Imperfect Lives Perfect Grace follows the story of two women from different backgrounds in pursuit of manifesting God’s grace in the midst of tragedy and misfortunes. The story of Leah and Tamar explores the lives of these two women and what they teach us about incurring the scorn of others, the impact of sin on the innocent, surviving adversity, and experiencing God’s grace in hard places. They are very different and yet their lives both speak to the power of grace that comes when it is most needed. This book is a powerful reminder that God’s grace is available to everyone who needs it.
This is highly-recommended for anyone who is seeking beauty in chaos, redemption in misfortunes, and God’s grace in the process of healing. This book will show you the reality of life and how these tragic series of events will eventually lead to His divinity.
This book tells the story of these two women using both Christian and Jewish sources. It does not fictionalize them but allows history to tell their story and invites the reader to see them as real people.
Leah's awakening when she begins to praise God and thank him, in spite of the challenges she faced. In the middle of her situation, she could see God's blessing in the birth of her child. Also when Tamar was most alone, raped with nowhere to go her brother steps forward to give her comfort. It is a reminder that even on the worst day of our lives God is still present and will send someone to help.
....Rachel could have said to herself, “I need to get the water, but I have enough for now. I don’t feel like going to the well. I think I will wait until later.” She stopped whatever she was doing, picked up her pitcher, and started out to the well. Her pace was calibrated to place her there just in time to be that answer that God was sending. She might have stopped to talk to friends but she had a destination, a God-determined destination, and she had to be on time. She was going for water, but God was taking her to the beginning of a new life.
Never underestimate the importance of timely obedience. The answer to your prayer is coming. Just as we can be carried by the flow of a stream or river, we must stay in the flow of God, sensitive to where he is directing. When we do so, we will find ourselves at the right place at the right time to receive the blessing he has for us.