It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

Lysa TerKeurst

Nov 2018 · Sold by Thomas Nelson

About this eBook

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

What do you do when God’s timing seems questionable, his lack of intervention hurtful, and his promises doubtful? Lysa TerKeurst unveils her heart amid shattering circumstances, inviting you to live assured when life doesn't turn out like you expected.

Life often looks so very different than we hoped or expected. Some events may simply catch us off guard for a season, but others shatter us completely. We feel disappointed and disillusioned at best and overwhelmed and hopeless at worst. We quietly start to wonder about the reality of God’s goodness and why he allows us to suffer and experience grief and loss.

Lysa TerKeurst understands this deeply. But after many tears, godly counseling, and prayerful seeking, 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 us into her own journey of faith and, with grit, vulnerability, and honest humor, helps us to:

• Stop being pulled into the anxiety of disappointment by discovering how to better process unmet expectations and other painful situations.
• Train ourselves to recognize the three strategies of the enemy, so we 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 us more than we can handle.
• Shift our suspicion that God is cruel or unfair to the biblical assurance that God is protecting and preparing us.
• Know how to encourage a friend and help her navigate hard realities with real help from God's truth, the Bible.

Look for additional biblically based resources and devotionals from Lysa:

• Good Boundaries and Goodbyes
• Forgiving What You Can't Forget
• Uninvited
• You're Going to Make It
• Embraced
• Seeing Beautiful Again

Ratings and reviews

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Good book! Lysa is so down to earth and funny too. She explains how God uses our pain (as dust) and mold it to make something beautiful and whole like pottery. She also explains that being vulnerable and not perfect makes you more humble and better able to connect with others.

I read this book as a small group study. The timing could not have been more perfect! Facing hard realities and great uncertainties alone can cause even more devastation and pain. Lysa's wisdom and vulnerability proved to be a genuine source of healing and comfort for me and many of the other women who were reading this book with me. She helped transform the way I look at disappointment and how to walk between the "two gardens" with more faith and hope in God's power to hold and keep me in the midst of uncontrollable circumstances. This is a must have for every woman in need of receiving insight on how to process and walk through difficult times!

About the author

Lysa TerKeurst is president and chief visionary officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries and the author of six New York Times bestsellers, including Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, and It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way. She writes from her family’s farm table and lives in North Carolina. Connect with her at www.LysaTerKeurst.com or on social media @LysaTerKeurst.