When God Turned Off the Lights: True Stories of Seeking God in the Darkness

When God Turned Off the Lights: True Stories of Seeking God in the Darkness

When God Turned Off the Lights: True Stories of Seeking God in the Darkness

When God Turned Off the Lights: True Stories of Seeking God in the Darkness

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Overview

Every devoted Christian experiences periods of time when God seems far away, when the light of his face seems to have turned away and left his child to fumble in the darkness. During periods of spiritual blackout, when God seems to be silent, we feel as if we've been put on hold. We wait and wait for God to get back on the line. We know it will be wonderful when the light comes back on and drives away the darkness, but we want it now--not later.

Award-winning writer Cecil Murphey has journeyed through this darkness three different times during his many years following Christ, and each time was more difficult than the last. He suggests that believers have three choices when the lights go out: (1) give up, (2) examine ourselves for sin or failure, or (3) accept that God's face is hidden with his purpose in mind. In When God Turned Off the Lights, readers will learn how to make the most of their time on hold by pondering the mysteries of God's character, confident that he will turn the lights on once again.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441225481
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 08/14/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 641 KB

About the Author

Cecil Murphey has written or coauthored more than 135 books, including the bestsellers 90 Minutes in Heaven with Don Piper and Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story with Dr. Ben Carson. Murphey is a recipient of the Gold Medallion Award, two-time recipient of the Silver Angel Award and Retailer's Choice Award, and the inaugural recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. His books have sold in the millions and have brought hope and comfort to countless readers around the world. Visit www.cecilmurphey.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Foreword Don Piper 11

1 The Lights Go Out 15

2 God's Hidden Face 19

3 When God Isn't There 23

4 On Hold 31

5 Why, God? 39

6 Something Lost 45

7 Bitter or Better? 55

8 Bewildered by the Darkness 67

9 Complacency 75

10 Afflictive Providences 85

11 Secret Sins 97

12 Old Wounds 107

13 Protesting Innocence 117

14 God's Sleep 125

15 "You Owe Me" 135

16 Finding God in Babylon 145

17 Needed Guilt 155

18 When God Stares 167

19 Unhealed Places 177

20 Beyond Surrender 185

21 Understanding Silence 195

22 Shaped by Silence 203

23 The Light Returns 221

About the Author 223

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