TerKeurst - Forgiving What You Cant Forget : Discover How to Move On, Make Peace With Painful Memories, and Create a Life Thats Beautiful Again (9780718039882)

Im really grateful for Lysa TerKeursts courage to walk with us and teach us not just from her own experiences but from her vast theological and therapeutic research on what forgiveness is, what it isnt, and how to realistically live this out. This resource is invaluable, and I pray it brings healing to your life like it has mine.

CRAIG GROESCHEL, Pastor, Life.Church;
New York Times bestselling author

Forgiveness lived out can be one of the hardest things we do in life and Lysa has written a breathtakingly beautiful guide for us to maneuver the most painful parts of our pasts. She has walked this hard road herself and what God has done in and through her is nothing short of a miracle!

JENNIE ALLEN, New York Times bestselling author of Get
Out of Your Head; founder and visionary of IF:Gathering

Forgiving What You Cant Forget is quite possibly the most important book on forgiveness Ive ever read. An ignored part of my heart was healed with every page and freedom was found through fighting for forgiveness.

BIANCA JUAREZ OLTHOFF, speaker, Bible teacher,
and bestselling author of How to Have Your Life Not Suck

An unbelievable collision of the messy but miraculous. Watching Lysa and Art lean into this freedom and open their hands and hearts to God as He continues to write a miracle throughout their story is one of our highest privileges. If youre ready to move on with freedom and create a life thats beautiful again, read this!

LOUIE AND SHELLEY GIGLIO, Pastor, Passion
City Church; cofounders of the Passion Movement

Lysa reminds readers its not what we deal with but how we deal with circumstances that produces a redemptive message of hope for othersa truth poignantly reiterated in Lysas life and the pages of this book.

TRUDY CATHY WHITE, Chick-fil-A
Ambassador and author of A Quiet Strength

Lysas book helped me revisit and restore places my heart was withholding forgiveness. This story will be a healing balm for all who want emotional freedom. I couldnt put it down!

REBEKAH LYONS, bestselling author of
Rhythms of Renewal and You Are Free

Lysa has been my friend for two decades. I trust her and so should you. I often tell her that she is a healer of broken hearts. Let her guide and teach how to forgive so you can live again.

DR. DERWIN L. GRAY, Lead Pastor,
Transformation Church; author of The Good Life:
What Jesus Teaches About Finding True Happiness

If youve ever tried to forgive someone and just couldnt get there, this book is for you. I wish I would have had this book my whole adult life. Its one Ill read again and again.

TRACY W.

Forgiving What You Cant Forget will become the readers go-to handbook on forgiveness and the process of healing.

STEPHANIE A.

There are so many nuggets of truth and perspective tucked into the pages of this book that make it nearly impossible to put down.

KIMBERLI F.

As someone who caused the hurt in my own marriage, it was incredibly helpful to see the forgiveness struggle from the other side. Lysa helps you find the way, whether that is forgiving yourself or forgiving others.

LINDA G.

Lysas words met me during my own season of significant struggles with loss, grief, and a life full of the unexpected. She helped me see that I could be beautiful again too. Im so incredibly thankful.

STARR H.

These are the words you desperately need and will beg the question, Why have you held on to this pain for so long?

MICHELLE R.

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ISBN 978-1-4002-2519-4 (IE)

ISBN 978-1-4041-1489-0 (custom)

Epub Edition September 2020 9780718039882

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: TerKeurst, Lysa, author.

Title: Forgiving what you cant forget : discover how to move on, make peace with painful memories, and create a life thats beautiful again / Lysa TerKeurst.

Description: Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020017428| ISBN 9780718039875 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780718039882 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: ForgivenessReligious aspectsChristianity.

Classification: LCC BV4647.F55 T44 2020 | DDC 234/.5dc23 LC record available at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lccn.loc.gov_2020017428&d=DwIFAg&c=hh7v4vz1gCZ__1Ci-hUEVZfsSwlOcPhT2q8Zs1ka6Ao&r=Q1U7VAu8vnEFNcKy9X9eo6ZL6Tl1gQpA_YZGTohm6DM&m=jgG2EgCJ1nbagN6CXtEDZMzmAp2-lIFJaIVgM12ROYE&s=an9T9NOqdrugddSUHlSyFv_hmH8FKbMAkuvISAWeFHI&e=