Monday, April 22, 2019

Glorious Weakness

Step one - Buy this book.

Step two - Read this book.

Step three - Give this book to someone who

 Has questioned the presence of God in their lives

 Has suffered mental or physical abuse

 Is dealing with a broken heart due to loss or rejection

 Is suffering from a health setback completely unexpected

 Is living in the darkness of depression and hopelessness

Alia Joy calls herself a "ragamuffin storyteller."  In "Glorious Weakness" she tells many stories about herself, stories that might cause you to weap but also move you to awe and wonder as Joy shows the truth of 2 Corinthians 12:9(b): "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."  Joy is transparent as she writes about her suffering and weakness.  But always, she points to Jesus as the One who has the power to put the suffering, the broken, the depressed back together through His strong, amazing grace.