Standing on His Promises: Finding Comfort, Hope, and Purpose in the Midst of Your Storm

Joan M. Blake discusses leaving her native island of Trinidad and Tobago and embarking on the greatest mission of her life: going to America alone. Throughout her life as a wife and mother, and through relationships with family, friends and acquaintances, she shows by her personal testimonies, how life deals out times of great joy, as well as crises. When such crises come, it is so easy to crumble under one’s storms and turn inward to loneliness, anxiety, fear, anger, un-forgiveness, and bitterness. It is only by having an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, God’s Son, who has all the answers, and by committing every detail of one’s life to Him, that one can enter the narrow gate of faith and find rest. Resting is standing on the promises of Jesus, putting one’s trust in Him, who gives one the ability to overcome emotional upheavals and the turmoil of life, and to find comfort, hope, and purpose in the midst of them. Benefits of book: The reader can relate to and gain the tools to deal with real life issues discussed in each chapter. The following four sections at the end of every chapter can be utilized for personal devotion or for group study: - A prayer for the issue discussed in the chapter - A scripture verse to give biblical directive - A reflection where the author re-evaluates her past actions - Reader’s reflection– an opportunity for the reader to join in and journal his aor her thoughts concerning the issues discussed