Book Review: God is Your Defender

God Is Your Defender

Learning to Stand After Life Has Knocked You Down

by Rosie Rivera

Thomas Nelson — W Publishing

Thomas Nelson

Biographies & Memoirs | Christian | Multicultural Interest

Pub Date 08 Jun 2021

I am reviewing a copy of God is Your Defender through Thomas Nelson and Netgalley:

One of our deepest instincts is for revenge, when we have been hurt in someway or have had something stolen from us we tend to want revenge, whether it is revenge for us or a loved one who has been wronged or we have been wronged.

God is our Defender reminds us that our oppressor is Satan, and he loves to stop us from moving forward.

The author, Rosie Rivera has walked in this tension, a sojourner in the search for healing and wholeness in the light of horrific wrongs, she has had to wrestle with the desire to defend herself defend herself, her reputation, and her family while also wanting to let God be her Defender.

God is Your Defender is about helping you to understand the motives behind your thoughts and behaviors toward those who have wronged you. This book is also about how we might put conditions on forgiveness. It is about the importance…