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All Who Are Weary is the debut title by writer and speaker, Sarah J. Hauser. This book takes readers through various burdens that Christians commonly carry and helps them understand how they are free of these burdens in Christ. Chapters 2-10 spend time identifying and analyzing these burdens in light of Scripture. I really enjoyed these chapters because they helped me see some things in my heart that I hadn’t necessarily considered. I always find it helpful to know that there are other faithful Christians who experience the same doubts and insecurities as me.
The chapters that were especially helpful to me were the ones on Insecurity, Perfectionism, and Insignificance. It was so sweet to be reminded that while I may believe certain lies about myself in those areas, the way God views me doesn’t change because of Jesus. It was really helpful to consider how the gospel ought to impact my thinking in those specific areas.
The concluding chapters where Sarah shares how God sustained her through the loss of her mother made me cry. As she wrote about grief, I felt that there was so much I could understand even though the circumstances of my experience with grief were the result of a miscarriage. I can attest to what Sarah wrote about how even when we’re uncertain about how God will speficially show Himself faithful in future circumstances, we can know that He will show Himself faithful.
In the last chapter, Sarah reminds grieving people that as the Man of Sorrows, Jesus perfectly understands our sorrow. On page 151 where she wrote, “Jesus doesn’t ask us to carry anything He hasn’t carried Himself, and the Holy Spirit fuels us with the strength to take each step. There’s no resurrection without a death—and there’s no true life without dying to self.” This was such an encouraging gospel reminder that we hae so much hope even in our grief.
All Who Are Weary was a helpful read for these reasons and many more and I highly recommend it! I can’t wait to read more from Sarah in the future.
I received All Who Are Weary compliments of Moody Publishers in exchange for my honest review.
