By Kasey Van Norman
Published by Tyndale
ISBN#978-1-4143-6474-2
239 Pages
Back Cover:
In many ways, Kasey
Van Norman has suffered more heartbreak than one woman can bear. Growing up,
she endured her parents’ divorce, date rape, and years of addiction to sex,
cutting, and eating disorders. As an adult, Kasey has endured a painful
miscarriage; the heartbreak (and restoration) of infidelity; a cancer
diagnosis; rejection by her friends, church, and community; and her mother’s
death from cancer. But at the end of this twisting path of sorrow, Kasey walked
out of the wilderness and into a place of God’s merciful and miraculous healing
and redemption. In Named by God, Kasey shares her story of God’s
infinite grace and compassion so that others might learn from her experience as
they encounter a depth of Jesus like never before!
Review:
Christian’s
aren’t perfect and forgiveness is a gift to be shared Kasey Van Norman shares
with readers. Life can even get messy even for Christians, Jesus says in this
life you will have trouble, no one is immune. I’m thankful for this refreshing,
honest, heartfelt testimonial. Kasey shares her journey of healing a pain so
deep only God could see and heal. The author says, “We are named by God, not by
our failures but by who Christ says we are.”
The chapters are broken down into three parts. First is
overcoming your past, second Transforming your present and third Embracing your
future. The author gives the reader hope in their own journey of healing. The
first part deals with overcoming your past. What does it mean to be named by
God and live out what God says about us? The author states, “…its to abide in a
constant state of redemption and surrender. It’s a place of knowing who you are
in Christ and knowing that you’re true, identity is found in Him. It is a place
of recognizing that other people’s opinions and attitudes toward us no longer
dictate our worth. It’s a place where religion and rules fade away and your
connection with your creator becomes all the more central. And it is a place
where you’re every word, every thought, and every action is preceded by a clear
move of the Lord. Being named by god is finding yourself by losing yourself,
redemption and surrender…It’s easy to get so hung up in either the past or the
future that we fail to live fully in the present…God has a calling for us to
embrace right now, today.”
You will be given a new name by the Lord’s own mouth Isaiah
62:2
You are named by God, He is yours, your are healed, you are
more than the sum of your mistakes, you are not alone, you are His Beloved, you
are filled with his power, you are forgiven, you are his child, you are safe,
you are free from the power of sin, you are His delight, you are chosen are
just a few topics covered in this inspirational, practical easy to read book.
It’s one you’ll read and keep referring to. I highly recommend it.
Reviewed by: Nora St.Laurent
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