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Why by Anne Graham Lotz (daughter of Billy Graham)

The subtitle of the book is "Trusting God when you don't understand". Anne explores the story of the raising of Lazarus found in John, chapter 11 and how it applies to God's way of intervening in our own difficulties.

Here are a few teaser excerpts:

Have you ever specifically prayed for something only to have the prayer go unanswered and the situation get dramatically worse?

One reason God may delaying His answer to your prayer and postponing His intervention in your situation is to bring you to the end of your own resources. Sometimes God waits in order to allow us time to exhaust every other avenue of help until we finally realize without any doubt or reservation that we are totally helpless without Him.

So often our primary ambition is to escape pain or feel good or be delivered from a problem when instead we need to keep our focus on the big picture of what God is doing in our lives and the lives of others through pain or problems. Our primary aim should be to glorify God, not be honored or to be healthy or to be happy.

In the beginning, we were never intended to die. Death was not a part of God's original plan . . .When your loved one dies and your grief is tinged with anger, don't direct it toward God. He's angry too. Direct it toward sin and it's devastating consequences.

"But, Lord, . . ." is an oxymoron.

Definitely worth the $4 price tag.

Recommended.