Lost and Found
Finding Hope in the Detours of Life
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4.7 • 331 Ratings
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- $9.99
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Publisher Description
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sarah Jakes (Colliding with Destiny), the daughter of pastor and author T.D. Jakes, who founded the megachurch Potter's House in Dallas, has penned a well-structured if unpolished memoir. Jakes is the divorced mother of two children who had her first child at 14 and a second child while married to an unfaithful football player who played briefly for the National Football League. The wisdom Jakes has gleaned from her experiences belies her youth, though a lack of maturity is apparent in writing that leans heavily on clich s that dull the impact of some of her more resonant observations. For instance, she refers often to fairy tales and princesses; reaching for trite phrases, she writes about drowning and being in too deep The stress and scrutiny of being a Jakes daughter haunts her each time she takes a wayward turn, but eventually, her parents and prayer are what lead this prodigal daughter home. Her father writes a proud foreword.
Customer Reviews
See AllEmpowering
Absolutely beautiful read, a story that many women can relate to.
Such transparency
One of my Favorite books.
Transparency saves lives
Such an inspiration to be transparent, those who are transparent with others open doors for others to be transparent with others showing each other that we are all not alone, and reading this book although I may have not had the exact same experiences and trauma I was still able to relate to the pain and suffering and applaud the fact that this woman found strength to pull herself out of her own darkness and thrive with grace in her back! Thank you for sharing your story Sarah, thank you for finding your voice...thank you for finding your strength cause with that comes a domino effect of others finding theirs too for generations to come.
Love,
Nae Passion