If you are going through life challenges, this is the book for you! It helped me feel seen and heard. She then gives resources to help get through the hard times. She’s experienced so much so she’s relatable. I highly recommend.

I still have this book. It sits right on my desk in my prayer closet. I think it’s a great beginner book for anyone.

I liked the book, and the humor gives it spirit making it human and easy to relate to. Life throws us many curves and the author seems to ride through it all with good advice. I found this book quite good, and another book titled Love Puts Things Right helped me through my own personal crisis. Thanks to the authors.

To live is to love. To love is to risk pain. To risk pain is to live. It’s what it means to truly be human. I really enjoyed reading and walking with God in each chapter diving in God's word which is food for our tired and weary souls at such a time of loss we are enduring. Life is precious from conception to natural death, what I've learned and hope to share with those around me is that God can take out disappointments and make us stronger in love and truth to help others know God more. I especially like the story titled "Upside down" in the last chapter, because that's so many of us but it takes courage to be humble and let our light shine for others. Be blessed and God loves you.

Wow.....Lysa, this book had me crying in every chapter with soul caressing expressions of grief and recovery. This book is helping me reconnect with what's important, my spirituality and faith. Thank you.

I have reread this book too many times to count, and have bought multiple copies to have on hand for all the times I’ve recommended it to a friend. Lysa’s writing style is warm and inviting- like sitting with a good friend over a crock pot meal. This book is full of convicting, comforting, and necessary truths. My own copy has been well-loved and covered with highlighting, underlining, and tear stains. Couldn’t recommend this book more.

Clarity, understanding, and concise biblical principles to help you through hurt and disappointing relationships, READ THIS BOOK!

This is one of the best Christian non-fiction / inspirational books I have studied this year! Lysa TerKeurst is a Christian woman, wife, mom, ministry leader, book and Bible study author who found herself in three major life crises in a short time. The situations highlighted in this book to show the power and love of God when we endure similar – or entirely different – circumstances that just weren’t supposed to happen. Circumstances that He can and does use for our good. The author takes us through her feelings and faith challenges she experienced as a result of those situations, and how she wrestled through with scripture, prayer, and reliance on the Lord. Her vulnerability is refreshing, her wisdom inspired by the Lord. “Disappointment isn’t proof that God is withholding good from us. Sometimes it’s His way of leading us home.” (pg. 5) Lysa doesn’t mince words. She does not minimize the Lord in any way, rather, He is everything! She is honest, showing that bad things do happen to Christians even while believing that God is good. She writes in a manner that someone who has been a Christian for any length of time, whether new or seasoned, can grasp when in the midst of a trauma. There are stories of people from scripture, and parts of her own life. The wisdom imparted comes from serious wrestling in a walk with God through painful disappointments. I could see myself in some of her feelings and reactions – not in circumstances like she was experiencing, but things going on in my own life. It isn’t the situations that are front and center, it is how we can learn to respond despite times that simply weren’t what that should have been. Those responses may sound overly simple to those not going through a trauma but are profound to the person who is trying to put one foot in front of the other for one more day. There are two ways we can get through – with God, or giving in to our flawed desires. One quote that is important is “We must set our minds and our hearts on things above by choosing to remember God’s words, repeat God’s words, and believe God’s word about us.” (pg. 65) I listened to the audiobook and read the print copy while doing the associated Bible study (and purchased the e-book), and I feel it is a valuable resource to the person going through struggles or the friend of someone struggling through hard times. Don’t compare the author’s situations to yours; instead, compare your reactions, feelings, and responses. I very much like the writer’s approach to seeking God, wrestling, praying, and getting into scripture. Our responses in times of crisis are vital to how we live our lives from those times forward. Regarding the audiobook, it is read by the author. I felt in many ways as if we were sitting in her kitchen over coffee or tea from the writing style and simply hearing her word sin her voice. Why did I get three formats? Because some things I learn better by repetitive hearing. Other times it is easier to open the book and search for the relevant pages, including chapter endings of “Going to the Well”, “Receive (a scripture)”, “Reflect”, and prayer. Back sections include scripture and helps for situations. I highly recommend this unique and timely book to Christians who are going through trauma of any kind and want to know that God is still in control and appreciate solid biblical teaching.