{"product_id":"invest-your-disappointments-going-for-growth-9781783594450","title":"Invest Your Disappointments: Going for Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLet's be honest. We're frequently disappointed. With family, friends, leaders, work, ourselves, church - sometimes, dare we say it, even with God.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'You carry the tears inside, ' is the author's description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisappointment can be devastating. It can be sudden. And it's certainly universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what if we were to use disappointment as an opportunity to check whether our motivation and priorities were in line with God's will? Could it provide a chance to grow?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The author brings the wisdom of a skilled pastor and Bible teacher to this illuminating book.' Ian and Ruth Coffey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Demonstrates that disappointments are designed by our loving and all-sovereign God to draw us into deeper intimacy with him.' Sharon James\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A book that was lived out before it was written.' Peter Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Every disappointment becomes an opportunity to grow deeply in God.' Charles Price\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMallard, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Paul Mallard is Pastor of Widcombe Baptist Church in Bath, UK. He speaks at numerous Christian events and has trained a generation of church workers. His wife Edrie's story is toldmovingly in \u003ci\u003eInvest Your Suffering: Unexpected Intimacy with a Loving God\u003c\/i\u003e (IVP, 2013). Paul and Edrie areparents and grandparents.","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50475507089682,"sku":"9781783594450","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_881113d9-5656-422f-80be-8228885fa450.jpg?v=1730237276","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/invest-your-disappointments-going-for-growth-9781783594450","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}