Shattered Dreams God's Unexpected Path to Joy

by Crabb, Larry

• ISBN13: 9780307459503
• ISBN10: 0307459500
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-02
• Publisher: WaterBrook

Summary

LEARN HOW TO LOOK THROUGH LIFErs"S TRAGEDIES AND SEE THE LAVISH BLESSINGS GOD HAS FOR YOU. "Shattered dreams," writes Dr. Larry Crabb, "are never random. They are always a piece in a larger puzzle, a chapter in a larger story. The Holy Spirit uses the pain of shattered dreams to help us discover our desire for God, to help us begin dreaming the highest dream." To help you understand this neglected truth in the deepest and most helpful way, author and counselor Larry Crabb has written a wise, hopeful, honest, and realistic examination of lifers"s difficulties and tragedies. He wraps insights around the bold story of Naomi in the Biblers"s book of Ruth. As Crabb retells and illuminates this sometimes disturbing and often profoundly touching story, we are shown how God stripped Naomi of happiness in order to prepare her for joy. And we gain an unforgettable picture of how God uses shattered dreams to release better dreams and a more fulfilling life for those He loves. Shattered dreams have the power to change our lives for good. Forever.

Author Biography

Dr. Larry Crabb is the founder of New Way Ministries and a best-selling author, counselor, and psychologist who is known internationally not only through his many books, but also as a leading seminar and conference speaker for the past two decades. Some of his landmark books include Inside Out, Finding God, The Marriage Builder, and Connecting. He has been a professor at Colorado Christian University since 1989 and has also taught at Regent College, Grace Theological Seminary, and the University of Illinois. He had a private practice in clinical psychology for ten years. Larry and his wife, Rachael, have two sons and two grandchildren and live in Denver, Colorado.


From the Hardcover edition.

Table of Contents

Author's Note: Thoughts from Ten Years Later	p. vii
Introduction: A New Way	p. 1
The Parable	p. 8
My Problem with God	p. 13
We Need a Good Story	p. 22
Jesus Speaks	p. 34
When Both Shoes Drop	p. 44
The Rhythm of Hope	p. 52
Breaking the Rules	p. 60
Hidden Hope	p. 66
Everything Helps Me to God	p. 73
Desire or Addiction?	p. 81
The Elusive God	p. 90
Abandonment and Confidence	p. 99
His Passion Restrained	p. 107
A Hell of Mercy	p. 115
A Strange Wedding Toast	p. 125
But Life Ought to Work	p. 132
It Isn't Always Good to Feel Good	p. 142
The Three Lessons of Brokenness	p. 150
Our Highest Dream-If We Only Knew It	p. 157
A Dream Come True	p. 164
There's a New Way to Live-and It's Possible	p. 171
The Journey to Joy	p. 180
Questions You May Have About This Workbook	p. 193
Our Problem with God	p. 195
Trusting God Is Dangerous Business	p. 203
The Path of Hope	p. 214
God Is Moving	p. 228
Discovering God's Passion	p. 245
Wanting Something Better	p. 260
The Best Dream	p. 274
Truly Experiencing God	p. 286
Epilogue: Introducing NewWay Ministries	p. 299
Notes	p. 307
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