By Adam E. Heironimus
Today I read “When the Darkness Will Not Lift” by John Piper
The main purpose of the book is to help you find joy- especially if you are going through depressing times, although I’m not going through hard times at the moment I was really encouraged by reading this book- we could always use more of God’s joy in our lives! One of my favorite parts of the book was a part where Mr. Piper was talking about the kind of darkness that exists in our hearts and thrives whenever we become introverted and self absorbed. He likened our lives to a spring of water: if we keep to ourselves and never reach out to others our lives soon become stagnant and tepid. But if we live for others and share the joy that is in us, our lives will turn into a spring that gushes refreshing water out to everyone that we come in contact with. He quoted Isaiah 58:10-11 to further explain his point:
“And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
11 The LORD will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.”
I was very encouraged by reading “When the Darkness Will Not Lift”, and would recommend it to anyone, especially people going through struggles or depression. Using the 5 star rating system I would give “When the Darkness Will Not Lift” 5 stars.
“When the Darkness Will Not Lift” is available at Amazon.com and at many other physical and online bookstores worldwide.
