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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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Forgiving What You Can't Forget

By: Lysa TerKeurst
Narrated by: Lysa TerKeurst, Gabe Wicks
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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.

In Forgiving What You Can't Forget, Lysa’s deep empathy, therapeutic insight, and rich Bible teaching, coming out of more than 1,000 hours of theological study, 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.

If you are ready to begin the process of healing and moving forward, Lysa has some words of comfort and encouragement for you as you begin the journey:

Dear friend, I understand, deeply and personally, how hard it is when someone does something unchangeable that also feels unforgivable. I've cried countless tears and wrestled through so many questions.

If you can relate, you're in the right place. Within these pages, your heart will be tenderly held. Your thoughts don't need to be edited. Your resistance is understood. But there are some biblical perspectives to consider that have finally brought peace into my life. And I want the same for you.

And if no one else has ever said they're sorry for your deep pain, I will. My heart breaks for what breaks so many of us. So, let me take your hand and lead you through how forgiveness is not only possible but is one of the most healing decisions to embrace."

Christian Living Christianity Emotions Grief & Loss Personal Development Relationships Self Help Self Love
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Most relevant
Genuine and helpful book on the challenges of forgiving that shows it is still possible.

Most practical book on forgiveness

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That was helpful to me and I am grateful.Thank you,Lisa!I am sure anyone seeking forgiveness would appreciate this lovely book!

Author's ability to look at almost every possible angle of describing an emotion.

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Working as a counsellor and being constantly faced with the reality that forgiveness is tough, not just for my clients but personally. Finding peace after being hurt or betrayed is sadly a challenge familiar to many, and it is entirely individual how long, or how difficult the journey to a better emotional place can be.
I agree with many other reviews, in as much as this book holds some really helpful, and thought provoking chapters. Never trivialising the enormity of the task in hand and giving the listener a great deal to reflect on without judgment.
It is Christian focused, and a belief in God is useful to understand many of the points raised, but I think anyone can gain from this book if they enter into it with an open mind, knowing that when you are living with emotional pain the best way to freedom is to embrace any opportunity which moves you from being stuck in the overwhelming weight of an unforgiving state of mind.

A sensitive approach to a big challenge

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Having enough of feeling bitterness about my past I googled a book.on resentment and this one popped up. I had never put resentment and forgiveness hand in hand and found this read to be a miraculous transformation. After crying my way through the first 2 chapters knew I was relating to both Lysa's story and her teachings. There are regular references to Bible verses and Jesus/God ( I am not spiritual but not religous) but could take the message behind the teachings regardless of the source. I would imagine if you are Christian you would find this aspect helpful. Lysa made me feel so welcome at the "Gray Table" in my vulnerability and that in itself was healing. Thank you Lysa and my prayers are with you too 🙏 ❤️

Right book at the right time

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Would highly recommend this book for anyone who thinks that forgiveness means reconciliation with someone who hurt them, means the one who hurt them has to recognise the hurt caused or means letting the person who hurt them get away with it. It is none of those things; it is freedom from the poison inside that is constantly boiling up and creating anger or self-loathing. It is a gift from God to help us heal from hurt

Would highly recommend

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