I feel the title of Lysa Terkeurst’s book, I want to trust you, but I don’t is a little deceiving. I assumed from the title and the blurb that Terkeurst was having trouble trusting God. Though Terkeurst does discuss this, the majority of the book was about Terkeurst’s trust issues with her husband who continued to betray her, after recommitting to their marriage vows. She also touches upon trust issues with other family members and close friends.
Lysa Terkeurst navigates the issues very well. On the one hand, she doesn’t want to encourage her readers to mistrust someone following a slight oversight. On the other hand, she wants to warn her readers that some people aren’t worthy of their trust. She goes to great lengths to point out the warning signs and evidence of when a relationship is in trouble. She also addresses the bad theology of continuing to trust someone when they’re clearly not trustworthy.
Terkeurst writes with much compassion. She clearly doesn’t want to leave her readers feeling guilty or condemned for bad decisions they may have made in the past. Plus, she wants to empower them to make good decisions in all their present and future relationships. This book is particularly for those who have trouble with discernment in intimate relationships.
Overall, an in-depth look at the importance of trust in close relationships, how it can be broken, and whether restoration is possible.
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