Sometimes you read a book at exactly the right time that you need it.

That was the case for me with Max Lucado’s newest book, You’ll Get Through This. My family has experienced a lot of upheaval over the past few months. We’ve moved across the country. We have family members facing serious debilitating illnesses. The economy isn’t great and we have to stretch to make ends meet.

In other words, life happens.

Sometimes, though, when life happens, it is easy to feel discouraged.

Lucado’s new book is written with that in mind. Taking a look at the life of Joseph, from the Old Testament, Lucado offers hope and encouragement for those times that get you down, those times that are discouraging and turbulent.

We’ve all been there. Circumstances are not what we would like them to be. Maybe it’s financial. Maybe it’s a health issue. Maybe it’s a relationship falling apart. Or a job with difficulties around every corner.

Joseph had it pretty bad as well. Throughout You’ll get Through This, Lucado examines how he responded to a family that hated him, that sold him into slavery. Lucado digs into how Joseph responded to the injustice of being wrongly accused and thrown into prison. And Lucado studies how Joseph handled his monumental rise to power, and his reunion with his family after twenty years.

When life throws a curve ball our way, how do we respond? Through looking at Joseph’s life, we can gain some incredible principles for our own life. We can rest assured that God is right there with us, even though despair and despondency dog us at every turn.

And, we can realize that we’ll “get through this. It won’t be painless. It won’t be quick. But God will use this mess for good. In the meantime don’t be foolish or naive. But don’t despair either.”

With God’s help you will get through this.

Are you facing circumstances in your life where you need this reminder? If so, would you care to share so we can pray for you? You can leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

I highly recommend that you read You’ll Get Through This, by Max Lucado. You can purchase it at Amazon.com in print or for Kindle.

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