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. It's also beginning to be a red flag when someone has a widely popular ministry, as Biblical Truth is generally not met with a wide appeal. This truly is possible, but only if we surrender our offenses daily, keep our hearts swept clean of bitterness, and remain humble even when we are hurt.

If you are struggling with an event (or several) in your life, this is a great place to find some help with how to forgive and how to move on to happiness. Just that alone was so helpful and validating for me, to help me realize that I *have* forgiven, but the reason I still struggle is because I need to continue to forgive xyz for the impact of how what they did continues to effect me. However, as hard as this seems, I think it’s harder to keep letting circumstances and complicated people kidnap my peace.I mean I could have figured that out by googling the author, but I didn’t I just downloaded it and started reading. The more humble we become, the quicker we desire to submit to God, resist the devil, and make sure the words we use contain godly wisdom and not bitterness and selfishness. New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst helps readers address how to stop suffering from what others have done to them while exploring what forgiveness is, what it isn't, and how to deal with difficult relationships.

Wrongs we deem were never made right are incredibly stealthy in their ability to sit, quietly seething, until that one more wrong done to us gives them permission to finally scream. It’s easier to ignore this person altogether than to try and figure out boundaries so they don’t keep hurting me.

I have a choice to keep adding my anger and resentment into the equation, or I can make the rare choice to add in my own humility. Discover what the Bible really says about forgiveness and the peace that comes from living it out right now. I forgive ____ for ____, and whatever my feelings don't yet allow for the blood of Jesus will surely cover. Adding humility into the situation acknowledges the unfairness I have felt but affirms a trust in God to do what He needs to both in their hearts and mine.

The other problem she used her separation with her husband as the center of this book and she leaves you not knowing how they came back together, you only know they did.

I started reading it right away as I am going through something right now and I was hoping it would help.

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess. 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. What we've gone through is not a waste when it fertilizes that softened ground of our hearts, increasing the chances for new life to thrive. I’ve enjoyed reading other titles by Lysa Terkeurst but just couldn’t find myself gleaning much information from this book.What we look for is what we will see, what we see determines our perspective, and our perspective determines our reality. The biggest thing that makes Lysa Terkeurst’s writing so impactful is that she counters all of my own thoughts before I had time to think them.