Sometimes a book comes into my life unexpectedly and ends up being something I truly needed to read at that exact moment of my life. This inspirational and honest book became that for me.
This author's faith in God was never perfect; she shared her journey along God's path for her with personal details of her successes and failures in trusting that God has everything in control. I felt her pain of losing her mom to cancer and the deep grief she allowed herself to get lost in. I also felt the joy of pulling herself up and deepening her faith because of this hole in her life. She shared both her brokenness and healing and this was my favorite part of her writing.
Throughout the book, the author also coaches her readers and encourages them to take honest looks into themselves to find their own unique God-given strengths and talents and not compare themselves to others, depend on others for sense of worth, and to not judge the actions of other people. She shows her readers through so many personal examples that God hears every prayer and even if he doesn't answer right away (her teenage prayer about marriage wasn't answered until her late 30s!), God does answer every prayer. God may not answer in a way you want, but it is part of His plan. This faith kept the author going and taught her to persevere in all times. She reminded me that "Prayer should be a lifestyle....it is as elemental to our life, faith, and survival as air, food, and water." p.45
This author's faith in God was never perfect; she shared her journey along God's path for her with personal details of her successes and failures in trusting that God has everything in control. I felt her pain of losing her mom to cancer and the deep grief she allowed herself to get lost in. I also felt the joy of pulling herself up and deepening her faith because of this hole in her life. She shared both her brokenness and healing and this was my favorite part of her writing.
Throughout the book, the author also coaches her readers and encourages them to take honest looks into themselves to find their own unique God-given strengths and talents and not compare themselves to others, depend on others for sense of worth, and to not judge the actions of other people. She shows her readers through so many personal examples that God hears every prayer and even if he doesn't answer right away (her teenage prayer about marriage wasn't answered until her late 30s!), God does answer every prayer. God may not answer in a way you want, but it is part of His plan. This faith kept the author going and taught her to persevere in all times. She reminded me that "Prayer should be a lifestyle....it is as elemental to our life, faith, and survival as air, food, and water." p.45