This book may impact your life and strengthen your faith more
than any book you’ll ever read. Focusing on the Genesis story of Joseph, author
Wayne Stiles explains what God may be about as he keeps you waiting . . . and
waiting . . . and waiting. Stiles writes: “He is with us, not to answer
questions but to comfort us as he takes us to a place that teaches us to trust
him by forcing us to do so.”
Stiles suggests that if we knew what God knows, we would choose to wait on his timing. Stiles
also takes us “behind the scenes” to let us in on something he notices in the structure
of the Joseph story. And Stiles' writing is easily understood.
Here’s one of Stiles’ more startling statements: “Every
sin we commit represents a failure to wait on God.” Whether you agree or
disagree, that sentence makes you think.
Not only does Stiles provide a convincing argument on why
Christians can trust God, but he writes in an entertaining style. For example, he
writes of Joseph and his brothers: “He was a pebble wedged in the sandals of
their consciences.” I enjoy that kind of sparkle.
I came away from this book better realizing that God is
refining me not to eliminate challenges so that I’m comfortable but to make me
the person to bring light to the challenges. Stiles asks us to consider the joy
that would be ours if we totally surrendered our ideas about the life we want
and instead embraced the life God wants to give us.
Including 11 chapters (252 pages), this would make a great
Bible study or a great gift to give to someone frustrated by life events. I
recommend this book for both new and mature Christians.
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