It's Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa TerKeurst
Week 1: Introduction — It's Not Supposed to Be This Way
Read the Introduction of It's Not Supposed to Be This Way. Key passage: Genesis 3:1–19 (the entrance of brokenness into a good creation).
Before diving into arguments or answers, Lysa opens by simply naming the ache — the feeling that life has veered from the story we thought we were living. Take a moment before you begin these questions to honestly name your own version of that ache.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Lysa opens the book by describing the gut-punch feeling of a life that doesn't match our expectations. When did you first experience that feeling — the sense that things were not supposed to be this way? What triggered it?
2.She distinguishes between two kinds of disappointment: the kind that catches us off guard for a moment, and the kind that shatters us completely. Which of those two categories best describes what you are carrying into this study, and why does that distinction matter?
3.Lysa is unusually transparent from the very first pages about her own circumstances — marriage crisis, health struggles, public scrutiny. How does her willingness to be honest about her own brokenness affect your willingness to engage honestly with the material?
Closing Prayer
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