Dependence in the Wilderness: Biblical Hope and Direction in Suffering
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Where do you turn in the middle of life’s ordinary struggles and in the middle of extraordinary suffering? What captures your thoughts? How do you respond to the hurt?
In the pages of Dependence in the Wilderness, you’ll find hope and direction for your journey. The pursuits of David, Christ, and other believers will become your own pursuits. Your wilderness journey will be transformed into a path on which you…
Seek God earnestly,
Reflect on Him continually, and
Praise Him submissively.
Dependence in the Wilderness was written to lead you to greater faith in God as you experience the ordinary or arid wilderness journeys of your life. More than that, the book seeks to help you praise God in the midst of life’s most puzzling and painful experiences.
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- Seeks to help readers find hope in the wilderness seasons of life which are full of questions, uncertainty and pain
- Explores how others have experienced transformation as they have walked the path of pain and trial
- Addresses how believers can grow in faith in God as they experience suffering
An Orientation to the Journey
- Listening to God in the Wilderness
Section One: Seeking God Earnestly
- Seeking God or the Substitute Gods of My Own Heart?
- Seeking God through Christ, My Great High Priest
Section Two: Meditating on God Continually
- Reflecting on God or Spinning Tales of Despair?
- Reflecting on the Character of My God
- Reflecting on the Works of My God
- Reflecting My Savior: His Pattern
- Reflecting My Savior: His Person
Section Three: Praising God Submissively
- Examining My Praise in the Wilderness: Praising the One I Seek
- Praising My King: He Teaches Me
- Adding My Voice of Praise to History’s Wilderness Choir
Drawing deeply from Psalm 63, Dependence in the Wilderness points sufferers to the source of true hope, addresses pitfalls, encourages proactive faith, and lights the way when the storms of life continue to howl. Using many examples, author Jeff Newman explains how contemplating the character and works of God, trusting the true Savior, and offering praise to God comprise the essence of turning to Him. Chapter questions help to steer thoughts into truth and to correct unbelief that can drain us of hope. A journal leads to spiritually robust thoughts and actions. But Newman is careful to point out that personal efforts fall short if we fail to seek and rely upon God Himself, Someone rather than something. When applied faithfully, Newman’s book can be a warm, strong beacon for those who are called to live with suffering, guiding us to meaningfully embrace the faithful Lover of our souls—the only One Who can make anything good out of the mess.
—Sue Nicewander, Founder, Biblical Counseling Ministries
If you want a temporary therapeutic fix, this book is not for you. If you are seeking a lasting, strengthened walk with God in the “wilderness” challenges of your life, buy and study Dependence in the Wilderness. Your attention will be directed to our great God, Who has the answers. Jeff Newman’s explanations of the wilderness experiences of King David and his ultimate Son, Jesus, reveal there is hope in your circumstances. I will not be surprised if the Bible truth, artful use of questions, and real-life illustrations that permeate the book result in your saying, “This is what I have been looking for.”
—Ernie Schmidt, Former Interim President, Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
It is difficult to find words to express the impact this book made on my life with regard to suffering. But the words “faithful” (to the Word of God), “personal” (from Jeff’s own wilderness suffering), “conversational” (he just talks with you like a trusted friend), “helpful” (thought-provoking questions and real-life stories), and “God-honoring” all come to mind.
—Tim Capon, State Representative, Iowa Association of Regular Baptist Churches
- Title: Dependence in the Wilderness: Biblical Hope and Direction in Suffering
- Author: Jeff Newman
- Publisher: Regular Baptist Press
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Pages: 200
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Resource ID: LLS:DPNDNCWLDRNSS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2021-03-08T16:11:22Z