I Want to Trust You, but I Don't Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: Moving Forward When You’re Skeptical of Others, Afraid of What God Will Allow, and Doubtful of Your Own Discernment

by Lysa TerKeurst

Trust is the oxygen of all human relationships. But it's also what trips you up after you've been burned. Maybe a friend constantly lets you down. A leader or organization you respect turns out to be different than they portray themselves to be. A spouse cheats on you. A family member betrays you. You're exhausted by other people's choices and starting to question your own discernment. And you're wondering, If God let this happen, can he even be trusted? 

How can you live well and step into the future when you keep stumbling over trust issues? Lysa TerKeurst says it's not simply about finding better people to walk with. It's about developing the stability you long for within yourself and with God, so you don't become cynical and carry a broken belief system into every new relationship.

In I Want to Trust You, but I Don't Bible Study, Lysa digs into the Scriptures and helps you apply how

identify which of the eleven relational red flags are stirring up distrust, so you can pinpoint why you're feeling uneasy;stop having more faith in your fears coming true than God coming through for you by asking crucial "what if" questions to better process your doubts;recognize when a fractured relationship can be repaired by considering a reasonable list of characteristics necessary for rebuilding trust; andunderstand the physical, emotional, and neurological impact of the betrayals you've experienced and start healing from the inside out.

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, Inspirational, Faith

208 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2024

About the author

Lysa TerKeurst is President and Chief Visionary Officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is also an 8x New York Times’ bestselling author of I Want to Trust You, but I Don't, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way, Uninvited and more. Her devotional Embraced won the ECPA book of the year for 2019. Lysa was also recently awarded the Champions of Faith Author Award and has appeared on the Today Show many times as one of the leading voices in the Christian community.

Each year, Lysa is a featured keynote presenter at events all across North America and online, including the Global Leadership Network. She also tours state-to-state regularly with TPR. She has a passion for equipping women to share their stories for God’s glory through Proverbs 31 Ministries’ annual She Speaks Conference and her writer training program called COMPEL Pro. Connect with Lysa on social media @lysaterkeurst or at lysaterkeurst.com.

Reviews

[Nursebookie · Rating 5 out of 5]

TITLE: I Want to Trust You, but I Don't: Book and Study Guide
AUTHOR: LYSA TERKEURST
PUB DATE: 10.08.2024

New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst shows you what to do with your skepticism and distrust so you can heal from past betrayals and move forward with strength and resilience.

So how can you live well and step into the future when you keep stumbling over trust issues?

Trust is the oxygen of all human relationships. But it's also what trips you up after you've been burned. Maybe a friend constantly lets you down. A leader or organization you respect turns out to be different than they portray themselves to be. A spouse cheats on you. A family member betrays you. You're exhausted by other people's choices and starting to question your own discernment.

THOUGHTS:

Wow! What a great book, and the study guide really helped with the self-reflection and putting into action the helpful advice from Lysa. I found that Lysa identified an issue many of us are
facing today and crafted a meaningful and thoughtful approach to mistrust and uneasiness that have festered into our daily lives. Lysa identifies the red flags that stirs up mistrust, how to process doubt, rebuild trust, and how to
heal from the inside out. I find this book alongside the workbook to be a healing process and Lysa's expertise a balm to these traumatic experiences.

[Robin Hatcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5🌟
This is an excellent study. My only problem is that six weeks really isn’t enough to dig as deeply as I think is needed. Each week’s lesson includes reading two chapters of the book by the same title as well as reading what is in the study guide and answering questions. The questions deserve pondering, but in order to keep up with the group, I had to just press through. Also, this study really benefits from it being done in a group. The discussions after viewing the video were very rich and full of wisdom. At least that was true of my group.

Robin’s Ratings
5🌟 = Out of this world. Amazing. Unforgettable. A personal favorite.
4🌟 = Loved it. Will recommend to others.
3🌟 = Liked it. Glad I read it.
2🌟 = The book was okay, but I’ve enjoyed others so much more.
1🌟 = I didn’t like it and can’t recommend it.

[Connie Saunders · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful companion to Lysa Terkeurst's book. The I Want to Trust You, but I Don't Bible Study Guide has six sessions filled with discussion questions and study pages. This journal provides more insight and offers a place to record your thoughts and chart your progress. There are also videos to enhance your understanding. You can gain access to the videos by using the QR code shown in the front of the Study Guide.

I received a complimentary copy from the author via FrontGate Women's Blogger Network. There was no obligation for a positive review.

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[Liz Cowden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good! Here are some quotes that i loved: He can’t lift an unbowed head

Bow - don’t run

I’m exhausted by picking up the pieces of something I did not shatter

Good qualities can be bad if planted in the wrong soil

Clarity is not a gift broken glass can give you

Strength in surrender, chaos in control

You’ve been hurt, but you don’t have to live hurt

If you’re hands are shaking, let it be because your hands are pointing at the devil saying, “you picked the wrong girl”

Being brave is not always something you feel, but is always something you do

[JulS · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really good. The right Bible study at the right time for me.

She references her companion book a lot and I feel like this is a great summary: “The woman who thrives in life isn’t the one who never has her heart broken. It’s the one who plants her brokenness in the rich soil of her faith in God and waits with anticipation to see what good thing God will grow. “

[Cathie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was too raw for me to read. The author has had an awful situation happen to her in her marriage and life. Too much of the book was focused on that bad stuff and not on God's redemption and presence through all that she went through. Couldn't relate.

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this Bible study that dug deeper into the Bible speaking of trust, discernment, and abuse. It is a wonderful tool to use along with the book, I Want To Trust You, But I Don't.

[Brook Vasquez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had a hard time fully connecting with this study compared to others I’ve done. If I had been doing it individually instead of through my church’s Bible study, I might have DNF.

[Jencey/ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this bible study useful and helpful in applying what Lysa teaches.

[Christina Russell]

great study, and her book is a nice addition to the study.

[Dusty · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m sure the book was better

Very repetitive and long

[Ray Charles]

She just talks in circles, the same information regurgitated with different words. Not going finish it.

[Nerdy Biblio · Rating 4 out of 5]

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