What if the slow burn was actually a way for us to find joy in the waiting? Slow Burn by DawnCheré Wilkerson, published by Thomas Nelson, was first introduced to me by TLC Book Tours, and I’ll be eternally grateful to Lisa for allowing me on this book tour.
Like many people, I often find myself caught up in the saying “I’ll do that someday.” However, Slow Burn by DawnCheré Wilkerson helped me put into perspective that we need to be finding joy in the here and now. In this time of waiting, we might just find the true purpose we’ve been searching for.
About Slow Burn by DawnCheré Wilkerson
Waiting isn’t a season. Waiting is life. The question is, Will you live in the wait?
Slow Burn by DawnCheré Wilkerson
Genre: Personal Growth, Non-Fiction
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (April 29, 2025)
Paperback: 272 pages
We don’t ever graduate from waiting. After one prayer is answered, a new one begins, putting us back in the “space between.” Are you hoping for an illness to subside, a job to open up, a relationship to develop, or some other heartfelt transformation? This slow burn is the human experience—and the greatest invitation to become intimately acquainted with a faithful God.
Waiting is hard, but it’s not a punishment; it’s a process. God is not delaying; He’s developing. He is not leaving you; He’s loving you. He’s saying, Come closer. Let me lead you into wonder and show you how you can live wholeheartedly right here, right now.
DawnCheré Wilkerson will speak strength to your soul and give you tools to
- live confident that God is working more powerfully than you know;
- wrestle with the question, What if what I hope for doesn’t happen?;
- find the purpose and life-giving moments he has for you now; and
- view all of life as a joyful, soul-deepening, intimacy-building wait.
More strength, expectation, and patience are within your reach, even amid uncertainty and suffering. Lean into the work of the wait—the constant, steady, slow burn of faith and surrender to your ultimate source. And you’ll discover the wonder of the wait—glimpses of heaven, a perfect love that changes you, and each step celebrated along the way.
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Take a Deeper Look Inside
Table of Contents
1. Will You Live in the Wait?
“The wait is not just a season. The wait is life. And then the question became, Will you live while you wait?”
2. Match
“God is the Author of your life, and he has goodness ahead for you. He’s writing it as you wait.”
3. Eye to Eye
“All throughout the slow burn, God is developing an instinct within you to reach out to him.”
4. Sow in the Dark
“Don’t mistake your tears as the final harvest of grief. They are seeds.”
5. Calling the Warrior Within
“Don’t let fear or failure stop you from answering the call.”
6. Deep in My Soul Instead
“All throughout the slow burn, let the Spirit of God search you and build in you, deep in your soul.”
7. Who’s Waiting on Whom?
“One of my favorite names of God is Emmanuel. God with us. He is with us. Are we with him?”
8. Connect the Dots
“Keep in mind that one season doesn’t define you. When it’s good, connect the dots: God gives favor. When it’s bad, connect the dots: God is faithful.”
9. Fan Flames in the Wilderness
“It’s not our job to light the flame of faith—that’s the gift of God. Our job is to stimulate and energize our faith.”
10. Make Space
“Waiting is not a curse. It’s a key. It unlocks what the hustle and the hurry never could.”
11. Lean into the Wind
“We can spend our whole life beating our wings to exhaustion or trust that the wind is coming.”
12. This Must Be the Place
“What and who are you celebrating? It reveals a lot about you.”
13. A Song for Every Season
“Your weakness surrendered to the Creator is more fragrant than any perfectly penned facade of praise.”
14. This Is a God Story
“What was once a wound becomes fully healed and serves as a reminder that the pain is gone; God proved faithful.”
15. Living the Dream
“The dream in your heart will only come to pass when you choose to believe not in what you see but the God who sees you.”
16. Yes, and Amen
“Whatever gets your yes gets your best. I want God to get my yes because I want him to get my best.”
17. The Wave
“Could it be that a revelation of eternity is what we need to walk out our daily faith in a broken world?”
Afterword: The Waiting Room
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About DawnCheré Wilkerson
DawnCheré Wilkerson is a speaker, singer, songwriter, author, and pastor who loves nothing more than to encourage people of all ages to never give up! After an eight-year journey through infertility, DawnCheré and her husband, Rich, have seen the faithfulness of God as they have welcomed their four children, Wyatt, Wilde, Waylon, and Wolfgang into the world. DawnCheré and Rich are the lead pastors of VOUS Church in Miami, Florida.
