Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?: Hope & Healing When You Feel Discouraged

This book is somewhat frustrating, despite its popularity. Wilkerson opens with the statement that 'one way or another we are all hurting' (1980:14) insinuating no human beings lead a perfect life and we all bear physical, emotional or spiritual wounds. True, but then he declares that 'time heals nothing' (1980:16), but is not time a creation of G...Read MoreRead more about This book is somewhat frustrating,

od that He uses providentially? Wilkerson elucidates that we must remind 'yourself God knows exactly how much you can take, and He will not permit you to reach a breaking point' (1980:19), but then fails to explore the issue of Christians committing suicide, for example. Suicide is a breaking point, is it not? He later states we should not 'depend on someone else for our happiness' (1980:34) and be complete in ourselves. While one can agree with the first comment, God alone completes us. He alone. Later, Wilkerson asserts that most 'Christian couples are not having trouble with their marriages rather, they are having trouble with God, with faith, with prayer' (1980:40). This is naively simplistic. Wilkerson then discusses (and at times answers) many of the problematic questions posed by Christians who have lost control over their lives, but frustratingly leave several important questions unanswered and makes generalizations that could delaying the healing. Overall, it is not recommended, for there are more thorough (and biblical) books on the topic available. Read LessRead less about This book is somewhat frustrating,