What if disappointment is really the exact appointment your soul needs to radically encounter God?

— Lysa TerKeurst (b. 1969), Bestsellerautorin, Rednerin und Leiterin von Proverbs 31 Ministries

Source: It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Faith & Trust

Occasions: Comfort, For Reflection

Lysa TerKeurst

Lysa TerKeurst (* 1969) ist eine US-amerikanische evangelikale Bestsellerautorin, Referentin und langjährige Leiterin von Proverbs 31 Ministries. Bekannt wurde sie durch Andachten und Bücher, die praktische Lebenshilfe zu Themen wie Vergebung, emotionalem Schmerz und Beziehungsfragen bieten. Für Bibelleser bieten ihre Beiträge alltagsnahe Ermutigung, während theologische Kritiker an ihren Werken eine teils stark subjektive und psychologisierende Schriftauslegung bemängeln.

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