Suffering Redeemed: Finding strength to endure, purpose in pain, and hope for tomorrow

What really makes this book rich is the author lets us into her own life experiences of suffering, not in a self-centering way, but in a way that gives weight to her claims of God’s care for her, and everyone, in their suffering. In her experience, she knows the deep pain of deep suffering, and she’s still found God in it all, dark, lonely places included. It was saturated is scripture, not pedantic lecturing scripture or fluff, but rich, encouraging, and grounding scripture. It doesn’t feel lik

Karis Meier has done a beautiful job in her book, “Suffering Redeemed”, of telling her personal story of physical suffering mixed with her thoughts and studies of the character of God, giving readers a sense of purpose and hope for the future. She covers many topics including our identity in Christ; the pursuit of intimacy with God; the tension between now and heaven; the fight for joy; the battle for the mind and imagination; perseverance; and the importance of worship and thanksgiving, all wit

Suffering has the ability to draw us toward God or turn us away from God. It comes down to surrender and trusting God and believing that He has a plan and this is part of His will and opening ourselves up to Him.Karis writes that she did not believe God’s love because He was allowing bad things to continue happening and not healing her. How many of us have felt that way in difficult circumstances? Why doesn’t God just fix my life and my problems? Does He even care? If He is able and powerful eno