It’s Not Supposed to be this Way by Lysa Terkeurst
Reviewed by: Becky Houghton, Reference Assistant
Genre: Nonfiction- Inspirational, Self-Help
Suggested Age: Adults
What is this Book About? What do you do? How do you react when unexpected disappointments, tragedies, and events happen in your life? Lysa Terkeurst, president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, uses her own experiences with these types of events in order to help others find inner strength when disappointments leave them shattered. Terkeurst has written several Christian inspirational titles, but this one is particularly personal for her. She gives the readers her own insights and shares her personal journey to reorient herself to a life much different from the one she expected to be living.
My Review: I enjoyed Terkeurst’s style in telling how she handled the disappointments in her marriage and health. She uses humor in a mildly self-deprecating way to describe her feelings and some of the events that occurred, but she always alludes to her faith as the source of her strength. All of the encouragement offered is filled with quotes from the Bible, examples of triumph over adversity, and the unexpected disappointments with which life challenges each of us. She includes strategies to help readers reorient to the changes that happen when life throws you a curve ball and life- changing events happen. This book offers encouragement for the reader and provides help facing the unexpected when it occurs.
Three Words That Describe This Book: Encouraging, Spiritual, Inspirational
Give This a Try if You Like: Other books by TerKeurst such as Unglued or The Best Yes or books by Max Lucado such as Anxious for Nothing.
Rating: 4/5
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