Advancing Through Adversity

by Charles F. Stanley

God has a plan and a purpose for you, and He can turn things to good regardless of the situation you face. These two key principles, rooted in Scripture and evidenced in the lives of Christians throughout the ages, must color the lenses through which you view adversity for they are a reaffirmation of your faith in God and your belief in His divine love for you. In ADVANCING THROUGH ADVERSITY, Charles Stanley will guide you as you develop a new perspective on adversity. You will learn about the questions to ask when adversity strikes and the lessons to be learned from adversity. Understanding God's role in adversity and bolstering your courage prepare you to make new, appropriate responses to adversity and advance through it rather than be overcome by it.

Genres: Christian

112 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

About the author

Dr. Charles F. Stanley is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta, founder of In Touch Ministries, and a New York Times best-selling author who has written more than fifty books, and has sold more than nine million copies. He demonstrates a keen awareness of people's needs and provides Christ-centered, biblically-based principles for everyday life.

Charles Frazier Stanley was born September 25, 1932, in the small town of Dry Fork, Virginia. The only child of Charley and Rebecca Stanley, Charles came into the world during a time when the entire nation felt the grip of the Great Depression. To make matters worse, just nine months later, his father Charley died at the young age of 29.

However, Charles refused to let the Great Depression or the difficulties of his life define him. Instead, like his father and grandfather before him, he clung to God’s Word and took up the mantle to preach the gospel to whoever would listen.

Dr. Stanley’s motivation is best represented by the truth found in Acts 20:24, “Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about God's mighty kindness and love.” This is because, as he says, “It is the Word of God and the work of God that changes people’s lives.”

Dr. Stanley’s teachings can be heard weekly at First Baptist Church Atlanta, daily on “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley” radio and television broadcasts on more than 2,800 stations around the world, on the Internet at intouch.org, through the In Touch Messenger, and in the monthly, award-winning In Touch magazine.

Reviews

[Betty M. Rush · Rating 5 out of 5]

fantastic series

Dr Stanley has a way to dig deep into our issues and brings us up using Gods word to help us through every issue.
He is terribly missed.

[Sheri Hathaway · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charles Stanley speaks and writes in clear, well-thought language and hits to the heart of what's on people's minds. I'm keeping this book to refer to at other times. While he touched on Job and mentioned Stephen, he focussed most on Paul which is fine but I wish he could have commented more on Job. Still a very good guide for anyone experiencing a difficult time.

A quote from p. 18: "However, while we cannot assume the Lord will keep us free of all harm, we can count on Him being with us in times of adversity, calamity, tragedy, hardship, and pain. In Psalm 23:4 we read. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me, Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me."

[Brent Soderstrum · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great 10 week study for a small group or a good Biblical study you can do on your own. Everyone faces adversity at some point in your life. How you react to it is key. I have learned to ask God to help me get through the adversity and to ask that God use the adversity for something good for me or God's glory. Excellent book on a very important subject.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought it was a really good book. Although it wasn't my book (it was a co-workers) that I read during down time. Because of this I didn't actually respond to the questions in the book. I wouldn't be opposed to doing this as a small group one day.

[winston nelson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoy reading Charles Stanley books, I wasn’t disappointed

[Read1000books · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good Bible study about getting through the tough stuff in life.

[Darrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gives us clear instruction on how to grow through the troublesome times that we endure.