- 80 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Lessons from a Hospital Bed
About this book
Physical sickness affects more than just our bodies; it takes a toll on our emotional and spiritual health as well. In this honest book, best-selling author John Piper shares ten lessons he learned while in the hospital. Written to help those in the hospital focus their attention on God, his grace, and his planāwhen such focus can be especially hardāthis volume blends together personal narrative with biblical reflections to help readers rely on the God who stands ready to comfort and support his people. Whether it's cultivating a sense of gratitude, resisting the temptation to watch television 24/7, or looking for ways to serve those around them, this book encourages those who are sick to fight for faith in the midst of their illness.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Newsletter Signup
- Title Page
- Contents
- Foreword: Before You Begin . . .
- The Setting
- Part 1 Ten Beliefs I Brought to the Hospital
- 1 The Bible is the Word of God and should be trusted.
- 2 God is good.
- 3 God is wise and knows everything.
- 4 God is totally in control.
- 5 Sin is the ugly origin of ugly disease.
- 6 Jesus Christ died and rose to save sinners.
- 7 Sickness is not Godās first design or final plan for this world.
- 8 Satan is real and cruel but not in control.
- 9 Healing is possible now and certain later.
- 10 Your life and your illness are not meaningless.
- Part 2 Ten Lessons from My Hospital Bed
- 1 Donāt murmur about delays and inefficiencies in the hospital when you are getting medical care that surpasses by a
- 2 Donāt let yourself be spiritually numbed by the ceaseless barrage of sounds, noises, television, and chatter that surrounds you
- 3 Donāt default to the television.
- 4 Pray for the patients near you, and if possibleāwithout undue offenseāsee if your roommates will let you pray for
- 5 Realize that physical pain makes focusing on Godās promises more difficult and demands greater concentrating effort.
- 6 Reach out to a friend or family member to help you.
- 7 Accept the humiliation of wearing the same unflattering gown everyone else wears.
- 8 Let the pain and misery of your body, and that of the people around you, remind you of the
- 9 Let the self-revelation of Jesus as the Great Physician be sweet to your soul, and preach to yourself that
- 10 Pray that none of these hospital hours, none of this pain, none of these fears, none of these relationships,
- Concluding Prayer
- Scripture Index