“I’m utterly miserable, and I have nothing to look forward to. Shaddai could have done something. He did nothing.” It was at a point like this that Ted Turner dismissed God. It’s been at points like this that countless others have more quietly dismissed God and learned to live like functional atheists or pragmatic deists. “There is no God I can depend on. The God who exists has left me to make it on my own. He offers no real help.” Churches are filled with worshipers who have reached that conclusion. Their worship is not from the heart. Your session with Naomi is under way. Would you establish rapport with skilled empathy? To what end? So she would feel better knowing at least one person understood her pain? Would you confront her attitude of distrust and defiance as sinful? But how could you insist she rest in the arms of a God she thinks is cruel or indifferent? Would you simply tell her God is good and demand she believe it?” Excerpt From: Crabb, Larry. “Shattered Dreams.” WaterBrook Press, 2012-06-28. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright. Check out this book on the iBookstore: https://itunes.apple/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=528963075
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