My Thoughts
From, “Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God“:
“Although the very idea seems ridiculous to me now, I used to want God to perceive me to have more faith and trust that I really had. If I was hurt or confused by God’s silence, I stuffed those feelings deep inside and presented my “good side” to God. But unspoken pain festers and takes a life of its own; it cripples growth”
Does that sound familiar to you?
Maybe you feel or felt that you have to present a “have it together, perfect image” to our Father, to yourself and/or to other person, least you appear weak or a basketcase or ‘gasp’ not trusting of God?
In “Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God“, Sheila Walsh bares all as she shares her difficult journey recovering from clinical depression and a brief stay at a psychiatric hospital and the road to recovery afterwards.
A beautiful, raw and encouraging book, “Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God” shares how no matter what Damascus road one has traveled, we are never alone, for our Heavenly Father loves us through all and seeks to give us strength,encouragement, redemption and an opportunity through our life’s experiences to be a ministry not only to others, but to discover a trust that can only be found in Him.
Reading, “Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God“, what stood out throughout the reading was when Sheila Walsh shared that,”Now old wounds don’t just go away if we ignore them. Old wounds remember. We can bury them for a while, but at some point they will resurface until we deal with them; when the wound is from childhood, it can have very powerful emotion and logic attached to it, even if it is the distorted logic of a child’s perspective.”
There are many whom in their lives, seek the, just “burn the bridges”, “out of sight” out of mind, but in “Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God“, Sheila shares how instead of allowing us to grow closer in trust with our Heavenly Father, by doing so, those “burning bridges” can make it dificult to grow closer to Him.
“Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God” is a very powerful and emotional filled work that just reallys places a comforting hand on one’s shoulder and say, “it can be done and our Heavenly Father has never and will never abandon us” and brings the reader through a journey of how through the darkest moment, our Heavenly Father lifted up Sheila Walsh to her brightest moment in and through His work.
Sharing the verse, “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out (Isaiah 42:3 NIV), no one is too broken or beyond Him. She shares how His greatest work in us is when we just completely let go of control of ourselves, our life, our perception of ourselves and what we want others to perceived us as, and just let HIM, be in control.
The most powerful statement that Sheila shared in,”Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God“, that is a reminder of just giving it really all to God is when she shares what Dr.Gripka, her doctor shared with her,”Only that “normal”, shiny, controlled-pre-disrupted life would be shallow”.
The Bible is filled with imperfect, broken, misunderstand, rebellious, type-A, individuals who eventually by just giving up control to our Heavenly Father, really was able to be transformed and refined as our Heavenly Father desires to do in our lives.
Sheila’s book is such a reminder that we may think we can hide our hearts and soul from people and the life around us, but He knows our hearts better than we know it and there is nothing that He doesn’t already know. There is no hiding, but there is also no abandonment from Him either. He wants to love us, refine us and encourage us.
Filled with many references to characters who appear in the Bible, both known and even a few obscure one, “Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God” is moving, the trials that we are reminded of ,that many people in the Bible endured, and just the pure honesty and vulnerabilty of the book, is a wonderful reminder that none of us are perfect, live perfect lives, but have a perfect Father to hold on to and to trust.
“Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God” is an amazing read that will have you going back over, highlighting, crying, laughing, and if you allow your heart to be opened, understand how much our Heavenly Father seeks to convict us, humble us and get us over this world, and open our hearts to Him so He can prepare, refined and use us for His World.
“This is the way God works. Over and over again he pulls our souls back from certain destruction so we’ll see the light-and live in the light! (Job 33:29 MSG)
Are you ready to stop pretending to be something you’re not? Are you ready to get over the hurt, the pain, the shame, the fears, whatever it is that ails you in your heart right now and not only draw closer to our Father, but discover the beautiful things He wishes to share in and through you?
Pick up a copy of ,”Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God“, and find out what could be possible when you let go and just really trust Him enough to do what He needs to do.
Publisher’s Note about Book
Delivering a big message with strong biblical insights and heartening personal stories, author and Women of Faith speaker Sheila Walsh shows women the life-changing power of trusting in God.
Most Christian women live with a deep sense that they can’t seem to get things right, that if only they could be a little better, life would straighten out. Through her own personal hardships, Sheila Walsh has learned that the Christian life is not about getting things right or back to “normal.” She writes, “Christ comes not to get us out of our difficulties but to live in us through them.” She wants to show women that God has a stunningly beautiful moment of redemption for them that leads to a lifetime of peace and joy.
In this eye-opening message for women, she presents a moving look at her own story as she dives into the lives of Bible characters, drawing out lessons from their trials that women can use immediately to establish a deep, life-altering trust in the Father.
229 pages long, when you are ready to share with others, “Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God“, also includes a very in depth bible study in the back that is perfect for the 1st time, 2nd time, or tenth time read, or even if you feel led to share this via a small group study.
So pick up,”Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God“, and discover the joy and beauty of trusting our Heavenly Father.
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