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 TERKEURSTGod, 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.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.
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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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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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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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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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I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I’m not.
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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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Jesus, 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.
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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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Conflict tip: What comes out of someone else’s mouth is a reflection of their heart … not yours.
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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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There is power in simply speaking the name Jesus.
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Just because we feel offended doesn’t mean we must be offended. Feelings are indicators not dictators.
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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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The one who obey’s God’s instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow.
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