Going Through . . .: How God Turns Tragedy into Triumph

Going through . . . we've all been there, right? Or maybe you're going through right now, in this very moment. Going through might look like a divorce you're facing, a job loss, a dream crushed, a broken relationship that's left you with a broken heart. It may be an injustice you've encountered, an addiction you struggle with, or a trial that's testing your will, confronting your fight, or trying your faith. It could be a letdown, a disappointment, or a failure that you're facing. It may be a health concern or a disease, a financial loss, the death of someone you deeply love, or a situation that rocked your world and shattered it to the ground.

It's that uncertain, uncomfortable, and painful season of going through, where our emotions run high without clarity, when discouragement feels as thick as fog with no hope or direction or light in sight. It's an inconvenience and a detour we never planned to take or an event we never chose to face, while the world continues to move forward and time seems to march on without us, leaving us to feel left behind.

Our going through season influences our destiny. It can shake us or shatter us, make us or break us, give us clarity and insight or invite confusion and doubt. It may leave us high and dry or strong and fierce, paralyzed and unmotivated or empathetic and compassionate, causing us to become stronger in our faith or deeper in bondage to our fears. It is a defining time for us, and when the dust settles, what we allow going through to do in us is completely up to us.

Jodi has experienced this firsthand-the pains of going through a traumatizing season after a masked gunman entered her home and shot her father point-blank in the chest with a twelve-gauge shotgun. In Going Through: How God Turns Tragedy into Triumph, Jodi Peppard-Latocki relates her personal struggle with prominent characters in God's Word who were also challenged in their going through seasons. Through pointed reflection questions in each chapter, Jodi invites you to process your difficult season as well.

In your voyage through this devotional, you will discover God's love, goodness, and grace up close and personal, just as Jodi has. You will begin to recognize His whereabouts in your struggles as well as the victories hidden in your pain. Although going through trials is a part of life whether we like it or not, you will find, just as Jodi discovered, that God's miraculous story is found in the going through.