God in the Dark~ REVIEW

Many times I have found myself face to face with tragedy and somber situations growing up.  Living through those dark times has caused a lot of trauma in my adult years.  Trauma that I have been healing from for a long time.  I know many healing techniques now, but until then I was lost in the dark. I truly wish this would have been in my tools box 10 years ago.  This book is much more then a clever devotional that tries to turn your frown upside-down... this is a resource that you can use when you feel like giving up or that the dark is just too much to handle.   I would think this would also be good to read if you have a loved one going through a difficult time too.  

Sarah Van Diest is a writer and editor.  She wrote this little hardback book by using letters she had written to a friend whose life was turning upside down.  What a beautiful thing to do for someone.  The adaptation of the letters into a book didn’t lose any of the intimacy.  Sarah’s heart reads right through on every single page as if she had written them to you personally. 

I have to say my favorite thing about this 31 day devotional is that it's not whinny, sing songy or over the top, Sarah has a beautiful way in her writing that is encouraging to readers, very real and genuine.  I appreciate that she acknowledges the darkness, trials and pain.  It’s no fun to go through,  but she reminds us that we also don’t have to go through it alone.  She shares about her own dark time and the lessons learned by holding on to God and diving into prayer and scripture.  We are reminded that with Gold all things are possible, even getting through the darkest moments in our lives.  And in those darkest hours God is right there with us, we are never alone or forgotten.
  ***Thank you to the Tyndale Blog Network for this copy of the God in the Dark in exchange for my honest review.