- 176 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Tucked into Abraham's biography is the story of Hagar, a young Egyptian slave with whom Abraham had a son named Ishmael. Hagar stood out because she was wounded--not physically, but in ways that were as emotionally and spiritually painful as any injury to a body would be. Some wounds were provoked by her own bad behavior, but others were inflicted by those who considered themselves God's people.
Anne Graham Lotz too has been wounded by God's people. Some wounds have been deeper than others, some have come out of nowhere, and still others have been provoked by her own behavior, but all of the wounds have been deeply painful. They seemed to hurt even more when the wounders wrapped their behavior in a semblance of religion or piety.
As Hagar's story unfolds, you will discover that wounded people often become wounders themselves. While Anne identifies with the wounded, the unpleasant reality is that she also identifies with the wounders, because she has been one, too. She knows from experience that wounding is a cycle that needs to be broken. And by God's grace, it can be.
Many have had similar experiences. And perhaps you are among those who have been so deeply hurt that you have confused God's imperfect people with God. Maybe you have even run away from God as a result. Or perhaps you have been a wounder to the extent that you are living in a self-imposed exile, believing you are unworthy to be restored to a warm, loving relationship with God or with God's people. Whatever your hurts may be, Wounded by God's People helps you to begin a healing journey--one that enables you to reclaim the joy of God's presence and all the blessings God has for you.
God loves the wounded. And the wounders.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Drawn from a Well Foreword by Beth Moore
- Jesus Understands He Was Wounded Too
- Healing Is a Journey You Are Invited to Begin
- The Biblical Story of Hagar
- 1. Loved by God on the Periphery God Is Not an Elitist
- 2. Life Is Hard Everyone Is Wounded
- 3. The Cycle of Pain The Wounded Become Wounders
- 4. The Believer in Exile Running from the Wounders
- 5. God Cares You Can’t Outrun God
- 6. Spiritual Blind Spots You Are Missing the Obvious
- 7. Wounding Hurts Doing the Right Thing Can Be Painful to the Wounder
- 8. Rejected by Them But Not by Him
- 9. Wandering in the Wilderness God Is Still There
- 10. God Stands By He Hears Your Cry for Help
- 11. The Silence Is Broken God Is a Prayer-Hearing, Prayer-Answering, Miracle-Working God
- 12. A Stubborn Spirit Exile from Him Is Self-Imposed
- 13. The Turning Point That Was Then, This Is Now
- 14. I Can See! Your Valley May Be the Place of Vision
- 15. Don’t Look Back You Can’t Move Forward by Looking in the Rearview Mirror
- 16. It’s Time to Move On You Can Be Reconciled
- Conclusion: The End of the Healing Journey It’s Time to Come Home
- Epilogue: Quarried Deep
- Acknowledgments: Lifted Up
- About the Author
- Praise for WOUNDED by God’s People
- Also by Anne Graham Lotz
- A Note to the Reader
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
- Notes