Alongside A Practical Guide for Loving Your Neighbor in their Time of Trial [Hardcover]

We wonder, What can I do to help?

Filled with practical tools, personal experience and insights from those whove faced hardship, Sarah Beckman delicately weaves together action and inspiration to create this comprehensive resource.Alongsidewill become your trusted guidebook so youll know exactly how to bring life-giving help, hope and encouragement to people you care about in their greatest time of need.

Although we are called to love all our neighbors, all the time, theres a unique opportunity to love our neighbor when they are experiencing a time of trial in their life. Vulnerability brings with it an open door  one that often remains closed in the normal busyness of our lives today.

God intends for us to push it open, and step boldly in to a persons life when they need it the most.

We are meant to be part of the physical, human illustration of Gods power.

We are meant to help, heal, minister to and love someone for His sake.

And in the midst of brokenness, theres no better time to love our neighbor than the present.

Offer Specific Help

Acts 20:35 says, It is more blessed to give than to receive.`

After living through bed rest for 11 weeks and 5 surgeriesall while living with three children under the age of 8I coined a new phrase: It is harder to receive than to give.

If youve been on the receiving end of kindness in the face of hardship or tragedy, I think you will agree with what this chapter covers. If you havent, its hard to appreciate the feeling, but please take the following to heart.

When it comes to helping others, you need to know three vital pieces of information:

1. People dont like to be in need of help.

2. A generic offer of let me know what I can do is supremely unhelpful.

3. Specific offers oflÃ&