Messy Faith: Daring To Live By Grace

God could never love me like this . . . could he? We try to be perfect Christians. But we all make mistakes. Temptation. Doubt. Jealousy. Addictions. Unforgiveness. Where is God in all of this? A. J. Gregory wants to walk beside you on the sometimes chaotic journey of faith. Through soul-stirring stories of her own mistakes and those of flawed men and women in Scripture, you'll discover how the strongest Christians are often broken people, wrestling with the hard questions. "I don't know how dark your night is," Gregory says. "I just know that your dark places are not pointless. God is right beside you. He has not given up on you. He has not forgotten you. Being broken . . . simply affords us a way to come home." Raw and thought-provoking, Messy Faith offers no sugar-coated cliches or pat answers. Instead, it offers reassurance for the messy times. You'll be refreshed and encouraged as you begin to grow into a deeper, more authentic faith. Most of all, you'll be reminded of God's perfect love for imperfect people.

While most of us trudge toward the cross with the best intentions, at times our lives just don't pan out the way we've planned. Messy Faith addresses the muddled adventure that we call "working out our salvation." It is being sure and unsure, whole and broken, warring, losing, and winning. It is being right and being wrong and having no clue, but believing anyway. And it is trusting in God to perfect the final product of our flawed, human lives. Author A. J. Gregory explores her own personal experiences, and those of a handful of flawed biblical heroes and others who have endured painful or simply ordinary realities in the journey to belief. This honest book will comfort anyone who has had a less-than-straight path to belief and those who continue to struggle.