IS IT POSSIBLE THAT GOOD THINGS CAN COME OUT OF OUR BROKEN DREAMS? Worship leader and recording artist Laura Story’s life took an unexpected turn when her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Their lives would never be the same. Yes, with God all things are possible. But the devastating news was that no cure existed to restore Martin’s short-term memory, eyesight, and other … and other complications. The fairy-tale life Laura had dreamed of was no longer possible. And yet in struggling with God about how to live with broken dreams, Laura has found joy and a deeper intimacy with Jesus.
Laura helps us understand we aren’t the only ones whose lives have taken unexpected turns. She examines the brokenness of some of the heroes of our faith, and shows how despite their flaws and flawed stories, God was able to use them in extraordinary ways. And it was not because of their faith, but because of the faithfulness of their God. God may not fix everything. In fact, although your situation might not ever change or get better, with Jesus you can.
“Our family has been ministered to by her vulnerability and willingness to walk in the valley and still say ‘God, I Trust You.’”
— STEVEN CURTIS and MARY BETH CHAPMAN
Grammy Award-Winning Artist and New York Times Bestselling Author
“Laura is one of my heroes when it comes to trusting God. She’s joyful, genuine, and faithful even though her story includes messy chapters. #65533;This book will be on my nightstand for a long time!”
–LISA HARPER
Author and Bible Teacher
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A wonderful book that is extremely helpful when going through tough times. Laura makes some great points that gets to the real issue of our relationship with God.
She asks probing questions that caused me to think about my trials in a way that can turn my trials into blessings. I am using it for a small group and we are studying it together and are having great discussions
A GREAT read! Tears and laughter brought my family into my room more than once when I was reading this.
Loved the writing and story line. Lots of truths incorporated in the story.
I have heard her music and it touched me deeply because it spoke to my inner turmoil and faith. The book provided even more appreciation foe who she is.
Her endurance to keep pushing through even when all the odds seemed impossible. She never gave up on God
Sometimes things don’t go the way we think they should because God’s plans are more focused on eternity than our plans. Laura Story does a good job of sharing her personal experiences and how she had to come to this realization. I didn’t get the study guide that goes with this book, but I think it would enrich the reading even more to have the entire study set.
I loved this book so much I wrote a blog post about it and I sent a message to the author and the editor. Here’s my post: https://amylu-riley.com/uncategorized/did-god-set-me-up-to-suffer-and-if-so-can-i-trust-him/
Great book because it reinforced we need to trust the Lord with all life’s ups and downs.
This book helped me through some losses in my own life.
Her total reliance on God.
Wonderful story of faith. I will read this book again and again.
Such a good read about a fellow believer’s struggles, joys, sorrows, and growth as she journeys through life’s ups and downs, growing in her trust of the One who loves her most…I recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand their own relationship to the Lord better in light of the many circumstaces they have encountered and grow closer to Him…. : )
When you think life is hard or unfair perspective is important. Honest story of personal hardships and the faith that it took to make the walk.
I got a new vision of how to deal with difficult life situations. The writer tells how to get better even though your circumstances don’t.
For a young couple with their future in front of them to be impacted by permanent change due to a brain tumor had to have been scary. Especially in all the unknown. But with wit, honesty, and deep faith Laura tells an amazing story.
Laura Story pours her heart out when her and her husband (of one year) are faced with one adversary after another. Her knowledge of the Bible is incredible. I feel like I’ve made new friends. I highly recommend this book for anyone who either wants a relationship with God or already has one.
I would give this book more than 5 stars if I could! Laura’s personal story of brokenness is combined with truth from the Bible to make a compelling read. Everyone should read this book!
An excellent book to help us to focus on the goodness and wisdom of God when He doesn’t answer our prayers the way we want Him to.
Awesome story of how to grow and trust our God through all the trials we all go through in life.
Very inspiring, spiritual, and well written.
Considering doing the Bible study with my girl friends.
Our Sunday School class did the study that went with this. An excellent book, video and study. Really gets you thinking about what you believe and why you believe it and can it be reconciled to the realities of this world.