I have discovered that when I am faced by a crisis I tend to draw away from God which is not a good thing as a Christian. I therefore fully agree with you that not everyone finds God as a result of a crisis.Twylla wrote: ↑06 May 2020, 12:51 Not everyone finds God as a result of being in crisis. I dedicated my life to God as a child and I grew up in a Christian home. I have never faced any of the horrible situations that the people in this book faced. I have had my ups and downs in life, but my life has never been in ruins. When I was growing up and people would come to our church with flaming testimonies, I always felt like my testimony somehow wasn't as powerful. But as an adult, I think living a life close to God with a grateful heart demonstrates God's grace as powerfully as finding God in a crisis. I am grateful for the life God has given me.
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I haven't realized my journey as a Christian yet. But at some point, I agree with this and I was moved. I agree with you about still learning.AntonelaMaria wrote: ↑10 May 2020, 15:20It is a great question but there is a lot to unpack here. I have to admit that the definition of crisis can be very subjective from one person to the other. Also do we get just one crisis? How do we measure it?
I think I have received grace in a form of answered prayers but I have to say I am still learning how to give it back to others. Or I am not doing it as it is mentioned in this book. It seems to me that here everything is described in huge extremes. There is a lot of stories here that are of people going through this huge pain and then switch their life for 180* . I don't know I haven't experienced life in such way yet. My connection with my religion was never that shaken , sure I had moments of doubt or distance but never in extreme way.
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God uses trials to refine us into His perfect image, the way a silversmith refines a mirror, or a fruit tree is pruned by the gardener. Sometimes we don't know how much we need grace until we receive it when we don't deserve it. The Bible says we love, because He first loved us. When God raises us up from our trials, changes our hearts, and allows our souls to overflow with His living water, His strength is being shown in our lives. The more one turns to God and drinks the water of life the more living water or grace one has to share. It all starts with God.
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I totally agree with this.Zee_Zee wrote: ↑04 May 2020, 12:28 I totally agree with the author, life dealt me a hard blow at some point in my life and it took grace to pick me up, help me find my footing and make me stand tall and it's with this experience I'm able to share with friends or people experiencing something similar. I guess this covers the three phases. If there is one thing I know and I'm certain of, it is that you can't give what you don't have.
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I do think there's something to be said for breaking down the stages, but how they play out is going to look different for every person.
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This was also my reaction when I read this book.Jajachris wrote: ↑09 May 2020, 11:44 The thing is that for some people, it is in a crisis that they actually begin to doubt the existence of a god, or the need to question their faith, and sometimes they actually find answers in other places. I maintain my assertion that though it was a beautifully written book, it didn't do much to alter my views on spirituality as a non-christian.