About the Book

In her bestselling narrative style, a Christian rocker offers readers hopeful, inspiring truths about God's purpose for their lives, helping them see each day as a gift from God as they offer their unique gifts to him.

Book Synopsis

It's easy to go through days, weeks, even years on autopilot, moving from one activity to another, rarely taking the time to consider what it's all for anyway. Why did God make us? What does he want us to do with the time he has given us? And how can we find out?

In her bestselling story-driven style, Christian rocker Lacey Sturm shares with readers the beautiful struggle of learning what one's unique gifts are and pursuing them wholeheartedly. She helps them see each day as a gift from God, find balance in their busy lives, and discover the joy of giving God's gifts back to him by using them to bring him glory.

Young people especially will love this openhanded and openhearted take on what to do with their lives, as will those who feel like they've been coasting or heading down the wrong path.

From the Back Cover

Have you ever asked yourself, "What's the point?"

Of this life. Of the same everydayness that can weigh on us. Is life really a gift from a loving God? If so, shouldn't our souls burn to love him back with our lives? What does that look like?

In The Return, bestselling author Lacey Sturm offers a collection of thoughts on how Jesus helps us see the world with new eyes and makes the mundane things in life beautiful. It's a guidebook from a fellow traveler on how grace helps us--to overcome darkness, to release our empty rituals, to shine with his light. Not so God will love us more but because we long to love him back. And a life lived loving God back is a life that shines with heaven's glory.

Are you striving to make life happen? Waiting to get to the real purpose of it all? Coasting in limbo or heading down the wrong path? Then may this openhearted take on responding to God's love give you hope and direction.


"The Return is a refreshing, inspiring, heart-shaking, and soul-stirring book. This is an important book for our culture. It is an encouraging and beautiful depiction of how the Lord sees us and a great motivator to refocus, realign, and replace 'our plans' with his. I'm sitting here touched, and speechless, after reading it."--Trevor McNevan, Thousand Foot Krutch


Lacey Sturm is a mother, wife, writer, speaker, and musician. Originally the voice behind the platinum-selling international rock band Flyleaf, she released her first solo project in 2016, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hard Rock Album chart. The author of The Reason and The Mystery, Lacey lives in Pennsylvania with her family. For more information, visit www.laceysturm.com.

About the Author

Lacey Sturm is a mother, wife, writer, speaker, and musician. Originally the voice behind the platinum-selling international rock band Flyleaf, she released her first solo project in 2016, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hard Rock Album chart. Lacey knows she is one of God's works of art, and she wants others to know and understand how special, how beautiful, how kaleidoscopically wonderful we are all made. Lacey speaks and performs in diverse venues, including mainstream rock festivals, conferences, and churches. She has been involved for many years with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, TheWhosoevers, and Pulse, and is the author of The Reason and The Mystery. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family. For more information, visit www.laceysturm.com.