Author: Laureen Alexa Trujillo
Located in: Los Angeles
Submitted: December 30, 2020
Tell us a little about yourself. Laureen has a background in acting and fitness, a heart for Jesus and passion for helping people live their best lives physically, mentally, and spiritually. She currently lives in Los Angeles and is part of a church in Downtown LA called For The Church. When she's not working, writing, creating, studying, working out, or being a social butterfly, you'll find her cuddled up with her dog and a cup of coffee (or two).
What was your motivation behind this project? I went through an extremely rough season and felt led by God to share my story and the truth that God never leaves us. Every single person will go through suffering and hardship in to some degree or another and I knew that my season of suffering was not in vain. God showed me His faithfulness and reminded me that He is not the author of suffering, He is the redeemer of it, allowing us the opportunity to grow in intimacy with Him and experience healing and even breakthrough from the seasons of life that aim to break us the most. He never let's a single thing be wasted when we choose to see Him in our lives.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? Hope and the ability to feel seen and understood by God. I want the readers to understand that suffering in this world, although inevitable, is not beyond God's grace, nor is it a form of punishment. I want them to experience comfort, freedom, healing, breakthrough, and really encounter God during their season of struggling and hardship, growing in the understanding that God is with them in it.
How were you personally impacted by working on this project? In writing the project I not only received more clarity and revelation in regards to my personal season of suffering but incredible healing and freedom. God was really able to go deeper with me in my own heart and uproot lies, toxic beliefs, pride, and stubborn heart postures, allowing me to really sit at the feet of Jesus and experience His love in a greater way.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? Priscilla Shirer, Christine Caine, Lisa Bevere, Bianca Olthoff, and Joyce Meyer.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: This book is extremely interactive and filled with very vulnerable stories. It is purposely designed to draw you deeper in your relationship with Christ and into His holy word for yourself so that you can really experience His presence, grow in knowledge, find healing and comfort, and do the heart- work needed for a life more fully enjoyed even in a world of hardship.
