"Lost and Found," by Sarah Jakes

"Lost and Found," by Sarah Jakes

Like every girl, Sarah Jakes dreamed of a life full of love, laughter, and happy endings. But her dreams changed dramatically when she became pregnant at age thirteen, a reality only compounded by the fact that her father, Bishop T.D. Jakes, was one of the most influential megachurch pastors in the nation. As a teen mom and a high-profile preacher's kid, her road was lonely. She was shunned at school, gossiped about at church. And a few years later, when a fairy-tale marriage ended in a spiral of hurt and rejection, she could have let her pain dictate her future.

Instead, she found herself surrounded by a God she'd given up on, crashing headlong with Him into a destiny she'd never dreamed of. Sarah's captivating story, unflinchingly honest and deeply vulnerable, is a vivid reminder that God can turn even the deepest pain into His perfection.

More than a memoir, Lost and Found offers hope and encouragement. Perhaps you, like Sarah, find yourself wandering the detours of life. Regardless of how lost you feel, you, too, can be found.

Unless you have been in the exact same situation you shouldn't judge people.  However in this book I honestly found it hard not to judge.  I admired her parents sticking by her through thick and thin, and as a parent I would have done exactly the same.  But to stay with a man who constantly cheated on you, I just can't wrap my head around that.  That situation features heavily in this book and I know Sarah tells of how all this made her stronger to put yourself through all this that, I just don't get it.

Stars out of 5 : 2 Sorry I just wanted to scream at Sarah and say for crying out loud leave him.  I know the message was that you do go through all sorts in life and it can make you stronger, but I really didn't enjoy this book.

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. 

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