103. Forgiving What You Can't Forget (with Lysa TerKeurst)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Forgiveness is certainly not the easiest topic to cover for anyone, but what if the ultimate betrayal was laid at your feet. How would you react then? For Lysa TerKeurst it led to authoring a book all about using forgiveness to heal and grow after a terrible experience. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lysa found out several years ago that her husband was being unfaithful. Not just once or twice, but had been repeatedly unfaithful along with having a substance abuse problem. When she found out she was devastated. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pain was so terrible it would literally stop her in her tracks no matter where she was. She was having panic attacks and anxiety flare ups and she was just lost to the pain. So she made an appointment to see her counselor and from there she truly began to heal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You see she had a very “little girl” view of how forgiveness works and it hadn’t grown up with her. Not that she thinks that simply forgiving her husband of his faults would have saved them any of the pain that they went through, but if her sense of forgiveness had matured, she may have saved herself from some of that pain. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen as she shares her story and how it influenced her need to write her latest book,</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Forgiving-What-You-Cant-Forget/dp/0718039874"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Forgiving What You Can’t Forget</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She’s truly baring it all and sharing how we can use these tactics throughout the holiday season as well. Forgiveness is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. So stop holding yourself back from giving it.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In This Episode: </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:30] Welcome Lysa TerKeurst to the show and hear more about her and her family.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:43] Why sh