Women tend to feel things deeply. We love deeply and when we hurt we hurt deeply. So many times when we get hurt we tend to shut ourselves off from others. We have the frame of mind that if we guard our hearts, stop opening ourselves up to others we can "protect" ourselves from being hurt again. Sad thing about that way of thinking is that we are only hurting ourselves. We need friends, we need family, we need love and to be encouraged by others. How then do we deal with the hurts that are sure to come our way if we continue to open ourselves up to relationships?
Wounded Women of the Bible: Finding Hope when Life Hurts by Dena Dyer and Tina Samples is a great book of encouragement for all women no matter where they are in their walk with God. There are stories straight from the Bible, plus Dena and Tina both give accounts of different times in their lives that they have went through trying experiences. The book offers encouragement and hope. It lets those of us who are hurting know that we are not alone in our suffering and most of all that God is right there with us, carrying us and He has a plan even when there seems to be no hope. I really enjoyed the stories from the Bible such as Abigail, Hagar, and the two women in Solomon's Court just to name a few. Sometimes we get so used to hearing these stories that we tend to forget that these were real people, who had feelings just like me and you. When I thought of some of the emotions that these women may have went through during their trials, the Lord began to minister to me in a whole new way.
This book will be one that I know I will pick up in the years to come for encouragement. I also think it would be a great gift idea for anyone you know that is struggling with the hurts that this world sometimes brings.
***This book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for my review.
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