Book Review: The Hard Good

 

The Hard Good

Showing Up for God to Work in You When You Want to Shut Down

by Lisa Whittle

Pub Date 07 Sep 2021 

 Thomas Nelson--W Publishing,  Thomas Nelson

 Christian 

I am reviewing a copy of The Hard Good through Thomas Nelson—W Publishing and Netgalley:

In The Hard Good you will learn that you can see the good again after hard times.

Lisa Whittle poses the question What does it feel like to come back from something hard, to be able to hope again? it’s inevitable that we are going to face hard things, it’s a part of life.  But they don’t have to have the final word. They can become the keys to our greatest usability in the kingdom of God—that is, if we let God make good of them, rather than running away and refusing the growth we truly crave.

if we grow tired of being bossed by our emotions, the hard good can help bring a new way of living with healthy, managed emotions. Where we were once stuck in a place of what if, the transformational process God takes us through provides a compelling shift of perspective to what is. It is the way we not only come back from hard things but also emerge with a richer life.

Lisa Whittle guides us on a powerful path to progress as we learn to:

accept things we wish were different,apologize and forgive first,cheer for someone who gets what we want,open our hearts again when we’ve been hurt,find joy in the waiting,and show up when we want to shut down.  

The Hard Good is written for those who desperately want to move forward.  The Hard Good gives voice to the hard places we all have lived and Lisa’s clear directions as to where to go next.

I give The Hard Good five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!