God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling.
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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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.
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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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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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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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Not making a decision is actually a decision. It’s the decision to stay the same.
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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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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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Whatever has you afraid, angry, intimidated or frustrated tonight – take it to our all-powerful and all-capable God. He has the answer.
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No person, possession, profession, or position ever fills the cup of a wounded, empty heart. It’s an emptiness only God can fill.
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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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Sometimes it’s the words we choose not to say that speak most loudly about our character.
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Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.
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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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Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.
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I so desperately want my words to be indicative of how deeply and completely I love my people.
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