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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The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. After all, grace gives us the assurance that it's safe enough to soften our fearful hearts, but it is the truth that will set us free. However, as hard as this seems, I think it’s harder to keep letting circumstances and complicated people kidnap my peace. Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? But weeping with them and rejoicing with them does not mean trying to take control of their out-of-control choices and behaviors.

In reality, though, it was a thief in disguise, out to steal every bit of closeness between me and those I love. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Cynicism dressed like a security guard, making me believe that if I hoped for less, it would protect me and prevent more pain. 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.goodness, there are too many quotes and insights to share, I can't choose only a few for this review.

Disempower the triggers hijacking your emotions by embracing the two necessary parts of forgiveness.For anyone grasping for a hint of grace through forgiveness, this book will certainly be a blessing.

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.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). 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. This book was probably the best counseling I ever received, and it cost me less than a single session of therapy! 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. Numb it away: "Never am I closer to healing than when my feelings are strong enough to motivate me to attend to them.