Persevering Power

Encouragement for When You're Oppressed by Life

Bruce D. Strom (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2023
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-1-5140-0847-8 (ISBN)

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How can we carry on when we are weary and overwhelmed by the unjust world around us? God is a God of justice who cares for people in distress. By looking to God's perspective, Bruce Strom shows how we can find direction for what God has in store for us. If you're running on empty, discover how God's persevering power can renew your soul.

Life is filled with challenges. We might be weary and overwhelmed by the world around us. Whether we are facing personal struggles or working against unjust circumstances, it can feel like the odds are against us. Does God care? How can we carry on?
There is hope for us because God is a God of justice who cares for people in distress. Bruce Strom shows how those facing difficulties can receive God's power to persevere. By looking to God's perspective and purpose, we can find direction for what God has in store for us. He transforms our understanding of the past and gives us resources to renew our souls and find fresh strength to continue on. Strom shares how God has been active in his life and in others', encouraging us with examples of how lives can change and things can be different.
If you're running on empty and are tired from the fight, discover the persevering power God has for you.

Bruce Strom (JD, University of Illinois) is the founder and CEO of Administer Justice, a national legal aid ministry, where he invites attorneys, pastors, and God's people to do practical justice in their community through church-based gospel justice centers. He is a pastor, a speaker, and the author of Gospel Justice. Prior to Administer Justice, he was the senior partner of a successful multi-office law practice in the Chicago suburbs. He and his wife, Helen, have twin sons and live in the Chicago area.

Introduction: Finding Joy

Part 1: Look Up

1. Get Perspective

2. Know Your Purpose

Part 2: Look Back

3. Understand the Past

4. Give Praise

Part 3: Look In

5. Pursue Peace

6. Set Aside Pride

Part 4: Look Around

7. Steward Provision

8. Serve People

Conclusion: Persevering Power

Appendix 1: Self-Assessment for Persevering Power

Appendix 2: Truths to Embrace and Pitfalls to Avoid

Notes

Erscheinungsdatum	18.10.2023
Vorwort	Eugene Cho
Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	209 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	1-5140-0847-5 / 1514008475
ISBN-13	978-1-5140-0847-8 / 9781514008478
Zustand	Neuware