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Upside Down
by Lysa terkeurst Devotionals Daily

Upside Down

Just so you know, I wish I could take away every disappointment that nips at the edges of your happiness and sits heavy in your heart. Big and small. A ...
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The Gifts of Rejection
by Lysa terkeurst Women

The Gifts of Rejection

Sweet friend, don’t let rejection steal one more thing from you. – Lysa There’s nothing we can do to eliminate the pain of rejection. Oh, how I wish there were. ...
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Living Loved
by Lysa terkeurst Devotionals Daily

Living Loved

I can’t expect any other person to be my soul oxygen. I can’t live as if my next breath depends on whether or not they give me enough air for ...
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Before I Go to Bed Every Night
by Lysa terkeurst Devotionals Daily

Before I Go to Bed Every Night

We’re learning that a key part in practicing forgiveness is keeping our hearts swept clean — staying humble enough to admit and confess where we need God’s forgiveness, and then ...
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Forgiving God
by Lysa terkeurst Women

Forgiving God

Getting hurt by people is hard. Getting hurt by what God allows can feel unbearable. While I might phrase my disillusionment as a question of why or how, when I ...
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It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way: Dust
by Lysa terkeurst Women

It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way: Dust

I grabbed my chest while tears slipped down my cheeks in an unending stream. The pain in my heart wasn’t physical. But the stabbing emotional hurt was so intense I ...
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Life-Saving Truth
by Lysa terkeurst Women

Life-Saving Truth

If Your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have preserved my life. — ...
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Saved by Suffering
by Lysa terkeurst Devotionals Daily

Saved by Suffering

The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. — Psalm 145:18I woke up on what I thought would be an ...
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40 Days Through the Bible: Longings
by Lysa terkeurst

40 Days Through the Bible: Longings

Have you ever wanted something so badly your heart ached with each thought of it?When we’re in this place, it seems like life would be so much more complete if ...
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How Is Forgiveness Even Possible When I Feel Like This
by Lysa terkeurst Devotionals Daily

How Is Forgiveness Even Possible When I Feel Like This

Editor’s note: This year has been hard on all of us, hasn’t it? 2020’s losses have been big, our emotions have been big, and relationships have taken big hits. Forgiveness ...
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What Makes Rejection So Awful?
by Lysa terkeurst Women

What Makes Rejection So Awful?

I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should stay in darkness. — John 12:46My mouth was dry. My hands a ...
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What Am I Supposed to Do With All the Hurt?
by Lysa terkeurst

What Am I Supposed to Do With All the Hurt?

WELCOME! (SUGGESTED TIME: 2–5 MINUTES) Welcome to session 1 of Forgiving What You Can’t Forget. If this is your first time together as a group, take a moment to introduce ...
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Where Is My Happily Ever After?
by Lysa terkeurst Devotionals Daily

Where Is My Happily Ever After?

Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. ...
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The Only Love That Never Fails
by Lysa terkeurst Prayer

The Only Love That Never Fails

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by His love; He will ...
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Pressing through the Pain
by Lysa terkeurst Devotionals Daily

Pressing through the Pain

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. — James 4:8 NKJVDoes it ever feel like the heartbreak in your life is trying to break you?I understand. ...
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3 Things to Remember When It’s Hard to Forgive
by Lysa terkeurst Devotionals Daily

3 Things to Remember When It’s Hard to Forgive

Have you ever struggled to choose forgiveness over bitterness in the midst of feeling rejected, abandoned, or hurt? Maybe you’re there right now as you prepare to spend time with ...
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