Book Review: Finding an Unseen God

Sep 10, 2009 by mandeewidrick

Author Alicia Britt Chole (pronounced “show-LEE”) was a former atheist. This particular fact caught my attention and prompted me to read her book, Finding an Unseen God just out of sheer curiosity. Though I’ve never before actually met an atheist – someone who does not believe in God or a god – I wanted to better understand what defined them as a person. Upon opening Alicia’s book, I found a woman who simply wanted to share her heart. She shared about her life growing up, her family and friends, her good memories and the bad. Throughout these stories, Alicia denied God’s existence over and over. Life was too hard. In her eyes, it was obvious that there could not be a God out there that cared for her.

What I so appreciate about Alicia’s writing is that she is real. I can sense her humility in her words. She is not seeking fame. She is sharing her story to touch lives. Alicia came to find God was real. She could not shake Him. His perfect love crushed all of her doubts, and her life was changed because of it.

“Truth is not dead.
God has always lived.
Life is full of pain.
Death is but a door.
And the God who is, aches to love us.”

This book will touch many lives, this I am sure of. It has given me more energy in my own spiritual journey. It’s inspired me to share love with other people even when change seems impossible. Alicia is a living testimony of what God can do in the life of someone who doesn’t believe He exists.

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