{"product_id":"9798217156108_the-death-you-need","title":"The Death You Need","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if the death you're avoiding is the one that leads to life? The award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eEverything Is Never Enough\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how Jesus's most radical command--die to yourself--is the surprising path through disappointment, suffering, and spiritual stagnation to lasting joy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe all experience disappointment. Dreams go unrealized. Prayers seem unanswered. The life we envisioned doesn't materialize. We also face suffering that opens the door to doubt--loss, betrayal, chronic pain that makes us question God's goodness. And many of us experience seasons of spiritual stagnation where our faith feels lifeless and we go through the motions without joy or growth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBobby Jamieson addresses all three of these universal Christian struggles through Jesus's most radical, most neglected command: die to yourself. \"God may not give you the life you want,\" Jamieson writes, \"but he will give you the death you need.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough theological depth married with pastoral warmth, Jamieson shows how self-denial--not as self-hatred but as the biblical path to joy--enables believers to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTrust God through disappointments: \u003c\/b\u003e Dying to self frees us from demanding our way and opens us to receive what God gives as gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEndure suffering that strengthens rather than harms: \u003c\/b\u003e Self-denial transforms suffering from something that threatens to destroy our faith into something that deepens it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBreak through spiritual stagnation: \u003c\/b\u003e Dying to self revitalizes a stale faith by redirecting our focus from self-centered spirituality to Christ-centered discipleship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on themes from his award-winning \u003ci\u003eEverything Is Never Enough\u003c\/i\u003e, Bobby now tackles what holds us back from lasting joy. For readers wrestling with disappointment, enduring suffering, or stuck in spiritual ruts, \u003ci\u003eThe Death You Need\u003c\/i\u003e offers hope grounded in Scripture: the life you're longing for is found on the other side of the death you're avoiding.","brand":"Bobby Jamieson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41029011439665,"sku":"9798217156108","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9798217156108.jpg?v=1780471277","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9798217156108_the-death-you-need","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}