In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God: 31 Days of Hope, Honesty, and Encouragement for the Sufferer
Written by Colleen Chao
Narrated by Shannon Scott
5/5
()
About this audiobook
Is it possible to face the darkest days of life with hope and joy and purpose?
The life of Colleen Chao was bright and beautiful—it was brimming with hope and possibility. She was a talented, confident, and ambitious young woman. So, Colleen never imagined that she’d swim through two decades of deep-water anxiety and depression. She didn’t guess that she’d marry late, suffer years of chronic pain and illness, and give birth to a child with health complications. And never in her life did she imagine hearing the words: “Cancer. Stage four. Terminal.”
In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God is born of the suffering that on its own could have crushed Colleen. Her pain, instead, opened her eyes to eternal realities and has wrought a soul of indestructible joy. How do we suffer long and well? What do we do when we feel cheated? How do we face pressing darkness? One thing Colleen has learned is that we cannot bear the suffering alone. We need lots of help. To that end, Colleen shares a precious devotional gift with the suffering soul: thirty-one days of wisdom, hope, and encouragement. Drawing upon stories from past saints, rich truths from Scripture, and habits that build joyful endurance, Colleen helps fellow sufferers to embrace one day at a time, to trust and love Jesus more, and put themselves In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God.
Related to In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God
Related audiobooks
Just Be Honest: How to Worship Through Tears and Pray Without Pretending Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Promise is His Presence: Why God is Always Enough Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Walking Through Fire: A Memoir of Loss and Redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Teach Me to Feel: Worshiping Through the Psalms in Every Season of Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kiss the Wave: Embracing God in Your Trials Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Companions in Suffering: Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hope When It Hurts: Biblical Reflections to Help You Grasp God's Purpose in Your Suffering Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5From Garden to Glory: How Understanding God’s Story Changes Yours Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Friendship with the Friend of Sinners: The Remarkable Possibility of Closeness with Christ Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Extravagant Grace: God's Glory Displayed in Our Weakness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Overcoming Bitterness: Moving from Life's Greatest Hurts to a Life Filled with Joy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Pain is Real and God Seems Silent: Finding Hope in the Psalms Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5God for Us: Discovering the Heart of the Father through the Life of the Son Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Hardest Peace: Expecting Grace in the Midst of Life's Hard Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Midnight Mercies: Walking with God Through Depression in Motherhood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Contentment: Seeing God's Goodness (31-Day Devotionals for Life) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsScars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Take Back Your Joy: Fighting for Purpose When Life Is More Than You Can Handle Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5God's Grace in Your Suffering Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Embodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Building a Resilient Life: Audio Bible Studies: How Adversity Awakens Strength, Hope, and Meaning Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Strivings Cease: Audio Bible Studies: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Hem of His Garment: Reaching Out to God When Pain Overwhelms Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I Choose Brave: Embracing Holy Courage and Understanding Godly Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When the Stars Disappear: Help and Hope from Stories of Suffering in Scripture Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Therefore I Have Hope: 12 Truths That Comfort, Sustain, and Redeem in Tragedy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Love of God: Encountering God’s Heart for a Hostile World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hope Heals: A True Story of Overwhelming Loss and an Overcoming Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Christianity For You
The Great Divorce Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mere Christianity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Grief Observed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Holy Bible in Audio - King James Version: The Complete Old & New Testament Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better (updated with two new chapters) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 25th Anniversary: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little Book of Letting Go Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Return of the Gods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cost of Discipleship Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God
5 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The narrator was fantastic and the devotional themselves were encouraging, inspiring, and so emotional. I cried throughout this book and was also deeply moved. Everyone and I mean everyone should read this so we can have some of the joyful endurance Colleen displays.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Exactly what my heart needed. I am going to listen to this one over and over and over. I’ve always given it to many friends who are walking a hard road right now.