Barbra Rowe

Great Idea but...

Revisado: 05-02-24

I like Louie's upbeat positive attitude and his preaching. It was right on the money most of the time. God is a good Father. However, it's difficult to follow someone's advice when they really haven't a clue about what it is like to overcome severe trauma and abuse at the hands of someone who is supposed to love you. If you haven't experienced the pain of complete abandonment how can you possibly tell me how to walk it out? If you have never seen a rainbow, how can you seriously tell me what it looks like? I know that he means well and his heart is in it. I agree that God is an awesome God who can and will change our lives but I think people need to stick to what they know. Many times in the book, hearing his positive experiences with his father, only reminded me of how different our experiences were. I never heard "Wow! I'm so proud of you" from either of my parents. I never had wonderful, memorable, heartfelt times with them. I have memories but most I'd rather forget. In fact many I've blocked. My blended family parents had experienced the death of a child and it made already broken people more harsh, cold, distant and violent. Alcohol and abuse flowed consistently in our homes. I have worked very hard with God and counselors to let go but it still pops up and I'm 60. I too have lost a child and I guarantee you that losing a parent or a sibling comes nowhere near. I would have never assumed that I could tell a parent how to walk that pain out before I did it myself. It's like telling an addict you understand. No you don't. You absolutely DO NOT! Besides everyone's experience being unique to their own circumstances, until someone has experienced that hole in their soul that they can feel the wind blow through, they have no right to claim that they do. We can empathize but to say 'just do this', when you never have, borders on arrogance. Now when someone like Joyce Meyer says she gets it, I believe her because she has walked that road. Or when Levi and Jennie Lusko talk about the loss of a child I know they can relate. If we truly want to help others then we need to stay in our own lane.
I liked the book but I'm already a spirit-filled Christian. I think if I had not already known the love of Our Father, the book would have hit the fireplace because it even made me that angry at times. Other than that, it was well written and heartfelt but then he is Louie Giglio😃

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Ridiculous Mess.

Revisado: 02-23-24

Confusing! Horrible÷!! Makes absolutely no sense at all! Takes you half way through and then cuts you off.

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