My goal should never be to raise kids that make me look good. (Oh but how my flesh craves this!) My goal should be to raise kids who love God and spend their lives making His goodness known in their corner of the world.
LYSA TERKEURSTRemember: 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.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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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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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 loves to take people from broken backgrounds and surprise them with possibilities.
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I was made for more than being stuck in a vicious cycle of defeat. I am not made to be a victim of my poor choices. I was made to be a victorious child of God.
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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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Trusting God’s plan is the only secret I know in the gentle art of not freaking out.
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We live in a broken world full of broken people. But isn’t it comforting to know God isn’t ever broken? He isn’t ever caught off guard, taken by surprise, or shocked by what happens next.
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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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Remember who you are. Don’t compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth.
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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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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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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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The one who obey’s God’s instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow.
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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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