Forgiving What You Can’t Forget | Lysa TerKeurst | Elevation Church

Forgiveness is God's provision to heal.

In "Forgiving What You Can't Forget," Lysa TerKeurst shares how to stop reducing your life down to the limitations of living hurt and move toward the freedom found only through forgiveness.

Chapters
0:00 - Forgiving What You Can't Forget
2:33 - My Journey With Forgiveness
5:35 - I Never Thought This Would Happen
7:59 - When It's Hard To Get Out Of Bed
11:17 - Waiting For An Apology
13:34 - You Deserve To Stop Suffering
15:44 - Fact & Impact
19:15 - How Should We Pray
21:28 - Start Your Day Like This
23:52 - An Example In Genesis 4
26:32 - You Don't Have To Live Hurt
28:22 - Why Am I Struggling And They Aren't?!
31:07 - The Best Time To Forgive
34:53 - Stop Reducing Your Life Down
37:22 - This Declaration Is For You

Scripture References:
Matthew 6, verses 9-14
Genesis 4, verses 2-7
Ephesians 4, verses 26-32
Galatians 6, verses 7-8
Esther 7, verse 10
Romans 12, verses 19-21

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Forgiving What You Can’t Forget | Lysa TerKeurst | Elevation Church

[elevationchurch]

The best time to forgive is before we’re ever offended. The next best time is now!

[CountryGospel]

GOD knows you are tired. Do not give up. Your breakthrough is just around the corner. You are transitioning into a new season! You will end the year strong and victorious in the Name of Jesus.

[TheNursingHomeChic]

I was born with Spina bifida, have had 34 surgeries and the 33rd surgery paralyzed me, have lived in a nursing home for over a decade, and yet found joy and blessings in the darkness. I even wrote a book called Blessings From Within The Dark. Jesus loves you SO much everyone!!! My book is my testimony and God is using it to change hearts and to help me leave the nursing home.

[UchechiYah]

This just started playing as I was closing my bible study. My husband of 27 years told me yesterday he regrets the day he married me. I was just wondering how you come back from that. I thougt if I try to talk to him to ask if he meant it and he says omething smart or worse he says yes I would be crushed. I felt humiliated, I felt bent but not broken. This was Yah's answer to my prayer. Sharing really is caring. I can't believe I posted this, but I feel so much better. Halleluyah

[GofaoneMoagi]

My heart is shattered every time there is a topic about forgiveness 😭😭😭😭Unforgiveness has destroyed my relationship with God.I’m a Christian with so much pain..💔💔💔Pray for me.😢

[baremysoulu]

She's not crazy, she was mentally and verbally abused.

She's not stupid, she was manipulated. She's not shy, she's protecting herself. She's not bitter, she's speaking the truth. She's not hanging onto the past, she's been damaged.

She's not too much, she's knows what she wants.
She's not delusional, she lived a nightmare.
She's not weak she was trusting. She's not giving up, she's healing.

—alexmihalcheon

[theamazingworship]

Last year a time like this I was declared infertile in the papers of many doctors and specialists but today God turned everything around and I will be holding my bundle of joy in few weeks time 🙏🙏🙏

[troybuilt]

I told my pastor that my dad had sexually abused me. The pastor said to me, you haven't forgiven your dad, have you? I said, yes. I have forgiven him. Why do you think I haven't forgiven him? He said, because you haven't forgotten it. I said, do you know how many times I have prayed and asked God to give me amnesia so I could forget it? I not only forgave my dad but I took care of my dad at the end of his life. I never even talked to him about what he had done to me. My dad has been gone since 1978 and I did forgive him but I have never forgotten what he did to me but it no longer consumes my life and it no longer affects my life.

[thejoyfulnoisechoirinc]

So good. My marriage was rocked by adultery three years ago and I went through a very unwanted divorce. Now in a custody battle. I have just realised I need to forgive after watching this. Pray for me

[M_butterfly.-tfbd]

Forgiveness doesn’t mean reconciliation. Forgiveness doesn’t mean you suppress anger or never feel angry about it. Forgiveness doesn’t mean allowing your abusers back in your life and forgiveness doesn’t mean you have to have relationships with toxic abusive family members or friends or to stay in an abusive relationship. Forgiveness doesnt mean overlooking repeated offenses that that person is not repenting of and therefore continually hurting you. Forgiveness does not mean making excuses and allowing that person to continue to hurt you harm you disrespect you or destroy your life. Forgiveness does not mean gaslighting yourself or having fluffy feelings for that person again no matter who it is. Forgiveness does not mean forget.

[melaniecarroll]

I definitely needed this. I went through a divorce 15 years ago to my high school sweetheart of 16 years marriage & 18 years together. He cheated our entire marriage. I believe I knew in my heart. Yet never investigated it. We didn't have Jesus in our life. He became an alcoholic. I lost my marriage & my Dad within 10 days. I was at my lowest point in my life. We divorced. Jesus came to me & became my Saviour.
Fast forward like 7 years. My ex husband was imprisoned for 5 years. I tried to be a good Christian & have been trying to share Jesus with him since. He doesn't want anything to do with God. He has been out of prison for 2 years. We tried to be friends but the head games started again. Plus inviting me to his bed. 🙄 The flood of emotions from 15 years ago come back. I have shed so many tears. I have told God I can't help him. That I have to love from afar by praying for him. God has to be the one to intervene.

[angiegreen-jh]

Lord help every broken person, restore them Lord, in the name of Jesus

[iamartoriah]

Did you ever watch a sermon and scream why is this so short??? I seriously loved this, thank you

[jessie]

Forgiving myself is the hardest thing.

[rebekahmedeiros]

i started crying when she said she was sorry, i didn’t think i needed to hear that and i feel relieved

[savedbygrace]

I’m 54 years old tomorrow and I have lived one heck of traumatic life. Listening to this the way you presented at Lisa really struck a cord in my spirit and I understand better now than I ever have. Thank you for your obedience to share this. I choose to forgive those who have hurt me those who have stolen from me those who have abused me, in the name of Jesus, I released them

[BestChristianSongs]

I'm a 49 year old man and I cry like a baby every time I hear this. My 17 year old son is an Atheist and I think of God coming after him and it brings me so much comfort.

[comfortugbabe]

I had to listen to this today... Thank you holy spirit for making me click.

[heartandcrownpublishing]

This was God sent for me tonight. Wasn't looking for it. It just came up and God knows I needed this healing. Unforgiveness is a weight that will crush you. I want to live

[maryorrantia]

I have forgiven but I just can’t forget 😔 Lord heal my mind 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻