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I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I’m not.

Lysa TerKeurst

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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Angry Emotion Frustration Hide Love People
Having faith doesn’t mean I have all the answers. It means trusting God especially in the midst of uncertainty.
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Answer Faith God Trust Uncertain
Sometimes it’s the words we choose not to say that speak most loudly about our character.
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Character Choice Ourselves Talk Time Word
Just because we feel offended doesn’t mean we must be offended. Feelings are indicators not dictators.
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Deep Feeling Indication Offend Truth Wisdom
You have the exact qualities God knew your kids would need in a mother. Each day, hold up your willingness and ask God to make you the best version of you that you can possibly be.
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Best Children Exact God Hold Mom Possible Quality Version Yourself
Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.
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Comfortable Experience God True Zone
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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Children Goal God Goodness Live Love Raise World
God will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.
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Faith God Greatness People Small Willing
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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Greatness Love People Perfection Relationship
No matter your age, stage of life, or circumstances, don’t forget to dare to dream with God. You don’t have to figure anything out. Just keep saying yes to Him, in big ways and small, and watch what He does.
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Age Big Dare Dreams Forget God Himself Life Small Wall
Not reaching back for what was lost in my yesterdays. And not reaching for what I hope will be in my tomorrow. But living fully with what is right in front of me. And truly seeing the gift of this moment.
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Gift Hope Lost Moments Past Reach Right
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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Activity Attention Attitude Drive Focus Force God Live Need Ourselves
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 Grace Judgement Love Myself Regret Stand
God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.
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Feeling God Goodness Life Myself
Prayer does make a difference-a life-changing, mind-blowing, earth-rattling difference.
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Change Difference Earth Inspirational Life Power Prayer
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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Care God Love Praise Reminder Sleep Surprise Sweet Worth
A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her.
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Care Gift Herself Woman Word
I want to honor Jesus with the things I say and the things I choose not to say. Lord, help us all be so careful with sharing opinions as if they are truth.
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Care Choice Myself Opinion Share Truth
When feelings of inadequacy come creeping in, let’s park our minds in God’s truth.
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Feeling God Mindset Ourselves Truth
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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Better Conflict Destruction Fight Remember Strong Tears
Love isn’t what I have the opportunity to get from this world. Love is what I have the opportunity to give.
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Generosity Love Myself Opportunity World
I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I’m not.
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Acceptance Guilty Learning Myself Thankful
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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Ability God Ourselves
The only way our faith can strengthen is if we use it.
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Faith Ourselves Religious Strength
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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Gift God Growth Himself Imagination Process Protection
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.
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Enough God Ourselves Remember Small Strength Weakness
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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Deep God Hope Hurt Power Prevent Reason Trust

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