Forgiving what you can't forget : discover how to move on, make peace with painful memories, and create a life that's beautiful again / Lysa TerKeurst.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780718039875
- ISBN: 0718039874
- Physical Description: xviii, 259 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-258). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: I still cry over what happened -- Forgiveness, the double-edged word -- Welcome to the table -- Is this even survivable? -- How is forgiveness even possible when I feel like this? -- Collecting the dots -- Connecting the dots -- Correcting the dots -- Unchangeable feels unforgivable -- Boundaries that help us stop dancing with dysfunction -- Because they thought God would save them -- Forgiving God -- The part that loss plays -- Bitterness is a bad deal that makes big promises -- Living the practice of forgiveness every day -- The beauty of forgiving -- A journey through what the Bible actually says about forgiveness -- Lysa's most asked questions on forgiveness -- Getting the help you need -- Some important notes to consider on abuse. |
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Subject: | Forgiveness > Religious aspects > Christianity. Suffering > Religious aspects > Christianity. Interpersonal relations > Religious aspects > Christianity. God > Christianity. |
Genre: | Self-help publications. |
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Webb City Public Library | 234.5 TerKeurst, Lysa (Text) | 38262300005594 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
Forgiving What You Can't Forget : Discover How to Move on, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again
Publishers Weekly
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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. (Nov.)