Some ladies at a Twelve Step meeting that I attend recommended that I read that book "The Shack". I had seen this book being carried around by various people for the past couple of years or so. I was curious about it but never bothered to pick it up. What could this book possibly have in it for me? I often thought. Well, I know now.
I never bothered to pick it up because I was afraid of what was in it. I thought that the story would be boring. That whatever lesson that I could glean from it would be too broad for me to relate to. I was so off base. Having recently read the book I realize that even though the story is about a guy who loses his daughter to a serial killer...a white guy. This book could have been about me All the writer would have had to do was replace my name and circumstances with the guy in the book. It would have fit me perfectly.
I've heard people say that it is a good book. The Shack is more than a good book, it is a poignant lesson in how God works in our lives and how through Jesus' grace and the holy spirit, we can come through anything. How vital forgiveness is in our own redemption as well as the redemption of those we disdain.
I love The Shack and I will read it again. It has reinforced my love for God and the fact that He loves me. It has also helped to renew my faith and not fear uncertainty. As Jesus states in the book at one point, Faith and certainty do not live in the same house. I would recommend this book to anyone, whether they are going through trials and tribulations or not.
It is a quick read. But, it is not a quick study.
I never bothered to pick it up because I was afraid of what was in it. I thought that the story would be boring. That whatever lesson that I could glean from it would be too broad for me to relate to. I was so off base. Having recently read the book I realize that even though the story is about a guy who loses his daughter to a serial killer...a white guy. This book could have been about me All the writer would have had to do was replace my name and circumstances with the guy in the book. It would have fit me perfectly.
I've heard people say that it is a good book. The Shack is more than a good book, it is a poignant lesson in how God works in our lives and how through Jesus' grace and the holy spirit, we can come through anything. How vital forgiveness is in our own redemption as well as the redemption of those we disdain.
I love The Shack and I will read it again. It has reinforced my love for God and the fact that He loves me. It has also helped to renew my faith and not fear uncertainty. As Jesus states in the book at one point, Faith and certainty do not live in the same house. I would recommend this book to anyone, whether they are going through trials and tribulations or not.
It is a quick read. But, it is not a quick study.
