Description
Seasons of suffering are inevitable in the Christian life. Whether through physical affliction, emotional anguish, or spiritual warfare, believers often find themselves walking through dark valleys that test their faith and endurance. In Lessons From a Job Season, Travis McSherley offers a deeply personal and biblical reflection on what God teaches His people during prolonged hardship.
Drawing from his own “Job season,” McSherley shares seven lessons forged through suffering and sustained by the faithfulness of God. With honesty and pastoral warmth, he points readers to the promises of Scripture, the comfort of God’s presence, and the sustaining grace found in Christ. Readers are also encouraged to make use of the ordinary means of grace through prayer, fellowship, and meditation on Scripture.
Both practical and hope-filled, Lessons From a Job Season serves as a companion for suffering Christians and a resource for pastors and church members ministering to the afflicted. Above all, this book directs readers to Jesus Christ, the suffering Lamb of God, in whose strength His people can persevere and find lasting hope in every trial.
This book addresses
- Finding hope in hard seasons
- Trusting God during suffering
- Christian perseverance and faith
- Spiritual growth through hardship
- Comfort for hurting Christians
- God’s faithfulness in difficult times
Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION | A Job Season
LESSON 1 | His Grace Is Sufficient
LESSON 2 | Sing Often, Pray Always
LESSON 3 | The Power of “I Have Been There”
LESSON 4 | The Blessing of the Body of Christ
LESSON 5 | Grief Is Not the Enemy
LESSON 6 | Remember God
LESSON 7 | God Remembers
CONCLUSION
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SCRIPTURE INDEX
ENDNOTES
Endorsements
Union with Christ involves suffering (1 Peter 2:21), and that suffering can take many forms—whether physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual. In this helpful treatment of suffering, brother McSherley comforts suffering believers with the comfort he received from God during his own “Job season” (2 Cor. 1:4), pointing them in their afflictions to the strength of Christ and the means of grace which He provides, such as prayer, singing, fellowshipping, and meditating. This book is biblical, faithful, practical, realistic, and the author makes himself vulnerable; it is excellent reading for the seasons of suffering that inevitably face the child of God. May this book point you, above all, to the suffering Lamb of God in whose strength we can persevere!
Dr. Joel R. Beeke
Chancellor and Professor of Systematic Theology and
Homiletics, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
Grand Rapids, Michigan
It was my privilege to be frequently in touch with Travis as he and his family suffered through the afflictions described in this book. Travis never lost sight of God during that time, and he has kept Him in the forefront throughout this book. The overarching lesson of Lessons of a Job Season is that the promises of God are true, the presence of God is real, the power of God is invincible, and the grace of God is boundless. And if we can learn this now, we will know peace, provision, and hope whatever afflictions may befall us. All this Travis and his family had confirmed again and again, through many sources, as they looked to Jesus and found Him faithful, and as they continue doing to this day.
T. M. Moore
Principal, The Fellowship of Ailbe
Author, A Mighty Fortress: Meditations on the Sufficiency of God
Essex Junction, Vermont
The Lord, in His sovereignty, faithfully led the McSherley family through an extended season of trials and heartache. During this time, I had the privilege of observing first-hand how Travis sought to glorify Christ in and through these hardships. What a blessing it is that Travis has graciously shared seven lessons that the Lord taught him during his “Job season.” I highly recommend this biblical and practical book to those going through their own Job season, as well as pastors and church members ministering to others in the midst of suffering.
David Mitzenmacher
Associate Pastor, Grace Baptist Church
Author, Prayer and Politics
Cape Coral, Florida
Book Details
Lessons from a Job Season: God’s Grace and Sovereignty in the Midst of Suffering
by Travis McSherley
©2024 Travis McSherley
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN: 978-0-9849498-2-3
Paperback