Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.
LYSA TERKEURSTWhere there is a lack of rest, there is an abundance of stress.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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What if God’s ‘NO,’ is really a gift? His way to protect us from what we cannot see, provide something better than we can imagine, or be part of the process of growing us closer to Him.
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Big things are built one brick at a time. Victories are achieved one choice at a time. A life well lived is chosen one day at a time.
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My imperfections will never override God’s promises. God’s promises are not dependent on my ability to always choose well, but rather on His ability to use well.
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Don’t put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.
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You’ve never gone too far that God can’t redeem you, restore you, forgive you, and give you a second chance.
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The only way our faith can strengthen is if we use it.
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We need to make sure our activities and our attitudes line up with what pleases God first and foremost. Wherever we focus our attention the most will become the driving force in our lives.
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Lord, help me to see what comes my way as an opportunity instead of an inconvenience.
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When feelings of inadequacy come creeping in, let’s park our minds in God’s truth.
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Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.
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Remember, conflict doesn’t always mean we have to fight against something and tear it apart. Conflict can also mean we’re fighting for something to make it even better and stronger than it’s ever been.
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When to give grace? I’d rather stand before God knowing I loved others too much rather than regretting that I judged too harshly.
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I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I’m not.
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Raw emotions – anger, frustration, bitterness, resentment – are the feelings we tend to hide from people we want to impress but spew on those we love the most.
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Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head, and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart. The degree to which you do either of these things is the degree to which you’ll be ruled by what other people think of you.
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