Nothing Wasted, Kasey Van Norman
Nothing Wasted, Kasey Van Norman
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Nothing Wasted
God Uses the Stuff You Wouldn’t

Author: Kasey Van Norman

Narrator: Kasey Van Norman

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 11/12/2019


Synopsis

We all have past experiences we wish we could redo or undo altogether. In Nothing Wasted, counselor and teacher Kasey Van Norman's vulnerability invites you to discover God's personal and purposeful design for your future--not in spite of your story, but through it.What if the pain and mistakes of your past are exactly what God wants to use to redeem your future?A difficult childhood, public infidelity, and a fight with cancer--Kasey Van Norman has walked a rocky road of regret and loss. Shockingly, God would take her back to move her forward, uprooting her undealt-with wounds, secret shame, and intimacy-sabotaging patterns of behavior. No longer running from her past, but instead, allowing herself to be defined by it, Kasey discovered a God more intentional and loving than she'd ever believed him to be.In this book, she shares the truth that no part of our life story is wasted--but purposefully designed and used by God to shape who we are meant to be. With vulnerability, sound doctrine, and humor, Kasey unfolds the brokenness in her own life to:Remind you that a holy, sovereign God lovingly works through your past mistakesHelp you look at your own past to embrace it as the necessary setup for your futurePoint to the God who can weave together a beautiful story of redemption in your lifeNo experience or relationship has been a mistake. You are no mere byproduct of random events, and you do not need a do-over! Because with God, nothing is wasted.Also available: video study and study guide.

About Kasey Van Norman

Kasey Van Norman is a professional counselor, Bible teacher, and the author of the books and study series, Named by God and Raw Faith. Kasey writes and teaches about the love that redeemed her life from the shame of past abuse, addiction, infidelity, and, strengthened her through a life-threatening cancer diagnosis. Kasey is the founder of Northway Farms; a non-profit serving homeless women in her community. She travels and teaches thousands each year as a ministry event speaker. She lives in College Station, Texas with her husband, Justin, and their two children, Emma Grace and Lake.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Panda on December 14, 2019

This book is full of incredibly honest, raw stories about the author's struggles and how she has seen God redeem them. She is a vivid storyteller with a gift for choosing the right sensory and emotional details to make an anecdote stick, and because she is as a counselor, the stories are also rich w......more

Goodreads review by Amy on October 21, 2019

Nothing in life is ever wasted. This is a truth I’ve been learning to hold on to. And I think no one may know this truth better than Kasey van Norman. In her newest book (and Bible study), van Norman shares the most intimate details of her life. Through sharing many intimate details of her life, van......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on October 15, 2019

Kasey bares her heart on the page in such a compelling way that I couldn’t put the book down. I’m an avid reader, but I read fiction. Me finishing this nonfiction book is testimony to how good it is. I love the picture she paints of God using every mistake in our lives for His glory. She backs it up......more

Goodreads review by Megan on October 15, 2019

""Our reserves of forgiveness overflow from the assurance that God has also forgiven us. And this gift traumatizes us with the reality that everything really can be forgiven."" -Kasey Van Norman, Nothing Wasted Kasey's book is full of good laughs, good cries, but mostly full of God's good, sweet forg......more

Goodreads review by Carol on October 16, 2019

This book is hard to read without getting inside the deepest hurts of our past, and finally letting God in. When that wall comes down, page by page, He will reveal just how powerful He is to do immeasurably more than we could ever imagine (Ephesians 3:20, emphasis mine). Kasey’s testimony throughou......more