Why? Trusting God when you don't understand

WHY?
Trusting God when you don't understand
By Anne Graham Lotz
Hodder & Stoughton. 138 pages. £5.99
ISBN 0 340 865212 2

This short, easily-readable book aims to teach and comfort and succeeds in both.
While useful for believers wavering under personal adversity, it's also for those confused about God in a suffering world, wanting to discover the difference of a Christian attitude. Helpful illustrations from history, Scripture and experience demonstrate that 'God uses suffering to transform ordinary people into strong Christians, who display God's glory to a watching world'. Throughout, a series of personal questions are answered with a thoughtful study of God's character, focusing on seeing the bigger picture in his purposes.

The inclusion of sections written like shape poems may intrigue or annoy you, but with the author's experience of bereavement and disaster, she earns our respect, comprehensively covering every kind of emotion, sharing attitudes and answers she has learned.

The story of Mary. Martha and Lazarus is used to demonstrate many important truths and underline valuable lessons. There are no slick solutions, but much heartwarming guidance. Worth reading and sharing.

Alison Jenner,
Church support worker with husband Jack at Free Grace Baptist Church, Ulverstone, Cumbria

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