Kay Arthur - When the Hurt Runs Deep: Healing and Hope for Lifes Desperate Moments

A book with this much healing truth could only be written by someone who has experienced profound pain. In When the Hurt Runs Deep, Kay Arthur addresses universal questions about suffering and pain with insights that are candid, practical, and deeply hopeful, offering encouragement and assurance that you are not alone.

G ARY S MALLEY , author of Change Your Heart, Change Your Life

Kay Arthurs When the Hurt Runs Deep is a beautiful blend of grace and truth. Its clear, compassionate, biblically grounded, and Christ-centered. As usual, Kays words honor and declare Gods Word, which alone can bear the weight of our trust. Im happy to recommend this outstanding book.

R ANDY A LCORN , author of If God Is Good and The Goodness of God

Kay Arthur is no dry-land sailor, no stranger to deep hurt and pain. In the midst of her own dark seasons and desperate moments, she has mined the Scripture and found rich treasures of healing and hope. This book provides encouragement for those who need assurance that God is near to the brokenhearted, that He hears their cry, and that their journey through pain can truly lead to a place of great blessing, joy, and increased fruitfulness.

N ANCY L EIGH D EMOSS , author and radio host of Revive Our Hearts

You wont be able to put this remarkable book down! Kay Arthur has crafted an invaluable gift for everyone who is seeking healing and hope in the midst of lifes tormenting windstormsand thats all of us. With deep insight and profound reassurance, Kay shows us how to connect our deep pain with the ultimate promise of Gods therapeutic love.

L ES P ARROTT , PhD , founder of RealRelationships.com and coauthor of Youre Stronger Than You Think

Kay Arthur knows about emotional pain firsthand, both from her own life and from the scores of people she has counseled over the years. Now she brings her vast knowledge of Scripture to bear on this difficult subject in a compassionate and helpful way. Both people who are hurting and all those who counsel such people will find this book useful.

J ERRY B RIDGES , author of Trusting God Even When Life Hurts

Im not sure I know of anyone more equipped in Gods Word and life experience to write this incredible book. Ive had a firsthand look at how Kay Arthur has allowed Gods truth to guide her through lifes deepest hurts. Shes no stranger to unexpected and hurtful circumstances, andgood thing for usshes also no stranger to Scripture. Your journey through this remarkable book will equip and encourage you to trust in the Lord no matter what life brings your way. Read and be blessed.

P RISCILLA S HIRER , author and Bible teacher

Kay Arthur understands the heartache and pain that life often brings. But more important, she has tasted the healing and freedomspiritual freedomthat only intimacy with God can bring. This rich work, When the Hurt Runs Deep, will guide you to your strong anchor of hope when the storms of life threaten to overwhelm you, and you too will find healing and freedom.

D R . T IM C LINTON , president of the American Association of Christian Counselors

At some point in life, we all encounter pain. Sometimes it is self-inflicted, but often it is perpetrated by others. This book may not remove pain, but it can help you process it. Kay Arthur writes from a heart that is acquainted with pain. As always, the help she offers is rooted in Gods Word. If you have been deeply hurt, or know someone who has, this book is for you.

G ARY C HAPMAN , P H D, author of The Five Love Languages and Love as a Way of Life

Kay Arthur is one of the most gifted teachers in the kingdom. This book is filled with wisdom shes gained from teaching and from her in-depth study of Scripture. What a treasure it contains!

C HUCK C OLSON , founder of Prison Fellowship and the Colson Center for Christian Worldview

Kay Arthur is a great friend and an even better human being. Her teaching, speaking, and writing have touched millions globally. When the Hurt Runs Deep is another great investment in the people she loves. This is a profound book because Kay has been there and has learned to walk by faith through some very dark valleys. Journey with her as you read these pages, and I can promise you shell put your hand in the hand of the One who will bring true healing and hope. This is a great book. Read it and then pass it on to a friend.

D R . D ENNIS R AINEY , president of FamilyLife

How easily we forget that we have a written guarantee in Scripture that we will have tribulation in our livesnot only the cosmic, earth-shaking kind that comes with a 9/11 tragedy, but also the kind that rocks our lives personally when the diagnosis is not good, or the husband walks out, or the job is lost. Yet in the midst of all the turbulence stands the Prince of peace, knowing our pain, feeling our hurt, comforting us in our doubt. Kay Arthur, a woman who loves Gods Word, takes us back to the source of true hope and ultimate healing. Be comforted as you read her words to know that, even when hurt runs deep, He is there with His deeper love.

J ANET P ARSHALL , nationally syndicated radio host and author

When the Hurt Runs Deep offers healing at the point of your deepest pain and brings hope that one day your suffering will be redeemed in ways you cannot imagine. With wise insights born of personal experience and timeless truth, my friend Kay Arthur offers encouragement and abiding assurance that you are not alone!

J UNE H UNT , founder of Hope for the Heart and author of How to Handle Your Emotions

When the Hurt Runs Deep
Published by WaterBrook Press
12265 Oracle Boulevard, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80921

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New American Standard Bible. Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org). Scripture quotations marked (KJV) are taken from the King James Version.

Italics in Scripture quotations reflect the authors added emphasis.

Details in some anecdotes and stories have been changed to protect the identities of the persons involved.

eISBN: 978-0-307-45712-7

Copyright 2010 by Kay Arthur

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Published in the United States by WaterBrook Multnomah, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc., New York.

W ATER B ROOK and its deer colophon are registered trademarks of Random House Inc.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Arthur, Kay, 1933
When the hurt runs deep : healing and hope for lifes desperate moments / Kay Arthur.1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Consolation. 2. SufferingReligious aspectsChristianity. I. Title.
BV4905.3.A795 2010
248.86dc22
2010024557

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To my dear Billie and Gene Campbell, who for almost forty years have lived out the precepts of God as set forth in this book, demonstrating for me His power, which is perfected in our weaknesses. As I have told you for years, Billie, there is a place in my heart that is yours alone