Learn to Be Angry with God, Not atGod Brad Hambrick leads readers on a journey through the anger phase of grief. No one gets mad at God for something small. When we’re angry with God, it is because we’ve faced something immensely hard. Anger is an often-overlooked part of grieving, and as such, is an appropriate response to profoundly painful events. In Angry with God: An Honest Journey through Suffering and Betrayal(New Growth Press/September 26, 2022), counselor Brad Hambrick provides readers with a guided process to being honest with God about their pain to restore and deepen their relationship with him.“People’s hardest questions about God are not rooted in theological complexity, but pain,” Hambrick explains. “To navigate these experiences, we need to understand that anger is part of grief. This helps see that we can do angry-grief with God rather than assuming we are angry at God.”While we are often prone to interpret our anger about intense suffering as being at God, Angry with God book is an invitation to process these intense emotions with God as a source of comfort and refuge in hard times. For those who are struggling with deep grief that is accompanied with anger and confusion, Angry with God will be profoundly helpful in their journey. Hambrick patiently walks readers through the process of being honest with God (and others) about their pain. They will learn how to articulate their pain, alleviate the effects of this pain, contextualize their experience in light of the gospel, and begin to hope again. God is a good shepherd who is patient and willing to move at the pace of his sheep. God can be trusted in places that merit the name “the valley of the shadow of death.”“My prayer is that this book will patiently walk with you through the process of being honest with God (and hopefully a Christian friend or two) about your pain, and that, thereby, you will find your relationship with God restored,” says Hambrick. “I hope your prayers become more authentic and honest through this journey. I hope your friendship with God (Exodus 33:11) becomes stronger as you and God navigate this terrain together.”Author Justin S. Holcomb writes, “Anger and grief are healthy responses to profoundly painful events in our lives. Those who grieve over painful experiences need patient care, not a lecture. Brad demonstrates a unique level of compassion and concern for those who are suffering. He delivers wisdom that helps us respond to and care for those who suffer in ways that are compassionate and practically informed.”Angry with God is part of the new Ask the Christian Counselor series. This series walks readers through their deepest and most profound questions. Each question is unpacked by an experienced counselor who gives readers the tools to understand their struggle and how the gospel brings hope and healing to the problem they are facing. The books are compact, offering accessible and insightful help in a concise format that won’t overwhelm the reader, but going deeper than New Growth Press’s popular minibooks. Angry with God: An Honest Journey through Suffering and Betrayal Ask the Christian Counselor Series By Brad Hambrick September 26, 2022 / Retail Price: $11.99 Print ISBN: 978-1-64507-210-2 RELIGION/Christian Ministry/Counseling & RecoveryAbout the Author
