I love this woman! And what a book! God Loves Broken People, by Sheila Walsh is a book about what it means to need and be saved by a Savior. Though this is the primary message of the Gospels, it still somehow gets lost in the rigmarole of church members struggling to be good little Christians, while inside, they know they don’t measure up to a Good and holy God.
Sheila takes us through what it means to be broken, starting out with the notion that there are two kinds of shame: that which immobilizes us, and that which draws us nearer our Creator. She recommends the latter. I must agree. She recounts personal stories, her own and others, of how trial left the bearer of tragedy no other recourse but to call on the Lord, the One who would get them through. And in doing so, enrich their journey on this earth.
She gives the broken a new way to view their challenges while giving steps to heal from them. Not to become the same as before, but to become better, growing deeper in relationship with a Savior who also understands our brokenness because He entered into it with us. And loves us—as she puts it, fiercely—in spite of it.
I highly recommend this book for those who know what it means to be broken. And for those who don’t—I do not envy you.
I received a free copy of this book from Thomas Nelson in exchange for an honest review.
http://www.thomasnelson.com/god-loves-broken-people.html
http://www.booksneeze.com/blogger/ebook/9781400202454
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Interesting new thought of the day: shame that immobilizes us vs. shame that draws us closet to Him. Thanks for sharing this book review with us, Connie.
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