Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.
LYSA TERKEURSTRemember, 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.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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Conflict tip: What comes out of someone else’s mouth is a reflection of their heart … not yours.
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God never intended for us to rely on others for our sense of well being. Only He is equipped to provide that.
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Great love isn’t two people finding the perfect match in one another. Great love is two people making the choice to be a match.
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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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Wise women tuck Godly wisdom into the words they speak and even more into the words they choose not to speak.
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Life as a Christ follower will always be a learning process of depending less on our own strength and more on God’s power.
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God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.
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There is power in simply speaking the name Jesus.
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Chase God’s heart today. Christianity has got to be more than a label, a lingo, and a lifestyle.
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Don’t let the hurt of today blind you to the hope of tomorrow. Disappointment ushers in a new appointment.
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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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Getting healthy isn’t just about losing weight. It’s not limited to adjusting our diet and hoping for good physical results. It’s about recalibrating our souls so that we want to change – spiritually, physically, and mentally. And the battle really is in all three areas.
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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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Spending some time getting quiet can really be the best remedy for tangled situations. Taking a step back from all the emotion, frustration, and exhaustion to sit quietly with Jesus will do more to untangle a mess than anything else I’ve ever found.
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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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Today, let’s set our minds and hearts on feeling more thankful for what we are than guilty for what we’re not. Let’s cut the threads of guilt with grace.
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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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Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.
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Satan has no power over us except what we allow. Moment by moment, decision by decision, step by step – will we operate in God’s all powerful Truth or allow Satan to entangle us in his lies?
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I know deep hurt. But I also know deep hope. Sometimes God’s power is shown as much in preventing things as it is in making them happen. We may never know why. But we can always know and trust the Who.
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Don’t put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.
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God is mighty. God is caring. God is worthy of praise. God is loving. God is able. God is in control. Nothing takes God by surprise. Some sweet reminders to soak in before falling asleep tonight.
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Remember, the Devil loves to make us focus on the little that’s wrong so we miss the big picture of all that’s right.
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Trying to fix another person will only add to my anxiety. Letting Jesus work on me is where real progress can happen.
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This life is not about me. It’s about joining hands with Jesus to fulfill whatever tasks He sets before me and to share His love with all He brings my way.
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Lord, help me to see what comes my way as an opportunity instead of an inconvenience.
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