The Upside of Down: Finding Hope When It Hurts - Softcover

Stowell, Joseph M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572931876 ISBN 13: 9781572931879

Verlag: Discovery House Publishers,U.S., 2007

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Like a roller coaster ride, life is filled with stomach-wrenching drops, dips, and sudden curves. But there is an upside to being down: God, who works in and through our troubles and never abandons us to disaster, provides a well-engineered superstructure and a carefully planned set of tracks and guardrails. Even when the ride is too hectic, unsettling, and twisted for us to sense His support and guidance, He is still there. This book is about learning to trust in God's work and provisions as the divine superstructure underneath every trial. When we understand the ultimate purpose behind our suffering, we will be willing to stay on board.

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Dr. Joseph M. Stowell serves as the president of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. An internationally recognized conference speaker, Joe has also written numerous books, includingRadical Reliance. Eternity, and From the Front Lines. Joe also works with RBC Ministries in Grand Rapids, partnering in media productions. His web ministry, Strength for the Journey, features daily devotionals, weekly messages and commentary, downloadable Bible study curriculum, and an audio library of his most requested messages. Joe serves on the board of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and has had a distinguished career in higher education and church leadership. From 1987-2005 he served as the president of Moody Bible Institute, and from 2005 to early 2008 he was teaching pastor at the 10,000-member Harvest Bible Chapel in suburban Chicago. Joe and his wife, Martie, have three adult children and ten grandchildren.

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THE UPSIDE OF DOWN

Have you ever found yourself caught on a roller-coaster ride that you weren't standing in line for? If so, you'll appreciate the way that author Joe Stowell reminds you of the important truths you need to know that will help you hold on with certainty and stay on board, even in the ups, downs, and wild curves of pain and suffering.

"But," you might ask, "what's the connection between roller-coaster rides and trouble?" After all, roller coasters are intended for fun and trouble is never fun. But roller-coaster rides and troubles do have something in common, explains nationally known and respected Bible teacher Joe Stowell. "Trouble is filled with stomach-wrenching drops, dips, and sudden curves. And, just when we think we've caught our breath, we're dropping again."

The difference between a roller-coaster ride and trouble is clear. If we want to ride a roller coaster, we stand in line, eagerly waiting to enjoy the thrill; but trouble comes to us all, whether it takes the form of the death of a loved one, an illness, the untimely loss of a job, or the sudden break-up of a marriage. It's a "ride" that we would rather avoid, and none of us eagerly stands in line for it. If we didn't know better, we would think that this roller-coaster ride of trouble was the result of the forces or fate, lifting us up and pushing us down randomly, whimsically.

In The Upside of Down, Dr. Stowell presents tribulation as God's tool to prepare Christians for His use. It is through trials that God draws us closer if we will rely on Him. Citing numerous passages of Scripture and the personal experiences of Christians who have suffered, Stowell explains that ordeals will come, but we can respond productively in the midst of trouble if we remember that there is an ultimate purpose behind our suffering and that the end of the ride is God's responsibility."

"This book... is about hope in God, who works all things toward that which is good and who never wastes our sorrows."

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• Verlag: Discovery House Publishers,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1572931876
• ISBN 13: 9781572931879
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
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