Surviving an Unwanted Divorce
A Biblical, Practical Guide to Letting Go While Holding Yourself Together
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Publisher Description
A Failed Marriage Doesn’t Make You a Failure in God’s Eyes.
When Lysa TerKeurst experienced the painful and unwanted death of her marriage after nearly thirty years, she didn't know who to turn to or what would actually help her. She needed to get her bearings on what the Bible really says about marriage and divorce. She also needed the tools to work through the fallout she was walking through. Now, Lysa, alongside theologian Dr. Joel Muddamalle and Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress, offers you that resource, answering some of your toughest questions about how to move on, even when your marriage doesn’t, such as:
Does God hate divorce?How do I stop feeling so angry about all that has been taken from me?Why hasn’t God stopped all this tragedy from happening?How do I walk toward a future I never envisioned?How long is it going to take to heal?
Whether you’re in the throes of a divorce, still processing things that happened years ago, or walking with someone you love through a devastating season, help is not far away and God deeply cares for you. Surviving an Unwanted Divorce offers biblically based, practical strategies for navigating loss, shame, intense loneliness, and the unfairness of it all as one life season ends . . . and a new hope-filled season begins.
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TerKeurst (I Want to Trust You, But I Don't) teams up with her Therapy and Theology podcast cohosts Muddamalle (The Hidden Peace), a theologian, and Cress, a therapist, for a refreshingly concise and candid guide to enduring divorce. After learning of her husband's infidelity in 2016, TerKeurst engaged with him in a "dysfunctional dance" of empty promises, marriage counseling, and reconciliation attempts before filing for divorce in 2021 ("I wasn't giving up. I was finally accepting the reality that changing a marriage really isn't possible if one of the two people is unwilling or incapable of making the desperately needed changes"). The author addresses concerns common to believers considering or recovering from a divorce, including the biblical stance on the subject (God doesn't "hate divorce," according to TerKeurst, and scripture shows it's "permissible under certain situations," including in abusive marriages), how to adjust to a new normal, and how to forgive without forgetting or reconciling. TerKeurst does important work in debunking the notion that divorce is a spiritual failure, while actionable tips from Cress (on recognizing codependency, among other topics) add value. This will be a balm to believers in the midst of or fresh off their own marital breakups.
