It's Not Supposed to Be This Way
Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered
- Christian Living
- Women
- Publisher: Nelson Books (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2018
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Publisher's Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Find hope and assurance in God's faithfulness when it feels like your world is crumbling. New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst invites you into her own journey, amid heart-shattering circumstances, and shows you how to live assured when life doesn't turn out how you expected. What do you do when God's timing seems questionable, His lack of intervention hurtful, and His promises doubtful? Life often looks so very different than we hoped or expected. Some events may simply catch us off guard for a moment, but others shatter us completely. We feel disappointed and disillusioned, and we quietly start to wonder about the reality of God's goodness. Lysa TerKeurst understands this deeply. But she's also discovered that our disappointments can be the divine appointments our souls need to radically encounter God. In It's Not Supposed to Be This Way, Lysa invites you into her own journey of faith and, with grit, vulnerability, and honest humor, helps you to see your life in the context of God's bigger story. Whether you're dealing with daily disappointments or life-altering loss, you can find unexpected strength as you learn what it means to wrestle well between your faith and your feelings. With refreshing honesty and deep encouragement, Lysa will help you to: Stop being pulled into the anxiety of disappointment by discovering how to better process unmet expectations and other painful situations. Train yourself to recognize the three strategies of the enemy so you can stand strong and persevere through unsettling relationships and uncertain outcomes. Discover the secret of being steadfast and not panicking when God actually does give you more than you can handle. Shift your suspicion that God is cruel or unfair to the biblical assurance that God is protecting and preparing you. Know how to encourage a friend and help her navigate hard realities with real help from God's truth. Disappointments are an inevitable part of life, but they don't have to be the end of the story. In fact, they are often what must happen for something new to begin. It's Not Supposed to Be This Way, offers you a safe guide, fresh biblical insight, and a reorienting perspective to help you rediscover God's faithfulness and renew your strength when it feels like the world is crumbling all around you.
Endorsements (4)
“WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT IT’S 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 It’s 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 I’ve 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.”
“My dear friend Lysa TerKeurst knows firsthand what it’s like to have her faith tested to the breaking point and somehow draw closer to the Lord. I’m so grateful for her willingness to share her journey with us in It’s 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!”
“In It’s 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 God’s plan for a whole new way to be human. You won’t get your old life back—it’s much better than that.”
“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 It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way!”
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