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Description
Being paired to a prodigal is a relational nightmare. How do you love a wayward person without enabling them? How do you know when to let them go? In this book, pastors Dave Harvey and Paul Gilbert share stories of pain and stories of hope as they reveal how to care for the wayward people in our lives who have strayed.
In Letting Go, pastors Dave Harvey and Paul Gilbert share stories of pain and hope as they reveal how to care for the prodigal who has strayed. They offer help to those dealing with an unfaithful marriage partner, a rebellious child, or a wayward friend, guidance that is rooted in the gospel and grounded in truth. Youll learn how to love and forgive those who have hurt you and how to practice ongoing love for them with the support of Christian community.
While each situation is unique, most broken relationships share common themes of shame, guilt, confusion, uncertainty, and ongoing struggle. By taking a closer look at the spiritual dynamics at work in the heart of the prodigal, readers will learn how to best relate to their loved one in a way that is both redemptive and honest. Harvey and Gilbert explain how to lovingly confront sinful behavior, as well as how to forgive a person who has hurt you through a process of reconciliation.
A must-have resource for every believer struggling to love the prodigal back home again, this book is ideal for parents, couples, counselors, pastors, and those ministering to hurting families and churches.
