The Trust Journey: Heal from Broken Trust with Others, Yourself, and God (A Guided Journal to Use Alongside I Want to Trust You, but I Don’t) – The ... New Year's Resolution Gift for Women

by Lysa TerKeurst

Having your trust broken can be life-altering, but it doesn’t have to be life-ruining. New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst knows what it’s like to struggle with trust issues. In The Trust Journey, she walks alongside you and shows you what to do when you're skeptical of others, doubtful of your own discernment, and afraid of what God will allow next. Through these pages, she offers practical advice and biblical wisdom so you can heal from past betrayals and find new strength and resilience.

The Trust Journey is a full-color, guided companion to help you explore your personal trust issues and unpack crucial concepts from I Want to Trust You, but I Don't. Lysa is also sensitive to the fact that distrust is sometimes the wisest choice to make in some relationships, but it shouldn't be the only choice we make in all of our relationships. It's time to know the joy of moving into new seasons with fresh hope and better tools to build and keep healthier relationships.

Because I Want to Trust You, but I Don't is a book that needs to be processed and not just read, Lysa intentionally created this resource for you to be prayerful, self-reflective, and honest with yourself and God. Throughout the interactive portions of this journal, you

Recognize when a fractured relationship can and cannot be repairedUnderstand what you need in your relationships to feel safe enough to trustIdentify which of the eleven relational red flags are stirring up distrustWrestle through your questions around why God allows hard things to happenUnpack the physical, emotional, and neurological impact of the betrayals you've experiencedReestablish confidence in your own discernment and start healing from the inside out 

Each chapter

Journaling questions—Lysa will ask specific questions to help you reflect, explore, process, write about, and implement what you're learning.An experiential response—an out-of-the-box, creative exercise for dealing with trust issues.Key quotes from the book and fresh insights from Lysa to help you further unpack the message.Bible verses—wisdom from God's Word.A hope-filled playlist—worship songs chosen to accompany your journaling or worship.Guided prayers—short prayers from Lysa to get you started in giving everything you're struggling with over to God.Beautiful and inspiring photos that are personally meaningful to Lysa.

Genres: Christian

240 pages, Hardcover

Published March 18, 2025

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

[Samantha Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Big eye opener

This is a game changer book and huge eye opener! Trust is a huge thing and when it's broken, it's hard to gain it back but trusting in God and praying daily, will help you feel more secured.