This year, I want to pursue forgiveness. I’ve known for years that I need to forgive so
I’m following God’s Word, but I also want to forgive because it does me no good
to hang on to anger and bitterness.
I picked up Total Forgiveness searching for practical ways
to start the path to forgiveness, and I had two particular people in my head
that I’ve struggled to forgive in the past.
I felt like the book was filled with reasons WHY to forgive and not
enough ways HOW to forgive. I didn’t
agree 100% with everything the author said, but overall, it’s a good book. I read the book before getting into the study
guide.
As I worked my way through the study guide, I noticed a few
things. It’s not a 1:1 ratio with the
chapters in the book, so it wouldn’t be super easy to go through them at the
same time. The book has 7 chapters,
while the study guide is set up so you go through it over 13 weeks or sessions. The study guide restated the main points of
the book, but it also had specific questions for me to work through, making me
evaluate my particular issues in a more personal way. I don’t think you need both. If I had to pick one or the other, I would definitely
recommend the study guide. I felt that
it was more helpful and got me thinking more deeply about the situations I
needed to work through. The way I saw it
- the book was more general information while the study guide had the practical
guidance I was looking for.
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