Persevering Power : Encouragement for When You're Oppressed by Life

Life is filled with challenges. We might be weary and overwhelmed by the world around us. Whether we are facing personal struggles or working against unjust circumstances, it can feel like the odds are against us. Does God care? How can we carry on?

There is hope for us because God is a God of justice who cares for people in distress. Bruce Strom shows how those facing difficulties can receive God's power to persevere. By looking to God's perspective and purpose, we canfind direction for what God has in store for us. He transforms our understanding of the past and gives us resources to renew our souls and find fresh strength to continue on. Strom shares how God has been active in his life and in others', encouraging us with examples of how lives can change and things can be different.

If you're running on empty and are tired from the fight, discover the persevering power God has for you.

Bruce Strom (JD, University of Illinois) is the founder and CEO of Administer Justice, a national legal aid ministry, where he invites attorneys, pastors, and God's people to do practical justice in their community through church-based gospel justice centers. He is a pastor, a speaker, and the author of Gospel Justice. Prior to Administer Justice, he was the senior partner of a successful multi-office law practice in the Chicago suburbs. He and his wife, Helen, have twin sons and live in the Chicago area.

Eugene Cho is the founder and former Senior Pastor of Quest Church, an urban, multi-cultural, and multi-generational church in Seattle, Washington. He is also the founder and visionary of One Day's Wages (ODW), a grassroots movement of people, stories, and actions to alleviate extreme global poverty. Eugene is the author of Overrated: Are We More in Love with the Idea of Changing the World Than Actually Changing the World?