This is my favorite book by Lysa thus far. Forgiveness is so important, but can be so difficult to do. I could relate personally with this book from a circumstance I experienced many years ago. I think we all struggle with forgiveness at times. It’s beautifully written and much needed in our world today. Highly recommend! This one made my favorites list for 2020. ❤️

This is more christian memoir than nonfiction or self-help. It’s not an actionable book written by a psychologist.

This book was a lamp to the dark corners of my soul ! Where I had assumed lingering hurt were just after effects of forgiveness, Lysa Terkeurst helped to expose those areas as lingering unforgiveness - color me stirred & shaken 😳But I’m so glad for it all coming to light now. I’ve got some work cut out ahead of me, but it’s hopeful work; good work. And I will definitely refer back to her list of verses that catalog the importance of forgiveness for all believers. It’s truly talked about so stink...

This is Nonfiction - Christian. The author talks about forgiveness in such a personal way. At times, it was helpful and enlightening as she used scripture and biblical stories to illustrate her topic. But in equal measure, at times this was a bit irritating. Mostly because of the repetition and constant ME-ME-ME-I-I-I. I get this was personal to her, but as a writer there are other ways to say things without the constant over use of those two little personal pronouns.But putting that irritation

This book does a beautiful job balancing scripture truth about forgiveness with sensitivity and acknowledgement of the deep emotions of hurt that so many books in this genre fail to accomplish. Each chapter is deep, challenging, and real--like sitting down with a friend and counselor at the same time. I cried through nearly every chapter as God's word spoke to me, and I plan to revisit these pages often in the future. There's so much I'd like to remember from these pages, but this is what I deci...

4 starsA great read about the power of forgiveness. I admire the author so much for putting her struggles out there so boldly to help others. I got a lot out of this one, and I loved that the author narrated it herself. Audio book source: Libby (library borrow)Story Rating: 4 starsNarrator: Lysa TerKeurst Narration Rating: 4.5 starsGenre: Non-fictionLength: 8 hours and 7 minutes

Felt like sitting in a 10-hour biblical study group with no restroom break.

Great audiobook and one I will refer to over and over again.

I really at a lost to do this review. Lysa Terkeurst writes a book of forgiveness. I had to say I did get a lot out of it but she did lose me at the end. Lysa bases this book on her husband affair and how she had to find forgiveness for him. He for a long time wasn't remorseful. I really felt for her and her journey. Here is what I took from her situation. She wanted to get back with him so she had to learn how to forgive him and she teaches us from her experience. A part of me wanted to yell at...

It was okay..I felt like it was more of a memoir instead of a self help book.

Oh my goodness, get this book. I went through it with highlighters and plan on reading it again. What a fantastic book on dealing with forgiveness.

This was a really good book on forgiveness - I appreciated Lysa’s vulnerability and honesty - solid lessons on forgiving!!

Please read this. It was so incredibly good. I laughed. I wept. I covered the pages in notes and underlines. I journaled and prayed and grieved and healed. This is a book that I think every human needsI originally started reading it because I needed to be forgiven. And then I realized I needed to forgive. And then midway through, I lost one of my best friends. I... goodness, there are too many quotes and insights to share, I can't choose only a few for this review. My friends and IG followers he...

This book was probably the best counseling I ever received, and it cost me less than a single session of therapy! Lysa captured the feelings of unforgiveness TOO well, in a way that left me feeling naked. She is real about the pain and even realer about the steps we need to take to move forward. I appreciated how Biblical & practical it was.

This book hits hard. I am very happy I read it. If you have any trauma and forgiveness journey In your life, I highly recommend!!

I needed to start my year off with this book. I cried heavy tears because this is exactly what I need to move forward and forgive. Definitely will get the physical copy and reread.

What grabbed my attention about this book was the author's question, "Have you ever had a reason to break your life into a Before & After? Before a traumatic event and after?” Well I for one definitely have experienced this and I’m sure most people have. So I thought I’ll check this out. But I really had no idea that this was going to be so biblically based. I mean I could have figured that out by googling the author, but I didn’t I just downloaded it and started reading. I can see how this book...

I was blessed to be a part of an early focus group in 2019 as Lysa was writing this book. I knew she would wrestle well with the events in her life and seek answers in His word. 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.

3 and a half stars!This motivational memoir-styled book encourages you through forgiveness diving deep into Lysa's past and personal experiences to present the biblical basis of forgiving what can't be forgotten.Though I, as a christian, understand the basics of forgiveness as the scriptures say...this book touches on the aspects of also forgiving the impact those action cause which I found helpful. I was hoping for more on boundaries and practical guidance for the "after" of forgiving, but it w...

Part of me thinks this book would be more powerful the earlier in recovery someone were to pick it up. I also think working through Celebrate Recovery's workbooks makes most other reading materials on forgiveness and amends feel a bit more cake. Though for me, many of the earlier chapters kind of had me nodding along with familiarity as I read, there were still practical elements I was able to pick out of it. I liked Lysa's collect the dots/connect the dots/correct the dots idea. That's somethin...