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By Faith Draper
Published on April 11, 2010
 

Author:  Joan M. Blake
Publisher:  Key to Life Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0981460918

Standing on His Promises: Finding comfort, hope, and purpose in the midst of your storm is a heartfelt tells the life of author Joan M. Blake shared with the reader in her own words. But the book is much more than a simple autobiography


Author:  Joan M. Blake
Publisher:  Key to Life Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0981460918

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Standing on His Promises: Finding comfort, hope, and purpose in the midst of your storm is a heartfelt tells the life of author Joan M. Blake shared with the reader in her own words. But the book is much more than a simple autobiography.

At the end of each chapter of Standing on His Promises: Finding comfort, hope, and purpose in the midst of your storm Blake shares a prayer based on Bible scripture, then her reflection on the situation in that chapter. She ends her chapters with a few simple questions prompting the reader to reflect on their own lives and similar situations.

An example of Blake’s prompting questions from the first chapter reads: “Do you remember a time in your life when you wanted freedom? Jot down why you wanted freedom. How did you use the freedom you obtained? How have you learned from your experiences?” There is also space in the book for you to make note of your responses to the questions.

From her life on the island of Trinidad and Tobago to traveling to America alone just after high school graduation to marriage, children, and grandchildren Blake allows the reader into every detail of her life. We meet her family, friends, and acquaintances and are involved in the relationships she had with these people. Each time however Blake brings it back to the reader asking them to look at their own lives.

Blake at no time comes across as ‘preaching’ rather the opposite. By sharing her ‘storms’ as if she were talking to a dear friend and her feelings during difficult times she gives the reader the comfort of knowing they are not the only ones who have these struggles. At the same time she shows the importance of having a relationship with Jesus Christ, God’s Son. Not just during the good times in our lives but turning those problems however large or small.

The reader can relax and read about the foods of Trinidad, the struggles of a woman in a strange country and even enjoy vacations with the family. Or, it can be read as a deep bible study or even used as a devotional.

One of my favorite parts of Standing on His Promises is the chapter “Struggling to Know God’s Will” but the book also covers such topics as dealing with anxieties, fears, sickness, anger, and quilt along with may others.

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