Miserable Joy is Jason Nelson’s account of coping with chronic back pain and its lasting effects in his personal and spiritual life. Visiting doctors, undergoing surgeries, and adjusting to the lifestyle changes and realities of facing pain day after day have taught the author to trust in God’s plan for every situation. Nelson has come to rely on God to provide the strength to endure and even to find joy. The result is an uplifting message that steers readers to seek to understand God’s purposes in times of confusion and doubt. The answers he finds combine joy with misery, as he learns that suffering strengthens his relationship with God.