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.
LYSA TERKEURSTSometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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Love isn’t what I have the opportunity to get from this world. Love is what I have the opportunity to give.
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The one who obey’s God’s instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow.
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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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There is power in simply speaking the name Jesus.
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Remember: even the smallest drop of God’s strength is more than enough to cover our frailties, our shortcomings, and the places where we deem ourselves weak.
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Nothing done with the focus on God is ever a waste of time.
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We live in a broken world full of broken people. But isn’t it comforting to know God isn’t ever broken? He isn’t ever caught off guard, taken by surprise, or shocked by what happens next.
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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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Instead of wishing things would change, I’m asking God for His strength to make a change.
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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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You have the exact qualities God knew your kids would need in a mother. Each day, hold up your willingness and ask God to make you the best version of you that you can possibly be.
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We need to make peace with who we are so insecurities don’t become a distraction to how we live. Just because I sometimes feel insecure doesn’t mean I have to be insecure.
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Truth is the only healthy place from which to speak. Assumption is the birthplace of godless chatter.
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Prayer does make a difference-a life-changing, mind-blowing, earth-rattling difference.
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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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