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Just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible.

Lysa TerKeurst

What if God’s ‘NO,’ is really a gift? His way to protect us from what we cannot see, provide something better than we can imagine, or be part of the process of growing us closer to Him.
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Gift God Growth Himself Imagination Process Protection
When feelings of inadequacy come creeping in, let’s park our minds in God’s truth.
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Feeling God Mindset Ourselves Truth
The 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.
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Decision Determination God Life Live Myself Respect Schedule Soul Time
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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Big Devil Focus Love Photograph Remember Right
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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Ability Dependent God Himself Imperfection Promise
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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God Grace Judgement Love Myself Regret Stand
Instead of wishing things would change, I’m asking God for His strength to make a change.
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Change God Himself Strength
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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Deep God Hope Hurt Power Prevent Reason Trust
I was made for more than being stuck in a vicious cycle of defeat. I am not made to be a victim of my poor choices. I was made to be a victorious child of God.
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Children Choice Defeat God Inspirational Myself Poor Victim Victory
Wise women tuck Godly wisdom into the words they speak and even more into the words they choose not to speak.
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Choice God Talk Wisdom Woman
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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Angry Emotion Frustration Hide Love People
Sometimes it’s the words we choose not to say that speak most loudly about our character.
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Character Choice Ourselves Talk Time Word
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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Empty God Heart Person Position Possession Wound
A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her.
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Care Gift Herself Woman Word
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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Better Conflict Destruction Fight Remember Strong Tears
Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.
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Comfortable Experience God True Zone
Just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
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Hard Impossible Inspirational Motivational
Don’t put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.
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Identity Situation Small Yourself
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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Activity Attention Attitude Drive Focus Force God Live Need Ourselves
God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling.
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Bad Call Character Development Experience God Goodness Match Yourself
Having faith doesn’t mean I have all the answers. It means trusting God especially in the midst of uncertainty.
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Answer Faith God Trust Uncertain
Conflict tip: What comes out of someone else’s mouth is a reflection of their heart … not yours.
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Heart Reflection Voice Word Yourself
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.
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Children Goal God Goodness Live Love Raise World
This life is not about me. It’s about joining hands with Jesus to fulfill whatever tasks He sets before me and to share His love with all He brings my way.
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Fulfill Hands Life Love Way
Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.
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Cry Life Ourselves Reminder Tears Time
It is a rare and beautiful thing when we choose to offer love in situations when most people would choose to scorn or ignore.
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Beautiful Choice Ignorance Offering People Rare
Nothing done with the focus on God is ever a waste of time.
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Focus God Wasted Time

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