- 176 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Find hope when your world is falling apart.
Where do you turn in seasons of despair? What do you do when you don't know what to do?
Hardship and adversity touch everyone--illness, grief, accidents, trauma, loneliness, relationship struggles, financial crises, sin, addiction, life stressors, and so much more can leave you feeling lost, hopeless, and isolated.
You are not alone. When author Ben Locke was in his darkest valleys, he was determined to tell God exactly what he thought. He poured out his agony and anger--and was met with God's grace, love, forgiveness, and mercy. He discovered in those moments that God can handle it. All of it. And the prayers that poured out Ben's experience offer a road map for you to take your sorrows, grief, and troubles to God, knowing He will meet you in your time of suffering.
In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near can be a light in the darkness if you ever:
- Feel like questioning, yelling at, doubting, or even denouncing God
- Want to separate from the church
- Wonder if God is listening to your prayers and cares about your troubles
- Do not know what to do with your anger
- Fear that life will be this way forever
The psalm like prayers borne out of these experiences will meet you in your own moments of suffering. But they are more than prayers. They're cries for help and explosions of anger, mourning, weeping, grieving, celebrating, rejoicing, and praising. They're liturgies to heal your soul, balm for your wounds, and tender mercies for your heartache. This book will help you know that:
- God is with you, even if you don't feel Him or understand what is happening
- God offers you grace and mercy, no matter what
- God delivers you and gives you strength
Let these words help you articulate your own sorrows, bring you to your knees, encourage you to confess your insufficiency, and express your most genuine emotions. In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near will help find hope in God when your world is falling apart. God can handle your suffering. So, tell Him.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- A Note to the Reader
- Preface
- Part 1: From Crisis to Safety: Our prayers In Crisis As God Offers Us Safety
- Part 2: From Despair to Lament: Our Prayers of Despair As God Invites Us to Honest, Raw Lament
- Part 3: From Defiance to Submission: Our Prayers of Defiance As God Invites Us to Submit to Him
- Part 4: From Grief to Rescue: Our Prayers of Grief As God Offers to Be Our Rescue
- Part 5: From Wandering to Obedience: Our Prayers In Wandering As God Invites Us to Be Obedient to Him
- Part 6: From Crossroads to Justice: Our Prayers At a Crossroads As God Reveals His Justice and Truth
- Part 7: From Resilience to Strength: Our Prayers of Resilience and Movement As God Gives Us Strength
- Part 8: From Redemption to Deliverance: Our Prayers of Redemption As God Delivers Us Into His Forgiveness
- Part 9: From Praise to Adoption: Our Prayers of Praise As God Adopts Us As His Beloved Children
- In Closing
- A Final Charge
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author