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# The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering

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    A REAL FIND
  

*by B***L on Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2016*

I downloaded this book last Friday (11/04/16) to my PC Kindle. I read it slowly, with the text on one-half of my screen and my e-Sword Bible on the other half. Vaneetha (I do not know the author personally; I refer to her by her first name because I feel as if she knows me) – – as I was saying, Vaneetha took me back to Scripture, oftentimes with new eyes and certainly with joy. This is not a Bible study per se. It is rather a treatise on living life with gratitude, not in a namby-pamby, martyred sort of way AT ALL. And she is certainly not a Pollyanna. She admits to self-pity, whining, depression, anger – – all the places I have been to and partway back from. Life is hard, no bones about it. Hers. Mine. Probably yours. We all have scars. There are more to come. But – – no, not "but" – – rather "And" grace is the intimate companion of each misery. Grace to sustain us through and/or grace to deliver us from: "And this grace is accompanied by the intimate presence of the living God."  Vaneetha has some specific strategies throughout the volume for knowing this presence, especially through Scripture: "Read the Bible," she says, "even when it feels like eating cardboard. And pray even when it feels like talking to a wall." I do cherish this book and recommend it to friends and strangers alike.

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    For Sufferers and Those Walking With Them
  

*by N***E on Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2016*

This book is for the sufferer. The personal tone of the book and the short chapters make it a perfectly suitable gift to give someone in the midst of suffering. This is no abstract, academic approach. It's raw and revealing. Vaneetha has suffered intensely herself, so she offers counsel that is battle-tested. She highlights the importance of not glossing over suffering with plastic happiness. Don't cover up your grief with happy stoicism. Only those who embrace lament can fully understand their need for God. At the same time she reminds the sufferer where to go in the midst of suffering: the Bible and prayer. "Read the Bible even when it feels like eating cardboard. And pray even when it feels like talking to a wall."This book is also for those walking alongside the sufferer. As a pastor, I was helped to see various passages of Scripture from the "sufferer's perspective." We are listening in as Vaneetha shares her story and counsels her own soul from the Word in the midst of suffering. And the counsel she gives herself is also instructive regarding how to help someone walk well through suffering.A wonderful guide for the sufferer and those who walk with them, pointing to gospel hope and the goodness of the Father as we walk by the Spirit in the midst of life's pain.

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    An excellent portal of someone who has allowed God to take ...
  

*by S***S on Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2018*

Thank you Vaneetha Rendall Risner! As a person who lives with rare, chronic and severe illness herself, l have found that often times, the hardest part is the lack of understanding from others, regardless of the severity of the pain.  Although l would never be glad to see someone suffer as she has, by sharing her story, she has helped me tremendously by letting me know l am not the only one with a horrible disease that you feel like you can’t talk about because others don’t get it.  My journey has been filled with loneliness and misunderstanding as l have an immune deficiency that has led to numerous rare diseases no one has heard of. Despite the fact that l am a committed Christian,  l have wanted to throw the towel in more times than l can count.  How l would love to talk to you Ms. Risner! Thank you for reminding me of the most important thing, that God is not only there with us during the hardest times, He’s carrying us through them, transforming our relationship with Him in ways that only great pain and suffering can. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to know God better, but especially for someone who maybe living with pain birthed from illness that leaves you feeling alone because of the rarity of your illness(s).

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