“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and teh Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” Job 1:21
Suffering is imminent. Pain exists. Grief is around the corner — it’s just a matter of time. I have experienced very little loss in my life. Grief and pain rallied themselves around me at the loss of a pet or the slam of a hammer on my thumb. True pain, the kind that comes from loss — utter grief, the kind that comes from death, has now circled my wagon and pitched a tent. I can’t explain the immensity, the emotion, the sense of hopelessness, the depth of loss.
But in it, in the middle of the worst of life there is glory to be found. This glory is only there because of one thing — the cross! My crisis is a glorious ruin! The pain is real, the grief is real, so too is the cross! The author, Tullian Tchividjian says, “Indeed our efforts to contain, move past, or silence it, that ol’ rugged cross stands tall, resolutely announcing that ‘in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.’ . . . Instead of diminishing our pain, then, these words proclaim the corresponding and overwhelming gratuity of our Redeemer.”
This book will not change your crisis, but it will change how you walk through your crisis! It will set you free!
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by: Mark Cruver