Finding God's Blessings in Brokenness: How Pain Reveals His Deepest Love
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Summary
Is it possible to be broken and blessed at the same time？
Life brings so many hardships， from failed marriages to lost jobs， from health crises to broken relationships。 How can we stay strong in our faith in spite of these obstacles？ Trusted pastor and bestselling author Dr。 Charles F。 Stanley answers these questions and more in Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness。 “Affliction acts as spiritual fertilizer on a believer’s faith，” he says， and can enrich our hearts and spirit。
Perhaps you’ve already experienced circumstances so shattering that you may wonder if it’s even possible to pick up the pieces。 And maybe you can’t。 But God can—and the good news is He wants to reassemble the shards of your life into a wholeness that comes only from Him。
Life brings so many hardships， from failed marriages to lost jobs， from health crises to broken relationships。 How can we stay strong in our faith in spite of these obstacles？ Trusted pastor and bestselling author Dr。 Charles F。 Stanley answers these questions and more in Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness。 “Affliction acts as spiritual fertilizer on a believer’s faith，” he says， and can enrich our hearts and spirit。
Perhaps you’ve already experienced circumstances so shattering that you may wonder if it’s even possible to pick up the pieces。 And maybe you can’t。 But God can—and the good news is He wants to reassemble the shards of your life into a wholeness that comes only from Him。
Reviews
Polly L Campbell
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Great bookWonderful & encouraging。 Beautiful photography through out the book。 I enjoy Dr。 Stanley's teaching 。 He has the ability to connect with people in an understanding way Great bookWonderful & encouraging。 Beautiful photography through out the book。 I enjoy Dr。 Stanley's teaching 。 He has the ability to connect with people in an understanding way 。。。more
KD
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Easy to read， great communicator。 Very grateful to finding the book In the hour of need。 Spoke into my situation with Scriptures that I just had to yield to。 Beautiful and gave me immense peace。
Sheila
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This little book packs a powerful punch！ In Charles Stanley's down-to-earth style， he shares on the topic of brokenness that every person has encountered or will encounter at one time or another。 Often we wonder why and in a very clear and compelling way， Dr。 Stanley expounds on the answers。 The result is book that is inspiring， comforting， and at times convicting （but not condemning）。 Additionally， there are many incredibly stunning and inspiring photographs as you journey through this book。 If This little book packs a powerful punch！ In Charles Stanley's down-to-earth style， he shares on the topic of brokenness that every person has encountered or will encounter at one time or another。 Often we wonder why and in a very clear and compelling way， Dr。 Stanley expounds on the answers。 The result is book that is inspiring， comforting， and at times convicting （but not condemning）。 Additionally， there are many incredibly stunning and inspiring photographs as you journey through this book。 If you are struggling through hard times， I highly encourage you to read this little but powerful book！ It also makes a great gift for others。 。。。more
Donna
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I’m not yet to the point where I can grasp the good in my brokenness。
Tonya Holloway
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Highly recommended。 Very inspirational
Krista
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Although hugely simplistic， it’s still a nice， short book about God’s presence and purpose in our brokenness。 If you’re a new Christian this will be pretty informative。 Even still， it’s good to be reminded of these things as a lifetime believer。
Krystal Zollinger
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Always good and solid thoughts from Dr。 Stanley。
Dana Bowers
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Good book！This book really hits at the heart of how to face brokenness I had never thought to look at it from the standpoint of being a positive thing。。
Joe Glover
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ReviewDr。 Stanley has a gift for saying things so simply and clearly。 He makes these ideas and concepts plain and easy to understand。
Stefanie Abbott
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Far too grade school level stuffNo depth here， written by a 22 year assistant at the church probably。 Too good a pastor to publish this dross
joanne glace
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To be broken is to be drawn closer to The One who holds your soul。 You can’t get closer to God until you come to the end of yourself in broken pieces。 Yes， we are all broken but do we allow God to use it for our eternal good and Christlikeness？ This book shows the way。
Sarah
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I’m a long-time fan of Dr。 Charles Stanley， whose teaching has had a very important impact on my spiritual growth。 This book did not disappoint my expectations of solid biblical teaching， deep insights into God’s truth， and uplifting encouragement。This book is rather small in size and short in length， but it is not like any other “gift” book you will encounter。 Its gorgeous nature photos throughout set a meditative mood， perfect for this topic。 Dr。 Stanley affirms those who are feeling broken。 H I’m a long-time fan of Dr。 Charles Stanley， whose teaching has had a very important impact on my spiritual growth。 This book did not disappoint my expectations of solid biblical teaching， deep insights into God’s truth， and uplifting encouragement。This book is rather small in size and short in length， but it is not like any other “gift” book you will encounter。 Its gorgeous nature photos throughout set a meditative mood， perfect for this topic。 Dr。 Stanley affirms those who are feeling broken。 He offers guidance and addresses hard questions such as， “Why is God allowing me to suffer？” and “What is the purpose of my pain？” He gently challenges the reader to consider his or her brokenness from a wider perspective and use it for greater spiritual growth。Here are a few of my favorite quotes from Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness:Brokenness is not something to be shunned or avoided at all costs。 Rather， it is something we are to face with faith。Where is God？ He was with you at your first taste of pain， he has been with you in the darkness， he continues to be with you， and he will be with you as he uses this experience to do his refining work in your life。God wants us to completely rely on him。 So God crushes， breaks， shatters， and removes anything from our lives–very often something dear to us that we are holding too tightly–that either separates us from his love， forms a barrier between him and us， or hinders our ability to serve our Lord。This book is an ideal resource for anyone enduring a season of suffering。 I hope you know someone who will be blessed and encouraged by the solid truths in Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness。I received a free copy of this book from the BookLook Bloggers Program in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Sandra
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Charles Stanley writes great books that remind you of God's Word。 This book was excellent and also included beautiful pictures。 We all have times of brokenness and we need to learn from those times and understand that we go through them to grow in our Faith in God。 While no one wants to be broken the experience does serve a purpose and we can also use the experience to help others in the future。 God Loves Us and this book would make an excellent gift to anyone going through a difficult time。 Charles Stanley writes great books that remind you of God's Word。 This book was excellent and also included beautiful pictures。 We all have times of brokenness and we need to learn from those times and understand that we go through them to grow in our Faith in God。 While no one wants to be broken the experience does serve a purpose and we can also use the experience to help others in the future。 God Loves Us and this book would make an excellent gift to anyone going through a difficult time。 。。。more
Zachary Houle
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I ordered this book from the publisher to review， and I have to say that my first impressions of it were of embarrassment。 Yes， I was embarrassed for ordering Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness。 The reason？ This is such a slender volume that I couldn’t believe that Zondervan， the publisher， would pay the customs and shipping fees to get this into my hands by sending it from the good ol’ U。S。 of A to Canada， where I live。 But they did。 And they put it into a box that easily dwarfed the size of I ordered this book from the publisher to review， and I have to say that my first impressions of it were of embarrassment。 Yes， I was embarrassed for ordering Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness。 The reason？ This is such a slender volume that I couldn’t believe that Zondervan， the publisher， would pay the customs and shipping fees to get this into my hands by sending it from the good ol’ U。S。 of A to Canada， where I live。 But they did。 And they put it into a box that easily dwarfed the size of the book。 I couldn’t believe it。 I just couldn’t。 So， I felt slightly awkward at being a Canadian wanting a religious book that someone went to great trouble to send from another country。I wish I could say the trouble was worth it， but alas， no。 I really wanted to read this book because of some of the personal trials I’ve gone through and the book’s title and description were appealing to me。 After all， I feel broken in some ways。 I’ve spent my time in the desert recently， and maybe I’m still there。 However， the theology of Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness is way off。 Taking characters of the Bible and showing how God broke them to bend to His own will is fascinating， in a sense， but it just feels so， so wrong。Read more here: https://medium。com/@zachary_houle/a-r。。。 。。。more
Jalynn Patterson
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About the Book:Is it possible to be broken and blessed at the same time？Life brings so many hardships， from failed marriages to lost jobs， from health crises to broken relationships。 How can we stay strong in our faith in spite of these obstacles？ Trusted pastor and bestselling author Dr。 Charles F。 Stanley answers these questions and more in Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness。 “Affliction acts as spiritual fertilizer on a believer’s faith，” he says， and can enrich our hearts and spirit。Perha About the Book:Is it possible to be broken and blessed at the same time？Life brings so many hardships， from failed marriages to lost jobs， from health crises to broken relationships。 How can we stay strong in our faith in spite of these obstacles？ Trusted pastor and bestselling author Dr。 Charles F。 Stanley answers these questions and more in Finding God’s Blessings in Brokenness。 “Affliction acts as spiritual fertilizer on a believer’s faith，” he says， and can enrich our hearts and spirit。Perhaps you’ve already experienced circumstances so shattering that you may wonder if it’s even possible to pick up the pieces。 And maybe you can’t。 But God can—and the good news is He wants to reassemble the shards of your life into a wholeness that comes only from Him。My Review: Charles Stanley if you have ever seen him on television and listen to him speak you quickly realize he seems to be a quiet spirit。 Leading his flock but always gets straight to the point without a hitch or obstacle in the way。 It is always very important to make sure we all understand him and the thoughts of the Father that he is trying to convey。 When in pain we tend to look for a way out only half-heartedly。 I don't know whether we are weak from looking for a way out or we just don't care that much anymore。 Its hard to move on from the brokenness。 Its hard to stand back up and fight。 We get weak from hit after hit after hit。 God tries to help us but He can't do much unless we plead for Him to step in。 Throughout the book Pastor Stanley takes us through some of the thoughts and emotions that may be plaguing us and shows us that it is in those difficult places God reveals Himself。 This book is hard cover and just 160 pages of inspiration and it would make a great gift book。**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from the author。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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The photographs in Finding God's Blessings in Brokenness by Charles F。 Stanley are magnificent and bring peace of mind as you gaze upon God's masterpieces。 Unfortunately， the writing itself did not sit so well with me。 The theme itself seemed like something I could use a reminder in: how pain reveals His deepest love。 Stanley states how we can be broken and blessed and how sometimes we get the most blessings in our brokenness。 That I agree with。 He then goes on to say that when going through tri The photographs in Finding God's Blessings in Brokenness by Charles F。 Stanley are magnificent and bring peace of mind as you gaze upon God's masterpieces。 Unfortunately， the writing itself did not sit so well with me。 The theme itself seemed like something I could use a reminder in: how pain reveals His deepest love。 Stanley states how we can be broken and blessed and how sometimes we get the most blessings in our brokenness。 That I agree with。 He then goes on to say that when going through trials we often try to assign blame， such as saying "The devil caused this" or "God caused this"。 But that the greater likelihood is this: the devil caused it， and God allowed it。 Yes， I also believe in that。。。that God allows some bad things to happen in our life as we all have freewill and also there is evil in this world。 But Stanley contradicted himself soon after as he said God uses trials to brake us （much like one would brake a horse）。 He uses this many， many times in the following chapters and tells us that God will do anything to break us to His will。 This type of thinking would make many people wonder why some people have so many trials in their life and others clearly not as many。 Does that mean the latter people are better people？ That God has to break some people more than others？ That way of thinking， especially if I was reading this book at the beginning of a new trial， would lead me to believe that I was a bad person and God was trying to break me down to make me a better person。 The truth is， bad things happen to good people。 Good things happen to bad people。 We don't know the rhyme or reason。 Yes， blessings can come through trials and sometimes you truly need to hit rock bottom before you learn to lean on God and make Him and His ways the top of your list for your life。 Things do have a purpose in our life and God will work for the good of those who love him and sometimes what's good for us isn't always what we desire。 This book felt like a parent spanking you while telling you "this is for your own good。" It wasn't comforting at all。Disclaimer: This book was given to me by BookLook Bloggers in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Cassandra
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I received a complimentary copy。 Filled with mixed emotions， and I am not just talking about the book。 After reading it I felt a little bit like a child being spanked with words instead of appreciating the author's way of writing。 I think that by choosing a form that is more negative than uplifting this book has a slight negative tone that just does not sit well with me。 I received a complimentary copy。 Filled with mixed emotions， and I am not just talking about the book。 After reading it I felt a little bit like a child being spanked with words instead of appreciating the author's way of writing。 I think that by choosing a form that is more negative than uplifting this book has a slight negative tone that just does not sit well with me。 。。。more
David Keith
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Read this elegant book twice over， very exciting and very awesome how Charles developed his perspective。 Yes "brokenness" is part of sometimes if not less often， our daily lives。 Charles Stanley give his Godly angle on how to turn this around to our very own advantage， through and only through God of course。 worth reading yearly for a life time。 Thank you very much Dr。 Charles F。 Stanley。 Read this elegant book twice over， very exciting and very awesome how Charles developed his perspective。 Yes "brokenness" is part of sometimes if not less often， our daily lives。 Charles Stanley give his Godly angle on how to turn this around to our very own advantage， through and only through God of course。 worth reading yearly for a life time。 Thank you very much Dr。 Charles F。 Stanley。 。。。more
Julie D。
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This hardcover book is rather small at 152 pages but it is packed with wisdom and blessings galore。 Dr。 Stanley is such a wonderful teacher of God's Word and he has put together the most beautiful Scriptures to encourage us as we go through times of brokenness and pain。 He asks us if we are willing to surrender anything to God to allow Him to bring about His purpose for our life。 Although the process can be painful and difficult， in the end it is good。 Dr。 Stanley shows us how we can surrender a This hardcover book is rather small at 152 pages but it is packed with wisdom and blessings galore。 Dr。 Stanley is such a wonderful teacher of God's Word and he has put together the most beautiful Scriptures to encourage us as we go through times of brokenness and pain。 He asks us if we are willing to surrender anything to God to allow Him to bring about His purpose for our life。 Although the process can be painful and difficult， in the end it is good。 Dr。 Stanley shows us how we can surrender all to God and have peace about it。 This little book is packed with Biblical wisdom written in a way that is easily understood and applied to our life。 There is one page where Dr。 Stanley asks these questions。 For me， these fully encapsulated what this book is about。 These questions are as follows:What is happening in the spiritual area of my life？What might God want to do in my relationship with Him？How might God work in this time of brokenness to restore me， renew me， remake me and remold my relationship with Him？How might God work in and through these circumstances to bring me to greater wholeness？This book helps us to answer these questions for our life and bring us to a great joy through our brokenness。 This book has a beautiful message but， the book itself， is gorgeous。 It is filled with the beautiful photography of Dr。 Stanley。 Page after page of amazing photographs of God's creation to inspire you and bring you a sense of peace。 I loved just looking at all the photos because they are so amazing and beautiful。 They perfectly match the message of this book！This is such an encouraging book and I've really enjoyed it。 It would make a wonderful gift to someone in the hospital， suffering from illness or any other issues that brings about the feeling of brokenness in our lives。 I love this book and have gone through it several times。 Re-reading the encouraging message of God's peace and purpose and enjoying the beautiful photographs。 I highly recommend this book and give it 5 out of 5 stars。*This book was provided to me for my honest review by the BookLook Bloggers program 。。。more
Nathan Albright
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[Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。]At least the pictures to this book are beautiful。 If one wanted to get a sense of the contents of this book in a concise way， it would be to take one of the amazingly beautiful photographs of God's creation and added to it one of the author's distressingly direct demotivational statements。 This book is a mercifully short （close to 150 page） collection of demotivational comments that felt lik [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。]At least the pictures to this book are beautiful。 If one wanted to get a sense of the contents of this book in a concise way， it would be to take one of the amazingly beautiful photographs of God's creation and added to it one of the author's distressingly direct demotivational statements。 This book is a mercifully short （close to 150 page） collection of demotivational comments that felt like reading Calvinist propaganda [1]。 The book is more a statement of God's goodness in his planning out all of the ways to break us like someone breaks horses [2]， which is not strictly even necessary。 The book as a whole rests on mistaken assumptions--that it is necessary to break a horse， and therefore necessary to break someone's will， and that God does not wish to break our spirits， when He expresses clear desires to do precisely that in scripture， as unpleasant as that may be to us， for whom a broken spirit is the sort of sacrifice we would rather not be in the position to give。The contents of this book are divided between text divided into ten chapters （with a prayer that serves as an epilogue） and some amazing photos of God's creation that are by far the best part of this book。 The text itself looks at the tension between brokenness and God's blessing， then goes rather didactically at chapters that declaim that God wants the best for us， why we are broken， our obstacles to accepting our brokenness， what it means to be made whole， the development of spiritual maturity， the process of breaking， our protest against brokenness， our preparation to bear much fruit， and the promise of blessing。 I was surprised， and not in a good way， by the paucity of scriptural references and the long stretches of statements given without proof or explanation。 The author seemed not to realize that his approach was one that required explanation， moderation， and justification， not one that could be stated as if it was from the very voice of God on Mount Sinai。 The author does the reader a real disservice in giving highly pointed statements in the absence of nuance or context， and in seeking to gain sympathy for his own struggles without having earned such sympathy through being empathetic and compassionate towards a struggling reader。Indeed， this book is an excellent piece of evidence in how out of touch Calvinist writers are with the general population of the United States， and even with Arminian Christians like myself。 Having painted God into a corner with human reasoning related to matters of predestination and divine providence， the author moves dangerously close to the position of being like one of Job's friends。 In seeking to explain why and how our brokenness reveals God's deepest love and desire to bless us， the author invites criticism from those who have seen plenty of brokenness and not a lot of blessing， and even goes a long way towards the sort of blaming of the victim that makes Calvinism a deeply unprofitable worldview in public discourse。 One wonders if the author has taken any sort of longer and more nuanced views of his worldview that would be far less unpleasant to read。 Even where there author says the right thing， he says it the wrong way。 At least there are pretty pictures， though。[1] See， for example:https://edgeinducedcohesion。blog/2017。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。blog/2016。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。blog/2016。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。blog/2016。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。blog/2015。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。blog/2014。。。[2] This was a highly troublesome aspect of the book for me personally， given the fact that there are ways of training horses without breaking them， something that the author never seems to consider。 See， for example:https://edgeinducedcohesion。blog/2015。。。 。。。more
Julius
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