Remember: even the smallest drop of God’s strength is more than enough to cover our frailties, our shortcomings, and the places where we deem ourselves weak.
LYSA TERKEURSTJesus, I don’t want to be a secret keeper with my faith. I want to be a bold and gracious truth proclaimer. For You. With You. Because of You. Me, the unwanted girl whom You loved, redeemed and wanted.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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Truth is the only healthy place from which to speak. Assumption is the birthplace of godless chatter.
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Sometimes it’s the words we choose not to say that speak most loudly about our character.
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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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God loves to take people from broken backgrounds and surprise them with possibilities.
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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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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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God, I want to see You. God, I want to hear You. God, I want to know You. God, I want to follow hard after You. And even before I know what I will face today, I say yes to You.
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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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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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It’s not my perfect performance that captures God’s attention. It’s my complete dependence on Him that He notices.
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We need to make peace with who we are so insecurities don’t become a distraction to how we live. Just because I sometimes feel insecure doesn’t mean I have to be insecure.
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God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.
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God will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.
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Dear Lord, forgive me for all of the times I’ve compared myself to others. I know that You have hand-picked all of my qualities. Help me to see these things as beautiful reminders of Your great love in creating me as Your daughter. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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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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