As many of you know, I've been on a serious journey with God ever since the death of my great friend Mark Holt. There have been times over the past two years that many I've struggled with God and why He allows tragedy in our lives.
Along the way I've read a few books that provided some insight but, non as much as "The Shack". It's true, this is a fictional book...but it's also true that it cuts to the core of how we view the Trinity and how we view God. Open your creative/spiritual mind and let God reveal something new to you.
Note that this is a fictional book. There are a few areas that are not theologically correct. But, it does reveal Gods love for us through tragedy. Check out this link which addresses the questionable theology.
As to not give away too much, I'll just give you a very basic understanding of the book. It discusses the tragedy that occurs in the life of a man named Mack. The bulk of the book in surrounding the interactions that Mack has with God "Papa", Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
There we're many lines in this book that almost brought me to tears. But the one that hit home was this (not verbatim), in the words of Papa, "I don't predestine tragedy...but I do redeem it!" WOW!.... after I read this line, my eyes welled up and I ALMOST cried. The God that I serve REDEEMED Marks life. How? I'm not sure. But, I know he did. For any of you who have suffered a tragic loss of a friend, you know what it means to question God and wonder why He allows these horrible things to happen to His beloved. This book goes a long way in putting all this in perspective. It was something that I really needed. It's also a book that I'll read every year as to never forget what God is increasingly revealing to me...... that He is an active, loving God whom desires a relationship so deep that I could not possibly fathom it's fullness. God redeems our tragedies to bring us closer to Him.
Get this book....Read this book!
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