Lysa TerKeurst

Trust is the oxygen of all human relationships. But it's also what trips you up after you've been burned. Maybe a friend constantly lets you down. A leader or organization you respect turns out to be different than they portray themselves to be. A spouse cheats on you. A family member betrays you. You're exhausted by other people's choices and starting to question your own discernment. And you're wondering, If God let this happen, can he even be trusted?

How can you live well and step into the future when you keep stumbling over trust issues? Lysa TerKeurst says it's not simply about finding better people to walk with. It's about developing the stability you long for within yourself and with God, so you don't become cynical and carry a broken belief system into every new relationship. In I Want to Trust You, But I Don't, Lysa shows you how to

• identify which of the eleven relational red flags are stirring up distrust, so you can pinpoint why you're feeling uneasy;
• stop having more faith in your fears coming true than God coming through for you by asking crucial "what if" questions to better process your doubts;
• recognize when a fractured relationship can be repaired by considering a reasonable list of characteristics necessary for rebuilding trust; and
• understand the physical, emotional, and neurological impact of the betrayals you've experienced and start healing from the inside out.

In a world where so many things feel alarming, this book will give you a peace that isn't dependent on unpredictable people, circumstances, and experiences. Instead, it offers practical and biblical ways to make real progress toward healthier perspectives, relationships, and a future you can authentically look forward to.

Broken trust can send us spiraling: Can anyone really be trusted? What if distrust is actually the wisest choice to make? What do I do with my doubts about God when He allows bad things to happen?

Are there biblical answers for any of this?

Lysa TerKeurst understands this kind of deep wrestling and has asked these same hard questions in the midst of her own relational heartbreaks and uncontrollable circumstances. But after thousands of hours of counseling intensives and theological research, Lysa has discovered how crucial it is to develop the stability you long for within yourself and with God, so you don't become cynical and carry a broken belief system into every new relationship.

This six-session study guide with video access equips participants to grow in trusting God, learning wisdom in trusting others, and move forward from fractured relationships with strength and resilience.

Trust is the oxygen of all human relationships. But it's also what trips you up after you've been burned. How can you live well and step into the future when you keep stumbling over trust issues?

In six video sessions, Lysa TerKeurst says it's not simply about finding better people to walk with. It's about developing the stability you long for within yourself and with God, so you don't become cynical and carry a broken belief system into every new relationship. This DVD contains the same content as the study guide with streaming video, and is recommended for anytime streaming videos access may be unreliable.

Having your trust broken can be life-altering, but it doesn't have to be life-ruining. New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst knows what it's like to struggle with trust issues. In The Trust Journey, she walks alongside you and shows you what to do when you're skeptical of others, doubtful of your own discernment, and afraid of what God will allow next. Through these pages, she offers practical advice and biblical wisdom so you can heal from past betrayals and find new strength and resilience.

The Trust Journey is a full-color, guided companion to help you explore your personal trust issues and unpack crucial concepts from I Want to Trust You, but I Don't. Lysa is also sensitive to the fact that distrust is sometimes the wisest choice to make in some relationships, but it shouldn't be the only choice we make in all of our relationships. It's time to know the joy of moving into new seasons with fresh hope and better tools to build and keep healthier relationships.

Because I Want to Trust You, but I Don't is a book that needs to be processed and not just read, Lysa intentionally created this resource for you to be prayerful, self-reflective, and honest with yourself and God. Throughout the interactive portions of this journal, you will:

• Recognize when a fractured relationship can and cannot be repaired
• Understand what you need in your relationships to feel safe enough to trust
• Identify which of the eleven relational red flags are stirring up distrust
• Wrestle through your questions around why God allows hard things to happen
• Unpack the physical, emotional, and neurological impact of the betrayals you've experienced
• Reestablish confidence in your own discernment and start healing from the inside out

Each chapter includes:

• Journaling questions - Lysa will ask specific questions to help you reflect, explore, process, write about, and implement what you're learning.
• An experiential response - an out-of-the-box, creative exercise for dealing with trust issues.
• Key quotes from the book and fresh insights from Lysa to help you further unpack the message.
• Bible verses - wisdom from God's Word.
• A hope-filled playlist - worship songs chosen to accompany your journaling or worship.
• Guided prayers - short prayers from Lysa to get you started in giving everything you're struggling with over to God.
• Beautiful and inspiring photos that are personally meaningful to Lysa.

In Forgiving What You Can’t Forget bible study, Lysa TerKeurst shares her own deeply personal journey with forgiveness and what the Bible has to say about letting go of resentment and finding peace.   In six 15-27 minute DVD sessions, you’ll learn a step-by-step plan to free yourself from hurt, disempower triggers that hijack your emotions, deal with difficult relationships, and discover life-giving freedom our souls desperately need.  Each lesson follows chapter readings from Forgiving What You Can’t Forget Book and is recommended for use with the study. 

Sessions include:  

1. What Am I Supposed to Do with All the Hurt? (25:30) 
2. Your Mind, Your Mouth, Your Master (21:30) 
3. The Divine Echo (27:00) 
4. There’s Always a Meanwhile (24:00) 
5. The Compounding Effect of Unforgiveness (15:00) 
6. This Isn’t Easy, But It Is Good (21:00)  

Total running time: approximately 134 minutes

The DVD includes lifetime access to streaming video of all sessions. Designed to be used in conjunction with Forgive What You Can’t Forget Study Guide.

Discover what the Bible says about forgiveness and how to find the peace that comes from embracing it.

This 6-session video Bible study with bestselling author and teacher Lysa TerKeurst (video streaming included) is for those of you who have been hurt by others, who feel stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain. Forgiveness is a major part of the Christian faith. We know God commands us to forgive each other. But, apart from simply saying the words, "I forgive you," many of us have unasked questions about it how it works, why it's so important, when to forgive, and how to find healing.

This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including the study guide itself and a unique access code to stream all video sessions (you don't need a DVD.)

Video Sessions and Run Times:

• What Am I Supposed to Do with All the Hurt? (25:30)
• Your Mind, Your Mouth, Your Master (21:30)
• The Divine Echo (27:00)
• There's Always a Meanwhile (24:00)
• The Compounding Effect of Unforgiveness (15:00)
• This Isn't Easy, But It Is Good (21:00)

Discover the life-changing message of forgiveness in this lovely four-color journal, written by Lysa TerKeurst, complete with personal photographs and interactive content. Lysa will guide you as you engage with questions about what forgiveness is, process through what it isn't, and understand how to deal with difficult relationships.

With beautiful four-color photographs of Lysa's home and other significant places she worked through her own healing, The Forgiveness Journal is the invitation to freedom your soul needs. As Lysa writes, "Forgiveness is possible. And it is good. Your heart is much too beautiful of a place for unhealed pain. Your soul is much too deserving of new possibilities to stay stuck here. And today is the perfect day to start taking steps on this unexpected, miraculous pathway to healing."