It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

I personally ordered this book after having read "Uninvited". My world shattered when my child ran away and it released a domino effect that kept breaking my world into small particles. It happened so suddenly, after all the work it took for us to get there and then..it was gone...Just like that. This book will most likely be a re-read for me. I felt understood. It was like she reached out and grabbed me by the hand and motivated me to look at my life differently with God than I was at the moment. This is a definite recommend. Especially when you wonder why things are going the way they are.

this book was written after Uninvited. Lisa writes about her husband's infidelity and 2 bouts of serious illnesses. There is a lot of scripture to back up what she writes about. I found the book helpful.

I am in a difficult season of life where my mom who probably has Alzheimer's has come to live with me. It is not easy because my husband and I were looking forward to the empty nest. She is not an easy person to live with as she kinder to strangers.

I found the book uplifting for me. I would recommend the book to others.

This was such an amazing read. It popped up as a recommended read at the right time. I am going through some things and have been questioning a lot and Lysa's book helped put a few things into perspective for me. Some of my favorite takeaways are;

Sometimes we don't even know this is coming from the enemy because the recognizable voice you hear is your own. Man did that hit me hard. The negative voice I am hearing is the enemy trying to tear me down using my own inner thoughts. As I was reading this it had me in tears.

Next news is what comes at us to tell us what we are dealing with. Truth comes from God and helps us to process what we are going through. I never looked at it that way. Most of the time if I get bad news I wallow in it and think that this is the end but I haven't given it to God yet so it is not complete.

Finally God longs to help me. God longs to transform me and God loves me.

I love Lysa, she is so engaging of her readers. Giving sound advice to navigate through tough times, she doesn't hold back. Even if it is a tough topic, it is never sugar coated.

I’m not a fan of self help books. I usually get bored. But this was so enticing to read and felt more like a story than a self help book.