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It had such potential and if you can stomach being slammed for having reactions to abuse it might have some thoughts worth digging out, but I find enough concerning when abuse is involved that I can’t recommend.
She notes multiple relationships throughout the book, both in the distant and recent past, as well as current relationships, that made me question repeatedly how she even let this person become so close to her in the first place or when they began to exhibit problem behaviors, why she didn't take a step back sooner. I ended my reading feeling more assure of who I am in Christ, and non-apologetic about the boundaries that need to be set in my life for the good of myself and little family as a whole. It has a clear concise message without over simplifying what can be a very complex issue of setting healthy boundaries.Additionally, she assumes that her readers have good intentions and are the ones with the right perspective. My view on boundaries in general has changed over the last several months, but this book was not necessarily helpful in that endeavor.
One of my favorite points that TerKeurst made was her thorough discussion about guarding the access that people have to your heart and making sure that their level of access is in proportion to their ability to be trustworthy with that access.
If you are a fan of Lysa Terkeurst and of self-help books (in this case spiritual), and are in need of setting some boundaries, then I definitely recommend reading this book. By reframing boundaries from something that can feel limiting to something that is truly loving, this book equips us to navigate relationships in a loving, healthy, and God-honoring way. Probably the best book on boundaries and how to both accurately verbalize and live into them I have read.
TerKeurst also provides scripture verses to back up the fact that we can still be a Christian, and have boundaries in place. Practical and biblical, this book will help anyone who is struggling with setting boundaries in difficult relationships. She provided many helpful analogies for why this is good practice, such as the fact that you wouldn't give just anyone the keys to your home and if people who you did trust to have the keys were using them in a way that was not intended, you would take them away. Additionally, she has appeared on the Today Show as one of the leading voices in the Christian community. by Lysa TerKeurst | Nov 7, 2022 | Blog, Boundaries, Good Boundaries and GoodbyesIs it unloving or selfish to set a boundary?
I’ve seen so much progress in my own relationships through all I’ve learned about good, healthy boundaries, and I want the same for you. Sounds good at face value, but something about it bothered me and I only today figured out why—the emphasis on the good in us. Which brings me to the point of saying that I wish I would have read this book in physical form so that I could highlight and underline everything that spoke to me (which after this review, I am going to purchase this book! Lysa's personal writing style and insight, won through many hard-fought battles she shares as illustrations, make it seem as if she is writing from the heart of the reader. All of us say or do things that stand in opposition to qualities we would like to be true of ourselves, but that is because God is the only one who is the embodiment of any good and pure characteristic.
In comes across like verses were picked to support the author's claims, rather than using God's Word as the standard. I only mean that someone could argue for a compelling interpretation that contradicts what Terkeurst sometimes. Number-one New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst helps readers stop the dysfunction of unhealthy relationships by showing them biblical ways to set boundaries--and, when necessary, say goodbye--without losing the best of who they are.in her beautiful world where you are in an abusive relationship but have excellent counselors and unusually strong support systems you may be able to please the perfectionist way that she and her therapist lay out responding to an abuser’s abuse. Are there any instances in which sometimes, maybe, a person's boundary is unreasonable or an overreaction? This eye-opening book will be refreshingly helpful in giving you the biblical wisdom and confidence to set boundaries you can keep, communicate them, and finally see them working in your life. From what I understand, only a handful of years have passed since Terkeurst’s traumatic marriage experience and divorce. Learn the difference between a destructive pattern and a difficult season with this free resource, “Is This Normal?
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