"By redefining quiet, God is showing me He can transform my loneliest and messiest moments into the most beautiful and intimate experiences with Him."
What started out as simply a journey to fulfill a life's dream and inspire others turned into a journey that would change her life. When Bonnie Gray of FaithBarista started writing her new book, uncovered memories began wreaking havoc and she found herself in the throes of PTSD. Through this, she began writing the deeper story. Full of raw emotion and vulnerability, Spiritual Whitespace shares insight on finding rest with God, and ultimately our identity in Him.
Bonnie doesn't hold back as she shares glimpses of her past, each significant in forming conclusions that would shape her perceptions of herself and the world around her. But this book is not simply a collection of memories, it is a journey with destination. It is about transformation with all its messy attributes exposed, laid out on the page... in ink. It is a brave, daring move that has purpose.
Even as we listen to the message through Bonnie's own story, we hear echoes of our own. While our stories may be different, one doesn't need to have suffered the same trauma to have believed the some of the same lies formed from our own broken experiences.
She shares the heart of Christ as she finds answers in scripture to the questions that arise, challenging the conclusions previously drawn in pain. She shares her encounters with Christ, but then engages her reader to do the same. After all, reading about resting in Him isn't the same as resting in Him. She gives prompts for exploring this practically in life.
All this she does with seemingly effortless style. Even as she pens the trauma, there is a steadiness and calm that is neither restraint nor control. It is rest.
This book is one to be poured over slowly. It isn't a mere inspirational read, although it is inspirational. It is rather an invitation to participate in a journey of hope and healing with God.
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