{"product_id":"still-standing-following-jesus-even-when-it-hurts-9780802429971","title":"Still Standing: Following Jesus Even When It Hurts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaithfully walking--and uncovering joy--on a road paved with suffering.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Christian life is marked with great suffering. We live in a fallen and broken world full of disappointments and the loss of dreams. And there is a cost to following Christ--often painfully felt in close relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her book \u003ci\u003eStill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanding\u003c\/i\u003e, Lina AbuJamra shares how God's refining process makes Him bigger in our hearts and transforms us into people who are like Him. Our pain can lead to despair and bitterness, \u003ci\u003eor\u003c\/i\u003e it can make us more like Jesus. But we must be willing to undergo the refining process--and this hurts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLina shows us the truly amazing and beautiful reality that we can have \u003ci\u003ejoy\u003c\/i\u003e amidst the most difficult of circumstances. Without denying the real pain many of us carry, Lina shows Christians how to rediscover joy. She shows us how God's presence is our guarantee for joy no matter what we're going through. Lina looks to current and biblical stories to show us how refined people can be used by God to persevere and build His kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI love talking about God's radical calling of His children and what it means to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, especially when it hurts. If there is one thing that continues to surprise me as I follow Jesus, it's the difficulty of the journey, the unexpected delays, the detours, the disappointments, and the waiting. Despite what I know about God, I still catch myself taken aback by the amount of suffering endured in the pursuit of one's calling. It is my hope that this book inspires hope in the hearts of followers of Jesus who have encountered suffering as they have pursued obedience to Christ.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStill Standing \u003c\/i\u003eis an updated edition, previously published with the title \u003ci\u003eStripped\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLINA ABUJAMRA\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pediatric ER doctor, now practicing telemedicine, and founder of Living With Power Ministries. Her vision is to bring hope to the world by connecting biblical answers to everyday life. A popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and conference speaker, she is the author of several books, including her most recent ones, \u003ci\u003eStill Standing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDon't Tell Anyone You're Reading This\u003c\/i\u003e, and her Bible Study series \u003ci\u003eMapping the Footsteps of God\u003c\/i\u003e. In her \"spare\" time, she provides medical care and humanitarian help in disaster areas and to refugees in Lebanon and Ukraine. Learn more about her at LivingWithPower.org.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Moody Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900706754834,"sku":"9780802429971","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ae96fe30-4dab-4f44-bfc7-30ba5135f510.jpg?v=1738393112","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/still-standing-following-jesus-even-when-it-hurts-9780802429971","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}