Forgiving What You Can't Forget by Lysa TerKeurst
Week 3: Chapter 2 — "I Thought Forgiveness Would Make Me Feel Better"
Read Chapter 2 of Forgiving What You Can't Forget. Key Scripture: Psalm 34:18; 2 Corinthians 1:3–4.
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One of the most disorienting discoveries in the forgiveness journey is that doing the right thing doesn't always feel like relief — at least not right away.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Lysa describes the disappointment of choosing to forgive and then not feeling the peace or relief she expected. Have you ever experienced that gap between a right decision and the emotional payoff you hoped would follow? How did you handle it?
2.She makes the important point that grief and forgiveness are not the same process and cannot replace each other. Why do we sometimes try to skip the grief in hopes of arriving at forgiveness faster? What does unprocessed grief tend to do over time?
3.Lysa references her therapist and the therapeutic insight she received during this season of her life. She doesn't present therapy and Scripture as in competition — she draws on both. How do you view the relationship between professional counseling and spiritual formation? Is there any tension in that for you?