I read this book at a time when my life was falling apart. My marriage was in shambles, my business was bordering bankruptcy, my faith was wavering, and I didn't know what else to do or where else to turn. I didn't know whether or not to pray scriptures, get on my knees 3 times/day, get counseling, rebuke Satan, start fasting, give more money to church, or drop down and just want to die.
The point is that many of these things are well and good in and of themselves, but they have very little to do with understanding and trusting God. He's not a magic Geenie, He's not here for our personal material comforts, and much of today's teachings about God seem to lead us toward Him with the expectation that He'll solve our problems and make things better here on earth.
Dr. Larry Crabb truly puts life's difficulties into perspective and certainly helped me to turn to the Lord and turn away from trying to use "tricks" to get Him to do what I want. That alone is worth all of the pain and suffering I've been through.
Hope this helps. God Bless.
FINDING GOD is not just something you sit back and read. It requires decision-making. At times this book can be really infuriating and the level of trust required by God can seem completely unreasonable. Yet the author is always encouraging, convincing us of how badly we want to trust God in that no-holds-barred way.
This book changed my life, but not in the way I expected it to, Praise God! I initially purchased the book looking for relief from anxiety and depression. I wanted to feel better. What I got was a way closer to God and a level of trust in Him I didn't even know I was missing. My response to my problems has slowly changed as my trust has grown. This may have alleviated some anxiety. That's not really my focus anymore, so it's hard to measure. But I am happy. And the WHYs are pretty much gone.