Pause Reviews

I was aware I needed a structured yet doable end and beginning to each day to give my day’s struggles to God and to start my day centered on God. It absolutely had to include prayer and scripture. This fit my need exactly. No amount of self-help will stand the test of time that being deeply in union with Christ will accomplish. Great job Mr. Eldredge. I appreciate that you can’t just skip ahead in Pause . You have to finish each day’s meditation to progress to the next. It gets deep, but you get plenty of warming up. I felt it was what I needed to shed off the pain and suffering of the last few years. Jesus alone gets my pain and He is the best counselor. So glad Pause gave me structure to get there.
A Note: I fully disagree with us being “amphibians”. I understand the metaphor but it’s a dangerous one in these days where eroding the Creation story is manifest everywhere. So I had to actively look past that part which detracted a little. I was glad a friend gave me heads up on that. Would love an explanation as to why that was included in such a beautiful program. It raises serious questions for me. Because it was repeated so often, I couldn’t give 5 stars. I will restart Pause and see if that becomes too much of an obstacle for me.
Overall very happy with Pause !

I absolutely love Pause. Love what John Eldridge talks about, how he talks about it, and ultimately just the amazing tool I’ve been gifted in order to seek a deeper relationship with God. My mother and I even listen to the podcast “Wild at Heart” which is a masterpiece all its own. That being said, there is one thing I would like to comment upon that I find a bit difficult:
In the beginning of the short audio clips, we’re given time to “think” or “take a moment” around various beautiful topics involving Christ and ourselves. But quite often I find that before I can truly begin to settle into these thoughts, John begins to say something to help us get further into that mindset.
I am a slower processor, and would love it if there was some way to change that length of time that I get to reflect. Like a little slider bar that would increase or decrease the duration of the ambient noise before he begins talking again/praying/etc. That way I could really settle into my thoughts and be prepared to continue with the this app session!
Again, love Pause . Thank you guys for all the hard work you’ve put in. May Christ continue to work through you as His love and peace constantly shift our mindsets towards Him.

I first heard of John Eldredge in our Adult Sunday school class at church. We did his “One Minute this app” study. A woman in our class told us about the this app App. I downloaded it and have enjoyed the video sessions.
I was excited to see the “30 Days Resilient” program was added. I have been doing it for the past 18 days and I love it. I have shared it with several people.
When I went to do the evening session on the 18th day, it would not load. I tried again the next day with no luck. It will not let me skip that day and move on. My son told me he had a problem on his 4th day, but it finally worked. I will be so disappointed if I can not finish the program!
I gave the rating of 4 stars because of this. Otherwise I wish I could give it 10 stars.

I have received good benefit from this program. It has definitely helped me to calm down and sharpened my focus on what God is doing in my development v what I am feeling in the moment. There's a lot of turbulence in our world, even without a cancer case.

1. Pause gets hung up in my iPhone 14 Pro if I have any video app open -- even if I am not playing video. Fix= close the other app. 2. It often doesn't open on first tap, but it apologizes that this is taking a while. 3. Not a bug, but I don't like that it progresses through the time intervals (morning/evening), even if I didn't listen to one of them. So I lose that experience but it is counted in my timeline.

The photo art is simply breathtaking and the focus factor is high. I expect I will use it a lot, though maybe not 2x per day and the extra pauses are very good. Huge thanks for this gift!!!!

I have tried other meditation apps for short periods of time & after a few days I would forget and lose momentum. I could never be consistent with other apps. Pause has a built in feature that reminds you to meditate (which really helped). And I love that it tracks the days and minutes of how many meditations you have done. Also—the best part— the entire purpose of each day’s meditation is to go deep within your soul to connect with God. What’s better than that?! After 30 days of Pause (and a commitment to not watch the news) I feel so much closer to God and less impacted by the chaos of our modern world. I will be doing another 30 days (and another…) love it.

I have been using the this app app for quite a while. It was helpful but some of the biggest change came in me when I did the Resilient feature of Pause . Every morning, I couldn’t wait to listen and respond to the Resilient feature for that day. I began feeling a sense of Jesus in my chest area. I began to open my heart to Him in a new way. Thank you so much for creating this feature on the this app app. I’m sure whoever takes the time to do Pause daily, will feel a change in their heart and life. I was sad when I came to the final day of Resilient. So, I’m thinking about doing the resilient feature again! Thanks for responding to God’s direction and creating this wonderful Resilient feature on this app!

For Real…. Pause has changed my attitude (spiritual and otherwise) for the better! I, honestly, did not want the 30 days to end. It is fabulously, uniquely presented. The spiritual renewal with each day’s “this app” is lke nothing I have ever been able to consistently tap into. The voices, the tone, the modulation, the music, the content, the perfectly timed silences, the repetition, all blend for unforced teachable, spiritually transforming moments. The length of time is perfect. Each “this app” building on the next in an eagerly anticipated, unspoken invitation.
I hope a 365 “this app” comes next….I absolutely want more! Until then, I will restart and share with anyone who will listen. THANK YOU to EVERYONE involved in producing such a much needed and useful app!

I really enjoyed the step by step process of John's progress. He didn't go too fast or too slow. It gave the opportunity to hear the concept, experience it and then practice it morning and night.
His voice and reading skills are phenomenal! Even his voice draws you into the experience. His intonations are so expressive!
Five stars out of five stars is not enough! Every Christian should thoughtfully go through this wonderful app.
It's based on his new book RESILIENCE. If you get this book...you MUST get John Eldredge's audible reading. His marvelous voice takes each point home. Our Bible study studied the book and when they heard some of the audible version they just had to have it. It truly brings it to life!

After reading Resilient I immediately knew my soul was tired. I had done the One Minute this app before but my longest streak was about 18 days. The difference between who I am now and who I was is remarkable and not because of some man made advice. This practice allowed me to place myself in the presence of Jesus and receive from Him. And he poured out more than I ever expected. I am going to repeat and go another 30 days and couple this with Lectio 365. There is no greater joy than being in the presence of Jesus. And this guided practice gave me handles on how to do that. Thank you John Eldridge and friends! The work you guys are doing is Kingdom work and that is very obvious. I’ve told everyone about this! I can’t help it! Bless you! I will continue to pray for this ministry to grow and grow.

I have learned so much about developing a relationship with Jesus from these 30 days. The whole this app app is a wonderful focus and journey to spending deeply intimate time with the Lord. I so recommend this as something you may want to try to see if it helps you too to go deeper with Jesus. While I still don’t hear His voice often, Pause has given me a peace that I have never had before. I am a very healthy guy but just spent time in the hospital with a TIA mini stroke which praise Jesus has not affected me at all. But the peace in being deeply in touch with the peace which transcends all understanding was an amazing experience while going through that potentially scary experience. I had no fear, just trust in Jesus and a peace that was commented upon by my doctors and nurses. Thank you John Eldridge for your gift to the world and to me.

I’ve been on my faith journey for over 40 years and I love that I can still learn new ways to connect with God. I had been looking for a faith based meditation app and tried a couple that cost $ but I didn’t like any of them. A friend told me about a book she was reading and the this app app so I gave it a try. What a blessing! The 30 days to resilient has helped me in many ways! I have felt the power of the holy spirit and felt the presence of God in both those moments of meditation as well as throughout my day. It has helped me form a meditation habit that goes so much deeper than my previous prayer practice. Thank you for providing it for free! That is an amazing gift! I will be sharing it with others and will probably do the whole 30 days over again immediately! God Bless!

After purchasing the book Resilience an audio form, john recommends using the this app app to be on a 30 day journey to develop a resilient heart.

The thoughtful structure, the care, and the professionalism put into each session gives the soul and the heart an ideal environment to build trust. I didn’t expect each session to feel personalized. I didn’t expect every session to be timely. Even on my third time through, each session is for that moment. Even when I select an optional session. From benevolent detachment through the extended this app, I find I’m grateful for the developers and pray for them and their families and their wellbeing. They, in faith built it for me, prayed over it, for me, tested it, made adjustments for me. Thank you for reading my review. Download Pause for your journey to resilience.

It’s impossible to express how much the Lord Jesus Himself has used Pause and the 30 Days to Resilient section specifically to bring the water of life to my soul. I was parched, dry and cracked, and it has been like a fresh, gentle summer rain to my heart and soul. It’s led me to encounters with the Lord Himself that have brought beauty and rest and healing tears. I did not realize how much I have needed this. I will do the 30 Days again and am enjoying using the various pauses throughout my day.

Everything about Pause is done in such high quality…the pictures are gorgeous and the music is lovely and all is done with a specific goal of bringing the user to encounter with the Living God. So very thankful for this beautiful and exquisite tool. Thanks to Wild at Heart Ministries for making this available for free. A beautiful tool for the believer for “such a time as this”.

Yes, life is hectic. Yes, I am remarkably distracted, as are most in this digital age. I have failed to hear the voice of God for what has felt like...years. Yet, Pause brings me home. The daily (multiple times per day) exercise has helped heal my union with God. There has yet to be a time, after running through a this app, that I don’t leave feeling full and whole. My daughters (ages 6 & 3) have watched as I reconnect with God. They love it, ask for it even. It’s helped me communicate with them what union with God looks like. And...it’s helped heal my marriage as I invite my wife into intimacy with Jesus and I’ve watched as her heart softens. Every believer needs the simplicity of this exercise. Sometimes we just need someone to gently bring us back into communion with the living God. Give it a try. Let your heart go. It can help transform you, fill you, focus you, if you’ll let it.

I had no idea how much I needed this and to be honest, was a little leery at first. I spend time in the Word and talk with the Lord every day, but I didn’t realize how weary I was. I had experienced a lot of trauma over the past few years but just kept going, like so many of us tend to do. The Lord used “30 Days to Resilience” to refresh my soul. I was having trouble focusing and moving forward on projects and letting go of things I needed to release. I thank God for using John Eldredge and team. The whole app uses the Word and guided prayer based in the Word. this app helped walk me through unpacking the heaviness I’d been carrying as well as inviting Jesus into those hard places in order to move into a better place with Him. I also feel more equipped. Moving forward, I have new ways of using the tools He has given me. I highly recommend Pause.

Pause, when I use it correctly, helps bring a calm to my daily rhythm that I lacked before.

I say “correctly” because my hectic achieving pattern of living for 40+ years can urge me to do this for the wrong reasons. I’m speaking to the “tally system” built into Pause. If I’m not careful I find myself fast forwarding through the this app just to “get it done”. My pride can get up on me too, looking to set a “new personal best record” in lengths of “streaks” (hie many days in a row I participate).

I counteract this in two ways.

I ask myself am I doing this for me or for a deeper Union with God? That often helps me be honest about my time spent/dedicated ti this relationship.

I intentionally skip a day occasionally to “ruin my streak”. I still visit with and listen to my father…but without Pause .

Pause itself is a guided tour deeper into a relationship with the father.

I appreciate the music, multicultural voices, pictures and morning/evening sessions.

I particularly like the reminder to simply tell our father that I love him. I don’t know why but I didn’t naturally think to simply say I love you father. And that’s something I’ve craved for 51 years to hear from my earthly father. It matters.

Good good app. Well done Wild at Heart (Ransomed Heart….I’m that old).

Thanks for reading my review.

My wife and I were talking the other day and we said, “if there were anyone in the world I’d want to hang out with, it would probably be John Eldredge.” We get to do that in Pause, and especially through the 30 Days to Resilience. I started it a week before my third kid was born, and for the next week, our home came under intense sickness and just “chaos” as John said recently in a podcast. This Resilience was a gift. Jesus was preparing me. I’ve read the books Pause is based on multiple times. They are almost a re-read every 6 months, if not almost quarterly. It’s crazy how fast the soul can drift, or “rally”. I’m grateful for the work that John and the team have put in for this. If you’re not supporting financially, I’d highly recommend. It’s worth the investment to help others get their hearts, souls, minds, and strength back - in other words - to help others become Resilient!

HIGHLY suggest Pause.

If you are a believer who struggles with chronic anxiety or are just struggling with extra stress in your life right now given current unknowns... Check this out!

Meditation, I think, is becoming more accepted in Christian communities... but sometimes the word turns people off “We don’t want your new age crap!! Holy water! Holy water!” 😉
I’ve personally tried some Jon Cabat Zinn guided mediations and they did WONDERS for me. Literally talked me down from panic attack to breathing and thinking normal.

This?! I Love it even more. And! It is definitely a “safe place” for those who who are hesitant with the whole mediation thing.

If you’ve been hesitant about mediating, but have been suggested in therapy or by your naturopath to try meditation for your anxiety or depression - try this. It’s a guided mediation led by our brother in Christ John Eldredge. He invites you to this app and focus on the present moment and lean into the Presence of God for Peace and Comfort and to give Him total control. You start with a 1 minute meditation and after you’ve done that 3 times throughout 2 days or so, it unlocks a 3 minute, and so on and so forth until you reach 15 to 20 minutes.
So! It’s super slow going; non-intrusive.
As the minutes get longer, more opportunities to invite healing into broken circumstances are introduced.

Amazing. Absolutely amazing, you guys. Give it a go.

Peace be with you ❤️🙏🏻

I’m a long-time practitioner of many types of meditation and have found the this app App to be exactly what has been missing in my life and walk with God. It’s often hard for me to allow myself even a minute while rocketing between tasks- having an option to explicitly take a single minute, three, five, and set that time aside for God and myself, has been more transformative than I can say. Pause actively encourages you that even sixty-seconds is enough- there’s no pressure to achieve anything or fear of failure, and that is so redemptive.

DEVELOPER: the one feature I would request is the ability to this app the voice guidance track but leave the music playing - at times during the ‘linger’ or ‘this app’ moments I’d like to be able to pray/reflect/meditate and having the music continue would keep me focused in the moment a little more smoothly. Also offline downloads works be great. Otherwise fantastic app! Thank you!

Knew about Pause for quite some time but finally decided to try it and I’m so glad i did:) Honestly, i think my favorite part is the end.. “That’s good. That’s enough for now.”:)

A couple first impression ideas!.. the music (which is so good btw) has a chunky fade-out.. could that be smoother?

On a less picky note;).. we would love to have toggles!..

- John’s voice. Sometimes i just want to look at the words on the screen and feel/hear my own voice.

- Female voice. I like John’s voice just fine but have heard some don't and quit using Pause . The first option sorta solves it but i bet the addition of a females voice (Staci?;) would be much appreciated!

- Text. Yes, we can just close our eyes sometimes but you give us beautiful pictures to envelop our perspective and get lost in so I’d love to have the words out of the way so my eyes don’t have to process them;)

Fresh pics in the future? Settings for smooth pic transitions within a this app?.. or cycle different pic each new this app?.. slow pan across wide pic during this app? Timelapse, slomo.. lots of fun options to keep things fresh!;)

Love you guys!!