Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts, Study Guide [Paperback]

Jerry Bridges (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1990

It's easy to trust God when everything's going your way. But what about when things go wrong? Learn the essentials of belief necessary to trust God completely.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

All of us experience adversity at different times in our lives. It comes in many forms - sudden pain, traumatic experiences, devastating losses - and we seldom understand what’s happening at the time.

That’s why learning to trust God can be such a slow and difficult process. When everything we’re going through suggests that God can’t help us or doesn’t care, it seems unwise to place our confidence in Him. But nothing could be farther from the truth.

As Jerry Bridges illustrates in his best-selling book Trusting God, God is more than worthy of our trust. His complete sovereignty, infinite wisdom, and perfect love are always at work on our behalf - even when we don’t understand the things we see.

Now you can draw strength from the life-changing principles of Trusting God with this inspiring and application-oriented study guide. By enhancing the fundamental principles of the book for personal or group study, the Trusting God Study Guide can show you how to trust God in your own particular situation.

As you and your friends begin to discover the scope of God’s power, you’ll not only benefit from each other’s support, but you’ll be equipped to rely on Him more completely. Not just in the tough times, but the rest of the time too.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

JERRY BRIDGES is an author and Bible teacher. His most popular title, The Pursuit of Holiness, has sold over one million copies. He has authored several other books including The Discipline of Grace (also NavPress). Jerry is currently a part of the Navigator collegiate ministry group where he is involved in staff training and serves as a resource to campus ministries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: NavPress Publishing Group; Stg edition (January 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891092412
• ISBN-13: 978-0891092414
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #610,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Book, February 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts, Study Guide (Paperback)

This timeless book is biblically accurate and helps explain in a clear way God's sovereignty and and love in His personal dealings with each one of us. The workbook forces one to grapple with tough issues in light of Scripture. I've been through the study with a group where one member had terminal cancer and one had a second trimester miscarriage. Everyone found it not only helpful, but hopeful as well. I'd highly recommend it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Life-Changer!, January 27, 1999

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This review is from: Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts, Study Guide (Paperback)

As a Christian for 18 years, some books out of the many I have read stand out as true life-changers. Trusting God is one of them. One can read the Bible and books about God, go to church, pray to Him, and share with others about Him. But until we learn to really believe in His awesome power,interest and involvement in our lives, we fail to enjoy the truly rich life He offers us through trust in Him. Jerry Bridges teaches us this profound trust.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well-written and biblically accurate source of comfort, November 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts, Study Guide (Paperback)

A well-written and biblically accurate source of comfort to those suffering. Finally, Christians have an answer to the popular book _When Bad Things Happen to Good People_ by Rabbi Kushner. I think the book is well-organized and theologically sound. Bridges clearly shows from a Bible perspective that God is sovereign, in control, and loving all at the same time.

I commend this book to anyone who is suffering from a set back or tragedy. Bring your tough questions and even your anger over "WHY?", Bridges shows rightly that God stands with open arms ready to comfort us in our point of need.