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 never intended for us to rely on others for our sense of well being. Only He is equipped to provide that.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.
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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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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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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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Praying helps me see perspectives otherwise beyond me.
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Spending some time getting quiet can really be the best remedy for tangled situations. Taking a step back from all the emotion, frustration, and exhaustion to sit quietly with Jesus will do more to untangle a mess than anything else I’ve ever found.
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Prayer does make a difference-a life-changing, mind-blowing, earth-rattling difference.
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We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God’s promises in every area of our lives.
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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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Scars are beautiful when we see them as glorious reminders that we courageously survived.
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Just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
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God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.
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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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The one who obey’s God’s instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow.
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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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