through faith, to see the life we hope for just barely visible in the distance.

In Enough for Today, Donna Barber offers forty reflections on howGod provides in unexpected and life-sustaining ways, drawing parallels to the manna that sustained the Israelites during their own wilderness journey. This devotional is designed for those whose spirits have been wearied by deconstruction, for justice seekers still trying to hold onto hope, and for anyone in need of spiritual refreshing amid the arid challenges of our present world.

These forty reflections are an invitation to acknowledge your fears while still leaning into what is trueas you make your way through the wilderness. Through rich imagery, Barber invites you to rediscover the God of your first love and the places where you encountered him and to find a way forward with renewed hope and faith.

What You'llFind in Enough for Today:

  • Daily Reflections: Forty devotions to help you connect with God, even when your energy feels depleted
  • Spiritual Insights: Different ways God meets youin wilderness seasons, often in surprising and unanticipated ways
  • An Invitation to Rediscovery: Encouragement to hear God's call, face your fears, and rediscover your own identity

Whether you're a community leader, a weary advocate, or simply a seeker in need of direction, Enough for Today will provide the daily manna you need to persevere. If you have considered walking away, don't. Face your fears, rediscover your identity, and hear God calling you toward his reimagined promises.

"In Enough for Today, Donna Barber expands our view of manna beyond physical nourishment to reveal the multifaceted ways God's provision unfolds. Through personal narrative, she serves as a beacon for those seeking sustenance in these challenging times. Grounded in Scripture, Enough for Today reminds us that God meets us in the full depth and breadth of our humanity as image bearers. Reading this text encouraged my faith, and I'm confident that readers will become more trustingand attuned to the abundant ways God provides."José Humphreys III, author of Seeing Jesus in East Harlem and Ecosystems of Jubilee
"With the encouragement of a well-traveled guide, Donna Barber shares with vulnerability a way forward in the wilderness journeys of life. Her reflections, intertwined with personal experience and the truths of the Christian faith, clearly demonstrate her own lived resilience, patience, and hope. Wilderness experiences are inevitable. Barber's words assure you that finding yourself in the wilderness is not a result of steps on a mistaken path but are instead important and defining moments ofa life lived with purpose."Michelle Ferrigno Warren, activist and author of Join the Resistance and The Power of Proximity
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CONTENTS

Introduction: Living on Manna

Part 1: Discovering God
1. As Abba Father
2. As Close as Song
3. Dios Habla en Español
4. God as Fire
5. God as Sunshine
6. God as Spirit
7. God as Word
8. As Sweet Water
9. In Grief and Joy
10. In the Silence

Part 2: Discovering Call
11. God Calling
12. Imposter Syndrome
13. I Am the Way
14. Submersion is Submission
15. Hungry in the Far Country
16. Take Courage
17. In Faith or Obedience
18. Peace Out
19. "Do You Love Me?"
20. For the Prize

Part 3: Facing Fear
21. Lord of the Darkness
22. "Flats Happen"
23. Pressing On
24. Sometimes the Wilderness Calls for an Unfair Fight
25. Trusting God Is a Decision
26. By Hell or Whitewater
27. Found in the Wild
28. This Midnight
29. The Wilderness Is Not Safe
30. By Another Name

Part 4: FindingOurselves
31. Costumes and Cosplay
32. Learning to Sing in a Strange Land
33. A Familiar Feast
34. Sabbath
35. And One for All
36. From Faith to Faith
37. Hero Capes and Camouflage
38. Finding Faith in a Foreign Land
39. Let There Be Rain
40. Mirrors

Epilogue: Crossing Jordan
Notes

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Donna Barber

Donna Barber (MS, Georgia State) is a Jesus-follower and contemplative who expresses her faith through writing, preaching, program creation, and the development of leaders both in and outside the church. As cofounder and executive director of TheVoices Project, Donna uses her voice to mentor, train, and promote of leaders of color. She is the author of Bread for the Resistance: Forty Devotions for Justice People and a passionate educator advising teachers, administrators, and nonprofits in order to transform education systems to eliminate harm. Donna lives in Atlanta with her husband, lifelong friend, and ministry partner, Leroy Barber.