Lost and Found: Finding Hope in the Detours of Life
Apr 2014 · Baker Books
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Don't let your past keep you from a full future.
Like every girl, Sarah Jakes dreamed of a life full of love, laughter, and happy endings. But her dreams changed dramatically when she became pregnant at age thirteen, a reality only compounded by the fact that her father, Bishop T.D. Jakes, was one of the most influential megachurch pastors in the nation. As a teen mom and a high-profile preacher's kid, her road was lonely. She was shunned at school, gossiped about at church. And a few years later, when a fairy-tale marriage ended in a spiral of hurt and rejection, she could have let her pain dictate her future.
Instead, she found herself surrounded by a God she'd given up on, crashing headlong with Him into a destiny she'd never dreamed of. Sarah's captivating story, unflinchingly honest and deeply vulnerable, is a vivid reminder that God can turn even the deepest pain into His perfection.
More than a memoir, Lost and Found offers hope and encouragement. Perhaps you, like Sarah, find yourself wandering the detours of life. Regardless of how lost you feel, you, too, can be found.
Like every girl, Sarah Jakes dreamed of a life full of love, laughter, and happy endings. But her dreams changed dramatically when she became pregnant at age thirteen, a reality only compounded by the fact that her father, Bishop T.D. Jakes, was one of the most influential megachurch pastors in the nation. As a teen mom and a high-profile preacher's kid, her road was lonely. She was shunned at school, gossiped about at church. And a few years later, when a fairy-tale marriage ended in a spiral of hurt and rejection, she could have let her pain dictate her future.
Instead, she found herself surrounded by a God she'd given up on, crashing headlong with Him into a destiny she'd never dreamed of. Sarah's captivating story, unflinchingly honest and deeply vulnerable, is a vivid reminder that God can turn even the deepest pain into His perfection.
More than a memoir, Lost and Found offers hope and encouragement. Perhaps you, like Sarah, find yourself wandering the detours of life. Regardless of how lost you feel, you, too, can be found.
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4.8
257 reviews
Zanele Ndlovu
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January 12, 2018
Thank you Sarah for reminding me that no matter the detours of life God's grace never leaves us. You have helped me come into truth with my own shame and understand my strength through Christ. If there's one way I want to live, is through the truths of my own struggles. Grace doesn't mean I won't struggle, but Grace is my protection insurance. God bless you Sarah!
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LaTricia McCloud
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April 23, 2014
I absolutely loved this book! I could hardly put it down. Took only three days to read it. This book will be, for years to come, a light for young women everywhere on a dark path to finding oneself. Grace on my shoulder a pure testament of God's unfailing love for us. God bless you Miss Sarah Jakes.
Pamelajoy Massenburg
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May 30, 2014
Wonderful enlightenment of regardless of what status you are in life, in spite of your genectical make up, you are still human & very much if not even more susceptible to humans flaws and errors. Also this book is a great insight and inspiration for never giving up regardless of how broken life feels but finding God's given strength and grace to pick up all the fragile pieces and pasting them back together again but this time with super glue and living life more abundantly via the grace and love of God.
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About the author
Sarah Jakes oversees the women's ministry at The Potter's House of Dallas, the church led by her parents, Bishop T.D. Jakes and Mrs. Serita Jakes. She regularly blogs at sarahjakes.com and occasionally serves as a TV host on The Potter's Touch. Sarah is a mom of two and lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Learn more about her and her ministry at www.sarahjakesroberts.com.
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