TerKeurst - Its not supposed to be this way: finding unexpected strength when disappointments leave you shattered

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY

There are few people brave enough to share their truth authentically and candidly. My longtime friend Lysa TerKeurst is one of those people. In Its Not Supposed to Be This Way, she gives us permission to acknowledge our own pain and disappointment by courageously exposing her own. Then she points us squarely to the sovereignty and faithfulness of God. This is a powerful book not only because each chapter oozes compassion and grace but because Ive personally witnessed the tears, the pain, and the prayers that produced it. And therein lies its strength. It will be impossible to read this and not be tremendously encouraged.

Priscilla Shirer, Bible teacher and author

My dear friend Lysa TerKeurst knows firsthand what its like to have her faith tested to the breaking point and somehow draw closer to the Lord. Im so grateful for her willingness to share her journey with us in Its Not Supposed to Be This Way. With a Job-like faith, Lysa vulnerably reveals the raw pain of enduring the unimaginable and seeking God in the midst of her struggles. This book is an instant classic on the relationship between suffering and knowing God. Not to be missed!

Chris Hodges, Senior Pastor, Church of the Highlands;
author of Fresh Air and The Daniel Dilemma

In Its Not Supposed to Be This Way, Lysa confronts the often brutal differences between the life we have and the life we expected to have with stunning vulnerability. She helps us recognize that the deep well of hurt, frustration, and discouragement cannot compare to the depth of the well of hope, joy, and restoration that God has for us. If you feel debilitated by the shackles of disappointment, then let this book point you to Gods plan for a whole new way to be human. You wont get your old life backits much better than that.

Levi Lusko, Pastor, Fresh Life Church; bestselling author of
Swipe Right and Through the Eyes of a Lion

Lysa encourages us that our disappointments, failures, and the unexpected can actually serve in helping us grow closer to Jesus. I would recommend anyone and everyone to pick up a copy of Its Not Supposed to Be This Way!

Chad Veach, Lead Pastor, ZOE Church LA

This book is for every believer who has ever asked the question, Why, Lord?

Elizabeth E.

Lysa shares her journey through the hardest season of her life with pure honesty and a holy perspective thats relatable, tear-provoking, and life-changing.

Ashley S.

If you have suffered disappointment, or are currently walking through disappointment, this book is for you. Its relatable and rich with helpful Scripture. Its as if the story was my own.

Tammy M.

I have not read a more raw and honest book that ultimately points to Gods sovereignty in the midst of lifes hard. Lysa not only teaches us how to be better equipped for the fires and battles of this life, but her life illustrates how to wrestle well in the most difficult seasons. Her beautiful example of standing firm on the goodness of Godeven when our flesh desperately wants to doubt and questionhas been a life-changing gift to me!

Katie G.

Lysa takes her own life circumstances and the Word of God and combines them into an easy-to-read and very practically applicable book! I would highly recommend this to anyone who is disappointed and struggling!

Erin S.

Sometimes disappointments and hurts are so deep that a person is left feeling hopeless in the fallout of their circumstances. This book takes you on a journey of healing from that hopelessness.

Rachel R.

OTHER BOOKS AND DVD BIBLE STUDIES BY LYSA

Embraced (devotional)

Uninvited

Uninvited DVD and Study Guide

The Best Yes

The Best Yes DVD and Study Guide

Unglued

Unglued DVD and Participants Guide

Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl

Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study

Girl DVD and Participants Guide

Made to Crave

Made to Crave DVD and Participants Guide

What Happens When Women Say Yes to God

CHILDRENS

It Will Be Okay

Win or Lose, I Love You!

2018 Lysa TerKeurst

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Epub Edition October 2018 9780718039868

ISBN 978-0-7180-3986-8 (eBook)

ISBN 978-1-4002-1228-6 (signed)

ISBN 978-1-4002-1266-8 (signed)

ISBN 978-1-4002-1272-9 (signed)

ISBN 978-1-4002-1097-8 (IE)

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: TerKeurst, Lysa, author.

Title: Its not supposed to be this way : finding unexpected strength when disappointments

leave you shattered

/ Lysa TerKeurst.

Description: Nashville : Thomas Nelson, [2018] | Includes

bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018021939| ISBN 9780718039851 |

ISBN 9781400212286 (signed) | ISBN 9781400210978 (IE)

Subjects: LCSH: Disappointment--Religious aspects--Christianity. | Expectation