Trusting God
by Jerry Bridges
Trusting God when life hurts: his sovereignty, wisdom and love as the three grounds, applied to adversity, nations, people, and the problem of pain. Written after the death of Bridges's wife, and pastoral throughout.
Read it if…
you want a Reformed, pastoral book on suffering.
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Skip it if…
you want a philosophical treatment; see Keller.
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Three things you will actually use
- Sovereign, wise, loving: all three or none.
- Trust is harder than obedience.
- Adversity is not outside the plan.
Do this first
Read the chapter on God's sovereignty over people.
Our verdict
Trust when it hurts.
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