Beautiful People Don’t Just Happen: How God Redeems Regret, Hurt, and Fear in the Making of Better Humans

Beautiful People Don’t Just Happen: How God Redeems Regret, Hurt, and Fear in the Making of Better Humans

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 has come alongside countless individuals and communities through weary seasons and circumstances. From Scott’s own seasons of regret, hurt, and fear–including battles with anxiety and depression–he knows what it’s like to be unfinished and on the mend under Jesus’ merciful, mighty healing hand. Scott provides counsel to help you:

• 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 how the defining feeling of faith is not strength but dependent weakness.
• Learn what the Bible calls “the secret of being content” in every circumstance.

Embrace the contentment, hope, and fullness God wants for you–offered to all who will receive it.

Scott Sauls is senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee and author of Jesus Outside the Lines, Befriend, and From Weakness to Strength. Prior to Nashville, Scott served at New York City's Redeemer Presbyterian Church as a lead and preaching pastor and planted two churches. Scott's work has been featured in publications including Christianity Today, Relevant, Qideas, Catalyst, Leadership Magazine, aholyexperience, Table Talk, The Gospel Coalition, Key Life, as well as other publications. Scott can be found on Facebook and Twitter/Instagram at @scottsauls, and he blogs weekly at scottsauls.com.