The School of Patience: Discover Meaning in Suffering from the Life of Job

Are you standing at a crossroads, wondering whether you should keep trusting God or leave your faith by the wayside?

As you go through a tough season, you might hold on to faith for a while by reminding yourself that God will provide, that He loves you, and that things will work out for your good. But what happens when you grow weary? When your strength comes to an end? What do you do when your fingers start slipping off your faith and you come to new ground you've never walked before? How do you navigate this dark, lonely place?

Joe Dickinson has been on staff at Hillcrest Baptist Church since 2004 and has been the pastor since 2009. Pastor Joe is excited about the tremendous potential of the church and wants every believer to experience God's goodness, even in the midst of suffering.

In this book, you'll learn: How to assess whether or not you're in the School of PatienceThe different reasons for sufferingHow to view the problems you are experiencing from a biblical perspectiveThe virtues you can gain through your sufferingThe characteristics of God that will help you walk through your darkest daysAt the end of each chapter, a workbook section will help you evaluate your life and apply the lessons of the School of Patience to your current or coming season of suffering.

If you don't know why things in your life keep falling apart, if you're starting to doubt whether or not God really is good, or if you're thinking about walking away from your faith, this book was written for you. Enroll in The School of Patience and let your challenging circumstances reveal to you, again and again, that God is who He says He is-and will use this hardship for good.