This week, I had a non-churched friend who said, “I think I need your book.” He has asked me about it before and knows that it is a book for people in pain that centers around belief in Jesus. His circumstances have become too painful, and he is looking for help and hope.
If you’ve found that Letters to my Friends in Pain is helping you choose perseverance over pity, let’s think about who else the book might help. It’s not just a collection of letters to my friends. It’s for your friends as well and a great way to show you care when you’re not quite sure what to say.
I can think of several friends to whom I might need to give the book. Really quick, who do you know that would be encouraged if you gave it to them? It’s a reasonable investment to encourage someone’s future and it’s amazing to think that you and I can help put courage in someone else.
Here are at least ten situations where the book could be helpful:
- The friend who needs self-honesty to face addiction.
- The friend who needs comfort to face their loss and grief.
- The friend who needs to know what to do with their anger toward God.
- The friend who needs support to face their struggle with mental health.
- The friend who needs hope to face the overwhelming weight of life.
- The friend who needs to slow down to think about their burnout.
- The friend who needs encouragement to face their disappointments.
- The friend who needs grace to face their regrets and failures.
- The friend who needs to know they are not alone so they can face their pain and trauma.
- The friend who needs the reminder that God is with them as they face life-altering news about their health.
- The friend who needs . . . love . . . patience . . . gratitude . . . joy . . . I think you get the idea.
Who do you know that needs to know you care? If you’re in Eugene, you can order from me directly. And if you live anywhere else, you can order on Amazon: https://a.co/d/asAgKVn
Let’s put courage in someone today,
Brian