Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.
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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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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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: 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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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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My imperfections will never override God’s promises. God’s promises are not dependent on my ability to always choose well, but rather on His ability to use well.
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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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Praying helps me see perspectives otherwise beyond me.
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Not making a decision is actually a decision. It’s the decision to stay the same.
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Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.
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Life as a Christ follower will always be a learning process of depending less on our own strength and more on God’s power.
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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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God loves to take people from broken backgrounds and surprise them with possibilities.
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If I really want an unrushed life, I must underwhelm my schedule so God has room to overwhelm my soul.
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Lord, help me to see what comes my way as an opportunity instead of an inconvenience.
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