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What do you do when it feels like God isn’t there—when the state of the world, our own suffering, or the struggles of those we know suggest that God is absent? When you’ve experienced soul-crushing silence from heaven, despite your fervent supplications?
Looking at Habakkuk, Job, David and Jesus, as well as reflecting on his own experience of deep suffering, Adam Mabry examines the art of lament—how to cry out to God in desperation from a place of faith and hope. At the end, there are practical suggestions for what you can do to keep faith even in times of darkness and doubt.
Readers will learn that God is big enough and good enough to handle hard questions and that his sovereign silence is filled with purpose for their lives. They will be encouraged to keep trusting God even when he seems silent, slow, unfair, different or wrong.
• you are going through hard times, or walking alongside those who are.
• you are deconstructing your faith.
• you are involved in counselling/pastoral ministry.
• you want a gift for a brother or sister in Christ who is struggling.
I've struggled with understanding how a good God can give me the silent treatment and seem so absent.
In His Word he says he will never Leave me nor forsake me. He promises he will be with me always and yet time after time I'm left feeling totally abandoned by him.
In When God Seems Gone, Adam helps bring clarity to this. He helps me to see that God is always there and he is very present even when he ...seems silent.
God says, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord." Isaiah 55:8
Adam makes that true statement more obvious in his book. God is totally beyond my feeble understanding and so the best thing to do is to know that even when God seems gone, I need to lean in and trust Him more.
Adam helps me to do that in this book.
I've enjoyed Mabry's books before (with my favourite being "The Art of Rest") because I find his writing style really helpful. He tends to write about things which we don't often talk about, and this new book is no exception. I know that I'm not alone in having times of sadness when God feels far away, when my life or things in the world seem just too bad to see God at work in them. Mabry's short book is a real encouragement, using Habakkuk's prophetic words to show us that God doesn't shy away from our tough questions and will ...still be with us, even when it feels like we're on our own. If you're facing a tough time, or just want to be prepared for when they come, this is well worth a read
Have you ever felt let go by God? In When God Seems Gone, Adam Mabry helps you find hope when nothing makes sense.
God is Never Truly Absent
The book begins by stating, theologically, God is never truly absent. But this does not negate the fact that we can sometimes feel as if he is absent. Mabry offers hope and ...help in this small but mighty book.
Slow, Sovereign Love
I was most moved to see that when God seems unfair, Mabry calls us to look to Christ. He suffered the ultimate unfairness on behalf of our sins. I found this section helpful because it is so easy these days to compare our lives to others. Learning about God’s justice, emoting, being mindful of your friends, rejecting the temptation to define yourself as a victim, and waiting on the Lord are recommended ways to help you keep heart.
Christ, Our True Companion
The book ends with practices to help you in a season of God’s absence, including emotional self-awareness, work and rest rhythms, prayer, confession, and not forsaking your spiritual family. This book will point you to Christ, our true companion.
I received a media copy of When God Seems Gone and this is my honest review.
