Deserted By God? by Sinclair B. FergusonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
In a season of cultural and political upheaval, Sinclair Ferguson is a spiritual oasis in the desert.
The dark night of the soul – a phrase to describe when you feel God has abandoned you in a hard time –that’s the theme of this book. What do you do when God isn’t answering, when you don’t understand His hard providence?
“How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?” – Psalm 13:1
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…” – Psalm 23:4
“Why are you downcast, O my soul?” – Psalm 42:5
The same Psalms that ask these questions give us help toward answering them. When we are discouraged we turn to the only One who has the words of eternal life. No matter the hard words He gives, or the crazy situations He takes us into, we have nowhere else to turn, and He gives us eternal life.
Ferguson deals in a very pastorally sensitive way with the difference between what we feel is true, and what is actually true. Between what may be the consequence of our own sins (he deals with Psalm 51 straight on), and baseless feelings of despair or discouragement.
I would highly recommend anyone feeling discouraged and wondering what God is doing with their lives to pick up and read this book.
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