Pain and suffering
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When I Lay My Isaac Down: Unshakable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances
This is a book about an unexpected event in Gene and Carol Kent's life that took their life perspective on earth into a downward spiral, but their spiritual lives into a deeper presence of God. Their son ended up in prison with a life sentence. It is the story of how they worked through their hurt and loss with Christ in the midst of their pain.
As Abraham in the Bible laid down his own son, Isaac, Carol Kent's book challenged me to lay my own Isaacs down as I have encountered unexpected loss through an event that was out of my control. She brought to my mind that God is more interested in the process of my struggle than the outcome of my desired goal. God's goal for my life is that I grow in my relationship with him, experience His presence in a deeper way, and most importantly is to glorify him in the process.