In the Most Beautiful Disaster, Hope Carpenter opened up about her life story and how she appeared to have the perfect life. She was married to a pastor at a megachurch, Redemption Church for over 22 years. She runs her own women’s ministry, Women of Hope. She has three grown children and a grandson. She shared how she was secretly hiding behind a mask. She finally opened up to her husband, Ron about how she had been unfaithful and was living a double life. He instructed her to get her things and leave. She opened up about how much freedom she felt when she released her feelings and told her husband that she cheated.
After her sins caught up with her, she was finally able to look at where it all began. She shared in her childhood that her parents were strict. She had a performance-based view from her parents they wanted her to perform perfectly. They would reward her with letting her hang out with her friends if she got good grades or did her chores. She explained how she was taught love was conditional. She revealed a story from when she was 15 years old and how she went on a date. He took her to meet his dad who was passed out drunk at the time. He showed her the house and then he raped her and afterwards wanted to continue on their date as if nothing happened. She buried down the pain and didn’t tell her parents. She shared the effects of trauma and how physically and emotionally this can have on our lives. She looked at in details about the ten emotional needs and how some of those needs might be unmet.
I would recommend this awesome book about finding hope again after our mistakes to anyone who is desperately seeking healing. I love how open she was in sharing her struggles and how she received forgiveness. I loved how she described how they were able to save their marriage. She also included a special afterword from her husband and he shared some of his thoughts. I immensely enjoyed the first step and uncovering the lies we have told ourselves. I liked how she looked at what God says about who we are in scriptures. One of my favorite reminders is you are more than a conqueror through Christ. I liked how she explained the importance of declaring the promises of God over our lives out loud and how this can reverse the damage done.
"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords for my honest review.”
If you would like to purchase a copy of The Most Beautiful Disaster, check it out on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/Most-Beautiful-Disaster-Miracles-Mistakes/dp/1546017488/
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