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The word forgive is not, as many people think, one dimensional. It does not just mean let go and let God, a challenge for anyone who has experienced traumatizing abuse, injustice, neglect, or abandonment. In The Unburdened Heart, Suzanne Eller explores with readers the multiple facets of forgiveness found in the Scriptures, focusing in particular on the idea of leaving one place to go to another. Anyone can, with the help of God's Spirit, leave pain to find wholeness, leave regret to find purpose, and leave the past to live fully in the present. The Unburdened Heart uses the power of story along with biblical teaching to lead readers into healing and a forgiving lifestyle.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 mars 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441224910
Langue	English

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PRAISE FOR
THE U nburdened HEART
Susie plays all the right notes when it comes to addressing the tender and varied subject of hurting. Forgoing cloying and trite, her writing brings a much-needed and appreciated directness to those are broken and presents advice and hopeful perspectives for healing and change.
Julie Barnhill
Speaker and Author of Scandalous Grace
Between the covers of The Unburdened Heart lies freedom for every heart held captive by unforgiveness. Chapter by chapter, Suzie shares powerful truths and practical teachings that will equip you with courage and strength to not only forgive but also move on and live victoriously in that forgiveness. This is the best book I have read on forgiveness.
Wendy Blight
Author of Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner, Teacher and
Proverbs 31 Ministries Speaker
Suzie speaks with the warmth of a friend and the wisdom of a sage to one of our common struggles—forgiveness. Offering down-to-earth help built on a deep scriptural foundation, she reveals a many-layered truth that forgiveness isn’t the one-size-fits all proposition we’ve so often accepted. I feel relief and joy in realizing that God fully acknowledges the difficulties of forgiveness while still holding it up as the healing tonic against bitterness and debilitating anger.
Amy Carroll
Proverbs 31 Ministries Speaker
Suzie fills up our toolboxes not just for today but also for the future. Conflict, hurt and pain are just a part of this world. The Unburdened Heart gives exactly what we need to walk in the freedom Christ died to give us … no matter what our circumstances!
Lynn Cowell
Founder of Wise Women … Wiser Daughter and Proverbs 31 Ministries Speaker Author of His Revolutionary Love and Devotions for a Revolutionary Year
Forgiveness can be fuzzy, and it’s easy to get stuck on the journey. But with this book, Suzie builds a safe place to struggle with the questions and walks us through the freedom that forgiving promises.
Carol Davis
Radio Host, 106.9 The LightFM
The Unburdened Heart provides both healing and hope for those who have been affected by circumstances that have left them scarred and scared. While Satan may seek to tightly wind the chains of bitterness, anger and unforgiveness around our wounded hearts by tempting us with wrong thinking and the destructive counter-productive actions that result, this book teaches how to release the hurt and move forward—free, whole and holy.
Karen Ehman
Proverbs 31 Ministries Director of Speakers and Author LET. IT. GO.
Virtually all Christians know they should forgive, but few really understand how. In this insightful book, Suzie Eller uncovers the blanket of mystery surrounding the hows and whys of forgiveness. She provides a biblical and practical path that leads to the freedom those held captive by unforgiveness so desperately crave. This is a book for all of us.
Donna Jones
Speaker and Author of SEEK: A Woman’s Guide to Meeting God
More times than not, forgiveness is a process instead of an event. It’s costly and painful, yet freeing and beautiful. In The Unburdened Heart, Suzie Eller handles this topic with truth and grace. If you’ve got an unhealed area in your soul, I ask you to go on this journey with her. Trust her to hold your hand and lead you to places of grace and healing. Freedom waits for you on the other side.
Susie Larson
Co-host of Focus on the Family’s Everyday Relationships with Dr. Greg Smalley Host of Live the Promise and Author of Your Beautiful Purpose
Without God’s forgiveness, we would all be lost. So why is it so hard to give to others? How do we do lay down the burden of unforgiveness and the resentment and bitterness that accompanies it? With insightful biblical analogies and a warm, inviting tone, Suzie illustrates the effects of unforgiveness and walks readers through theprocess of offering grace and embracing wholeness. This book opened my eyes to the picture of what forgiving like Jesus really means.
Melinda Means
Founder, Mothering from Scratch
I began reading The Unburdened Heart with the mindset that my heart was fine, but as I spent time deeply pondering the personal reflection questions Suzie poses, I realized that I had been inadvertently allowing unforgiveness to burden my heart. Suzie’s book helped me to let go of hurt and bitterness and experience a spiritual and emotional freedom that I didn’t even know I was missing.
Tracie Miles
Author and Proverbs 31 Ministries Speaker
There is incredible freedom in living a life of grace and mercy. Suzie Eller believes that, lives that and shows us how to walk the road to experience that ourselves. Do you need to unburden your heart and experience freedom from the hurts of the past? You can start today by opening the pages of this powerful book.
Jill Savage
CEO of Hearts at Home and Author of No More Perfect Moms
Whether you are weighed down with a deep betrayal or yearn to be free of any petty grudges you might be carrying, Suzie Eller provides the tools needed to forgive and grow emotionally and spiritually. She powerfully sharers practical insights and biblical wisdom and challenges and guides us to move beyond our hurts and bitter disappointments into the freedom of forgiveness that God provides.
Georgia Shaffer
Author, Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania Professional Speaker and Christian Life Coach
Most of us know forgiveness is hard, but Suzie admits it wholeheartedly and then proves it by sharing the nearly impossible forgiveness stories of people who have suffered horrific offenses. We witness their unique journeys toward forgiveness—raw, real and gutty—and see that forgiveness can heal the for-giver more than the forgiven. Suzie will take your hand and guide you through the life-changing process of forgiveness. This is one of those books that has the potential to change your life.
Jenny Dean Schmidt
President and Host of The Channelmom Show
If you’ve been carrying a heavy load of hurt, resentment, bitterness or pain, God wants you to be set free. Suzie’s book not only shows why we should forgive but also teaches us how to walk through the process.
Leslie Vernick
Licensed Counselor, Coach, Speaker and Author of the Bestsellers The Emotionally Destructive Relationship and How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong
In The Unburdened Heart, Suzie Eller invites us on a gentle journey of forgiveness, freedom and peace. With real-life stories threaded throughout and reflective questions she calls “Just You and God” at the end of each chapter, she sheds some much-needed light on why forgiveness is often illusive, complex and definitely easier said than done. This is a great resource for individual or group study, and as you take this journey, you will find hope and healing along the way. I highly recommend it!
Stephanie Shott
Author, Speaker and Founder of the M.O.M. Initiative
I don’t struggle with forgiveness … or at least I didn’t think I did. Suzie’s book opened my eyes to the truth. She was thorough in unpacking this struggle, offering biblical examples and practical applications along the way. She addresses all sides of forgiveness—what it is, what it is not, and how God views it—dispels myths surrounding it and shows how to live free from it. Thank you, Suzie, for opening my eyes and lighting a path to freedom!
Carey Scott Wiggins
Speaker and Author of Let’s Get Real: Raising Godly Kids

© 2013 Suzanne Eller
Published by Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 www.revellbooks.com
Revell edition published 2014
ISBN 978-1-4412-2491-0
Previously published by Regal Books
Ebook edition originally created 2013
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2010 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.
Other versions used are: AMP —Scripture taken from the Amplified® Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
KJV—King James Version. Authorized King James Version.
THE MESSAGE —Scripture taken from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
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Dedication
My husband, Richard, knows my heart for ministry. He’s there when I run straight into the wall of real life, while I’m writing or speaking, with a word of encouragement. I am grateful for a husband who I love like crazy.
I also want to thank Rachelle Gardner, my Books and Such agent who believed in this book from the beginning. I loved your reaction the first time you read it! Thank yourfor your perseverance in finding it a home.
Thank you to Kim Bangs at Regal. You were a kindred spirit from day one. I love working with you and your