Forgiving What You Can't Forget
Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That’s Beautiful Again
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Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you.
Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can't go on like this, but you don't know what to do next. Lysa TerKeurst has wrestled through this journey. But in surprising ways, she’s discovered how to let go of bound-up resentment and overcome the resistance to forgiving people who aren’t willing to make things right.
With deep empathy, therapeutic insight, and rich Bible teaching coming out of more than 1,000 hours of theological study, Lysa will help you:
Learn how to move on when the other person refuses to change and never says they're sorry.Walk through a step-by-step process to free yourself from the hurt of your past and feel less offended today.Discover what the Bible really says about forgiveness and the peace that comes from living it out right now.Identify what's stealing trust and vulnerability from your relationships so you can believe there is still good ahead.Disempower the triggers hijacking your emotions by embracing the two necessary parts of forgiveness.
Look for additional biblically based resources and devotionals from Lysa:
Good Boundaries and GoodbyesIt's Not Supposed to Be This WayUninvitedYou're Going to Make ItEmbracedSeeing Beautiful Again
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller TerKeurst (It's Not Supposed to Be This Way), president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, again plumbs the depths of her heartbreak to help readers through the difficulties of forgiveness in this excellent, revealing rumination. "Forgiveness is God's divine mercy for human hearts that are so prone to turn hurt into hate," she writes before referring to betrayals that hurt her, particularly her husband's affair, and the emotional struggles related to forgiveness, such as bitterness and resentment, that kept her "tortured and, even worse, unable to move forward." Her advice involves "collecting the dots" (knowing one's story), "connecting the dots" (understanding the past and how it influences the present), and "correcting the dots" (changing perceptions to see things differently). Throughout, TerKeurst reminds readers that "the goal with forgiveness isn't perfection it's progress" and that none of it is possible without Jesus: "I am forgiven. Therefore, I must forgive." An appendix of relevant scripture verses and an assortment of downloadable resources available through the book's companion website round things out. TerKeurst's fans will love this stirring, realistic look at confronting the arduous aspects of forgiveness.
Customer Reviews
Amazing!!
This book quite literally healed me from the break up I am going through right now. It altered the negative perspective I have of the person and taught me to look at situations in such a profound way. No matter what you are going through, I promise this book will change your life.
Forgiving what you can’t forget
This book is very insightful. I read this book during a hard time before I made a decision on how to properly forgive someone dear to my life. I still have a lot of work to do but I think that it’s important to keep this book on hand during difficult times when you find it hard to forgive. Of course, I still have a lot of growing to do myself, but this book help me see things from a Godly perspective to open my eyes that It’s important to forget, for God has forgiven us.
A READ !!!
I then shed a million and one tears and I’m on chapter 5. God is truly RIPPING OFF BANDAIDS.. it’s giving “rubbing alcohol & air drying” that pain.. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND