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Instead of wishing things would change, I’m asking God for His strength to make a change.

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
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
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
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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Grace Guilty Heart Mindset Ourselves See Thankful
Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.
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Comfortable Experience God True Zone
God loves to take people from broken backgrounds and surprise them with possibilities.
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Break God Love People Possible Surprise
Truth is the only healthy place from which to speak. Assumption is the birthplace of godless chatter.
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Assumption Born God Health Place Talk Truth
There is power in simply speaking the name Jesus.
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God Name Power Talk
Where there is a lack of rest, there is an abundance of stress.
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Abundance Peace Rest Stress
Remember who you are. Don’t compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth.
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Be Yourself Children Compromise God Live Reason Truth Yourself
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
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
Nothing done with the focus on God is ever a waste of time.
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Focus God Wasted Time
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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Care Choice Myself Opinion Share Truth
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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Care God Love Praise Reminder Sleep Surprise Sweet Worth
It’s not my perfect performance that captures God’s attention. It’s my complete dependence on Him that He notices.
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Capture God Himself Notice Perfection Performance
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
Getting 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.
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Areas Battle Body Change Goodness Health Limitation Lose Result Soul Spiritual
God will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.
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Faith God Greatness People Small Willing
Praying helps me see perspectives otherwise beyond me.
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Beyond Myself Perspective Prayer See
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
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
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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Emotion Frustration Myself Quiet Remedy Time
Today, let’s be determined to see blessings in the midst of things that seem like burdens.
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Blessing Determination Inspirational Motivational See
I so desperately want my words to be indicative of how deeply and completely I love my people.
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Complete Deep Desperate Love People Word
Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.
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Command Confusion Love Sick
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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Afraid Angry Answer God Himself Powerful Scare

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