Torn is a book about dealing with pain. Jud Wilhite is a pastor our in Las Vegas and he has encountered a lot of questions about pain. The most common question being "Why?" People want to know why certain painful events have happened to them in their lives. Wilhite does not really deal with that question in his book. Instead he answers "Who?" Who will you trust? Who will you turn to when times get difficult? His answer: God. He writes that God does not stop loving, He does not stop being in charge when times get bad. He says we get into a huge mess when we try to answer the why questions while we are in the midst of the pain. Instead we should turn to God and hold onto Him tight through it all because He will see us through. He gives examples of people he has known and others he has read about going through extremely painful experiences.
This book is wonderful for anyone currently going through a painful time in their lives or if you are helping someone through a painful experience. I truly appreciated that he did not answer the "why" question. I think it is too messy and we do not understand the problem of evil and pain completely enough to write a generalized answer. I loved how Wilhite kept pointing right back to God and Jesus. I was encouraged by this book. I work with teens and they often go through hard times. This will be a book I pull back off the shelves from time to time to refresh on the attitude I should have as well as encouraging others through their pain. I received this book free from http://waterbrookmultnomah.com through their blogging for books program. It was worth it!
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