Don’t put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.
LYSA TERKEURSTGetting healthy isn’t just about losing weight. It’s not limited to adjusting our diet and hoping for good physical results. It’s about recalibrating our souls so that we want to change – spiritually, physically, and mentally. And the battle really is in all three areas.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.
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Prayer does make a difference-a life-changing, mind-blowing, earth-rattling difference.
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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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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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If you are a woman who honors God right where you are, you are in ministry.
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God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling.
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Scars are beautiful when we see them as glorious reminders that we courageously survived.
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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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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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A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her.
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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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God will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.
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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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Truth is the only healthy place from which to speak. Assumption is the birthplace of godless chatter.
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Praying helps me see perspectives otherwise beyond me.
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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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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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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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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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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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Chase God’s heart today. Christianity has got to be more than a label, a lingo, and a lifestyle.
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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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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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When feelings of inadequacy come creeping in, let’s park our minds in God’s truth.
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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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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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