Still Standing: 100 Lessons from an 'Unsuccessful' Life

Tola Fisher
Cover of Still Standing: 100 Lessons from an 'Unsuccessful' Life
  • ISBN: 0281083258, 9780281083251
  • Page count: 208
  • Published: 2020
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: SPCK Publishing

What do we do when life hasn’t turned out the way we expected? Why does it seem to take so long for us to get what we want? Does God still hear our prayers – even the “selfish “ones that are not about world peace? Will I be single forever? Are we allowed to talk about sex? Does God even care?

Life expectations have changed significantly for women over the years but many of us are left still trying to navigate them, berating ourselves for not having the perfect job, husband and cute children to Instagram to our 'friends.' Still Standing is a series of 100 “life lessons” from someone grappling with the messy middle. After the bereavement of a daughter shortly after birth followed by the demise of a marriage and unwanted divorce, Tola Fisher explores what she has learned in this wilderness season.

This is a book about discovering joy in a life which has been completely broken. To the world, she remains unfixed; she is still single, still childless, but God has brought her to understand that no experience is wasted and that He is in the business of restoration every day, in every one. Tola candidly uses her own life experiences to explore what she has learned in this season, turning to the Bible's wisdom to help us find God in every lesson thrown our way.

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Categories: Christian Living, Spirituality, Family, Personal Growth, Women's Issues

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About the Author

Tola Fisher

Tola Fisher is the editor of Premier’s Woman Alive magazine, a writer and speaker. She was previously editor for two magazines published by international development organisation Mothers' Union and started her journalism career as a columnist for the Birmingham Evening Mail (now Birmingham Mail). Tola is an opinion columnist for The Independent Voices and has featured in consumer titles, Company, Psychologies and Pride. She contributed to the 40 Acts Campaign in 2016 and 2017. Not afraid to shy from difficult topics, Tola spoke about faith and sexuality at a panel talk hosted by Scarlet Ladies, interviewed controversial influencer Chidera Eggerue on boobs, books and black girls and delivered a TEDx Talk called “Debunking the Myth of Success”. Tola was listed as one of The Voice newspaper's women to watch for their International Women's Day special in 2018 and an Inspirational Christian Millennial in Keep the Faith magazine.