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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I’m afraid forgiveness will give them false hope that I want to reestablish the relationship, but I don’t.

Freedom to discover what's inside without worrying it will label us with issues or scare the other one away. With deep empathy, therapeutic insight, and rich Bible teaching coming out of 1,000 hours of study, Lysa will help youlearn 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; anddisempower the triggers hijacking your emotions by embracing the two necessary parts of forgiveness. I was hoping for a book that would talk about these same issues, but wouldn’t tell me to just pray about it or give it up to the lord.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. And she's discovered that--to find life-giving freedom--you have to let go of bound-up resentment and resistance to forgiving people who aren't willing to make things right. He is faithful, so if He's allowing what I'm seeing, it must somehow be part of His weaving together a much bigger plan. When this one came out I was super excited but then started it, could not even finish our bible studies and this just turned me off. So go in with your eyes open to the fact that this author is not a therapist or counselor, instead she is a Christian woman who has been through a lot and has a very specific way of dealing with it all.

I forgive ____ for ____, and whatever my feelings don't yet allow for the blood of Jesus will surely cover.But I will not negotiate excuses or navigate exceptions with lengthy explanations that wear me down emotionally. 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. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.