Book #11: Tears and Tossings by Sarah Walton
Tears and Tossings: Hope in the Waves of Life by Sarah Walton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Pain and suffering are such a common thing in this world, and its very easy to wonder why God would allow it. Author Sarah Walton seems to have gone through her share of bad times herself; this book hints at some life-changing disability that she has suffered, but this book talks about how she changes her perspective about what she is going through.
This was quite a short book, so was easy to read in less than an hour. The book made some good points, including making reference to the fall on man in Genesis 3, which is the reason why we live in such a broken world. The primary focus of this book is about how God does not forget about His people, but that we need to be patient, and endure the bad times, waiting for Him to fix things on His own timing.
She also makes reference to the example of Corrie and Betsie Ten Boom living through the holocaust, and their reaction to the fleas in the concentration camp that most people would find challenging. It have read Corrie's book, "The Hiding Place", and should probably read through it again.
Overall, this was a very encouraging read, ending with a very simple and uplifting message: "Suffering is real. But so is hope".
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