Just because we feel offended doesn’t mean we must be offended. Feelings are indicators not dictators.
LYSA TERKEURSTThe decisions we make dictate the schedules we keep. The schedules we keep determine the lives we live. The lives we live determine how we spend our souls. So, this isn’t just about finding time. This is about honoring God with the time we have.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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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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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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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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God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling.
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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 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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At the end of the day, honoring God leads to good things. Anything else leads to confusion, emotional exhaustion and a lack of good things.
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Prayer does make a difference-a life-changing, mind-blowing, earth-rattling difference.
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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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Where there is a lack of rest, there is an abundance of stress.
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Satan has no power over us except what we allow. Moment by moment, decision by decision, step by step – will we operate in God’s all powerful Truth or allow Satan to entangle us in his lies?
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Scars are beautiful when we see them as glorious reminders that we courageously survived.
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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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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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Nothing done with the focus on God is ever a waste of time.
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