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Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering
by Timothy Keller
With the warmth of a friend who hears your pain and the wisdom of a sage who speaks truth to your soul, Timothy Keller writes this beautiful, hope-filled book. I took a long time to read this book, even setting it aside more than once. It is heavy to process grief, but this book is a helpful companion through the process.
I value the way Keller approaches suffering through a philosophical lens and presents applicable steps to apply the right thinking you learn. I also deeply value his gentle correction of many perpetuated myths in the church today regarding suffering.
God surely cares about my happiness, even more than I do, but He cares far more about my holiness. This book reiterates this truth. I loved how he highlights the refining nature of suffering without glossing over the incredible pain.
One response toward suffering I had previously not considered was thinking. Keller discussed a "disciplined thinking out" and said to "think it out until the glory breaks in on you." So often, I break from deep, logical, reckoning of truth during suffering, but Keller argues that this is the very opposite of how one should respond. This transformative thought has grown in me my ability to preach truth to myself through the pain. Keller mentions a Jonathan Edwards quote that has stuck with me when encouraging believers to remember the truth of the gospel amidst suffering: "Bad things turned to good, good things can't be taken away, best things yet to come." These simple phrases are my reminders of truth to reorient my thinking.
I value the way Keller approaches suffering through a philosophical lens and presents applicable steps to apply the right thinking you learn. I also deeply value his gentle correction of many perpetuated myths in the church today regarding suffering.
God surely cares about my happiness, even more than I do, but He cares far more about my holiness. This book reiterates this truth. I loved how he highlights the refining nature of suffering without glossing over the incredible pain.
One response toward suffering I had previously not considered was thinking. Keller discussed a "disciplined thinking out" and said to "think it out until the glory breaks in on you." So often, I break from deep, logical, reckoning of truth during suffering, but Keller argues that this is the very opposite of how one should respond. This transformative thought has grown in me my ability to preach truth to myself through the pain. Keller mentions a Jonathan Edwards quote that has stuck with me when encouraging believers to remember the truth of the gospel amidst suffering: "Bad things turned to good, good things can't be taken away, best things yet to come." These simple phrases are my reminders of truth to reorient my thinking.