Truth is the only healthy place from which to speak. Assumption is the birthplace of godless chatter.
LYSA TERKEURSTTrying to fix another person will only add to my anxiety. Letting Jesus work on me is where real progress can happen.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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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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Don’t put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.
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Prayer does make a difference-a life-changing, mind-blowing, earth-rattling difference.
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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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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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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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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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Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.
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Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.
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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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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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Dear Lord, forgive me for all of the times I’ve compared myself to others. I know that You have hand-picked all of my qualities. Help me to see these things as beautiful reminders of Your great love in creating me as Your daughter. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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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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I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I’m not.
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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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