This book explores and challenges the false beliefs many in the church hold about “the good life” and what it means to walk in communion with God. Too often, people of faith assume that difficult feelings are a result of either God’s judgment or our own lack of spiritual maturity. The author examines some of the historic, religious, and cultural influences that led to the idolization of positive feelings and the marginalization of negative feelings. Unpacking nine elements of life that have been tainted by the message of the Emotional Prosperity Gospel – including work, marriage, parenting, calling, community, and church - she points to a new path forward, one that reimagines what the “blessed” life can be like if we release some of our expectations and seek God in places we never thought to look.