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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.

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
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
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
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
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
We want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention.
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Attention Big Direction God Ourselves Pay
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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Change Compare Forgiveness Greatness Hands Help Love Myself Quality Time
Lord, help me to see what comes my way as an opportunity instead of an inconvenience.
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Myself Opportunity Perspective See Sight
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
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
Praying helps me see perspectives otherwise beyond me.
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Beyond Myself Perspective Prayer See
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
Nothing done with the focus on God is ever a waste of time.
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Focus God Wasted Time
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
We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God’s promises in every area of our lives.
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Area Compromise God Live Ourselves Promise
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
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
Scars are beautiful when we see them as glorious reminders that we courageously survived.
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Beautiful Courage Glory Reminder Scars See Survive
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
Not making a decision is actually a decision. It’s the decision to stay the same.
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Choice Decision Home Stay
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
The only way our faith can strengthen is if we use it.
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Faith Ourselves Religious Strength
God never intended for us to rely on others for our sense of well being. Only He is equipped to provide that.
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Ability God Ourselves
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
Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart.
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Compliment Criticism Head Heart People Yourself
Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.
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Command Confusion Love Sick
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

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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