Though we say God is loving, trustworthy and all-powerful, our actions and thoughts reveal the subtle and not-so-subtle lies we're believing: that God is impossible to please, manipulative and likely to abandon us. Written with compassion and conviction, these eight studies bring to light our distorted thinking and point us to the truth of who God is--the great healer who knows us intimately and pursues us with love.

Table of Contents:
1. The God of Impossible Expectations Versus the God of Compassion   Psalm 103:1-14
2. The Emotionally Distant God Versus the God of Empathy and Grace   Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:1-10
3. The Inattentive God Versus the God Who Knows Us Intimately   Psalm 139:1-18
4. The Abusive God Versus the God Who Heals Us   Matthew 20:29-34
5. The Unreliable God Versus the God Who Is Trustworthy    Psalm 145:1-16
6. The God Who Abandons Versus the God Who Pursues   Luke 15:1-7
7. The God Who Withholds Versus the God Who Provides   Matthew 6:25-34 and 7:7-11
8. The God Who Is Weak Versus the God Who Is All-Powerful   Luke 8:22-56