God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling.
LYSA TERKEURSTRaw 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.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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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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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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Sometimes it’s the words we choose not to say that speak most loudly about our character.
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Nothing done with the focus on God is ever a waste of time.
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God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.
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I so desperately want my words to be indicative of how deeply and completely I love my people.
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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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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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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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Today, let’s be determined to see blessings in the midst of things that seem like burdens.
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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 loves to take people from broken backgrounds and surprise them with possibilities.
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Trying to fix another person will only add to my anxiety. Letting Jesus work on me is where real progress can happen.
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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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Not reaching back for what was lost in my yesterdays. And not reaching for what I hope will be in my tomorrow. But living fully with what is right in front of me. And truly seeing the gift of this moment.
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