The Reason: How I Discovered a Life Worth Living

By Lacey Sturm

Book Overview

The day Lacey Sturm planned to kill herself was the day her grandmother forced her to go to church, a place Lacey thought was filled with hypocrites, fakers, and simpletons. The screaming match she had with her grandmother was the reason she went to church. What she found there was the Reason she is alive today.

With raw vulnerability, this hard rock princess tells her own story of physical abuse, drug use, suicide attempts, and more--and her ultimate salvation. She asks the hard questions so many young people are asking--Why am I here? Why am I empty? Why should I go on living?--showing readers that beyond the temporary highs and the soul-crushing lows there is a reason they exist and a purpose for their lives. She not only gives readers a peek down the rocky path that led her to become a vocalist in a popular hardcore band, but she shows them that the same God is guiding their steps today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801016738
• ISBN13: 9780801016738
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Life changing and very inspirstional

This was such a beautiful and personal book. I feel that I know Lacey though I never met her. I felt like the book was written about my life story and it made me cry a bunch of times. Someone who is lost and searching desperately for God's love and also those who have backslid from serving God will find renewed faith and strength. It has changed me and I am so grateful I had a chance to pick up this book.

Speechless

I finished this book in about 3 hours. I tried to put it down but I absolutely couldn't. This book showed me how I wasn't alone in my pain. Sturm's testimony is beautiful and one that will echo in eternity.