Where is God? by Dr. John Townsend

I finally received my copy of "Where is God?" on 25 January 2010 after a long one-month wait from Thomas Nelson Publisher. It is always beautiful to finally receive after a long wait and this book did not disappoint me! Dr. John Townsend had written a concise copy of book assuring the reader where God is when we are in difficult times and this is a book one must grab when in doubts and struggling with the big question of "WHERE IS GOD?". Besides being assuring of His holy presence in our lives even when we see Him not, feel Him not, this book also breaks down God's characteristics so that we can understand Him better, and love Him more.

Like all his other books, Dr. John Townsend had written the book with an objective point of view of a God-believing psychologist. I enjoyed the "as-a-matter-of-fact" way of presentation which kept me returning to the book chapter after chapter. It helped to comfort my weary heart as I was in the darkness due to some internal struggle with hope. This struggle led me start doubting the God who loves me, and this book steered my way back to God as I start seeing the Light of Christ as I continued reading. There are recommendations of what we can do in the dark as we seek the Lord. And I truly learned that God is with me when I am facing difficulties and struggles in life.

In this modern world where people are struggling with individualism and materialism, this book brought us back to the understanding of having safe and loving community to support and encourage one another. I experience it myself the importance of having safe relationships which I can fall back on when things become difficult and God seems so distant. He is there, only our minds are bogged down and blinded. Thus we need people to affirm us of His presence.

Bravo, Dr. John Townsend!