Getting Past Your Past
Finding Freedom from the Pain of Regret
1st Edition
Published on 4. December 2013
240 pages
978-0-307-82791-3 (ISBN)
Description
Often Christians feel saved from the ultimate penalty for their sins, but not from the persistent pain of regret. The long-lasting consequences of bad decisions leave many feeling perpetually out of God's will and unable to move forward into freedom and productivity. Getting Past Your Past is the antidote to the kind of regret that can stall us spiritually and bind us up in emotional pain. Susan Wilkinson lights a clear path out of this prison with six steps, including understanding and truly embracing grace, learning to forego secrets and live authentically, and grieving old dreams and dreaming new ones. This wise, heartfelt book offers strong spiritual and emotional resolution of regret by focusing on the sovereignty and unmerited kindness of God, who alone can restore the peace we've sometimes lost.
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Person
Susan Wilkinson is most passionate about her relationship with the Lord and her three children. A widow, Susan is an author whose work has been featured in Focus on the Family, ParentLife, and Single-Parent Family magazines. She lives with her children near Seattle, where she is pursuing a degree in biblical studies.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part One: The Tragedy
- 1: Snowball Riding 101: Holding on for Dear Life
- 2: "If Only .": Stuck in the Muck
- 3: No Stone to Throw: Bedrock Truth for the Journey
- Part Two: The Truth
- 4: A Grief Deserved: Putting Guilt in Perspective
- 5: The No-Condemnation Clause: Opting out of Guilt
- 6: Untold Grief: Secret Sin, Private Pain, Hidden Regret
- 7: No Ax to Grind: Anger and Forgiveness
- 8: Diving for Pearls: Searching the Mysteries of the Deep
- 9: Once upon a Time: Ending the Fairy Tale
- 10: Refugees of Regret: Fleeing a Hopeless Past
- 11: The Temptations of Lamentations: Three Don'ts and Some Do's of Grief
- Part Three: The Triumph
- 12: Foresight, Not Hindsight: How to Avoid Further Regret
- 13: Good-bye . Hello: Moving from Heartache to Hope
- Recommended Reading
- Notes
