num_pages: 224
description: Find the freedom from regret, hurt, and fear that God wants for you, so you can embrace a life of relief, joy, and hope in him--and become the beautiful person he wants you to be.We all carry regret, hurt, and fear. These are burdens that weigh us down and make us feel trapped.In twenty-five years of pastoral ministry, Scott Sauls has walked with countless individuals through weary seasons and circumstances. From his own battles with anxiety and depression, he knows personally what it's like to be unfinished and on the mend under Jesus's merciful, mighty healing hand.Beautiful People Don't Just Happen reads like a field guide to help you learn what the Bible calls "the secret of being content" in every circumstance, while also helping you to: Find hope in how God is drawn toward you, not appalled by you, in your sin and sorrow.Practice emotional health with joy, gratitude, and lament.Quiet shaming, wearying thoughts with God's divine counter-voice.Discover that the defining feeling of faith is not strength, but dependent weakness.Grasp how God uses our struggles to make us more lovely.Dare to embrace the contentment, hope, and fullness God wants for you--the beautiful freedom offered to all who will receive it.
language: English
title: Beautiful People Don't Just Happen: How God Redeems Regret, Hurt, and Fear in the Making of Better Humans
publisher: Zondervan