It’s not my perfect performance that captures God’s attention. It’s my complete dependence on Him that He notices.
LYSA TERKEURSTRemember, the Devil loves to make us focus on the little that’s wrong so we miss the big picture of all that’s right.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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Life as a Christ follower will always be a learning process of depending less on our own strength and more on God’s power.
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Great love isn’t two people finding the perfect match in one another. Great love is two people making the choice to be a match.
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Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head, and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart. The degree to which you do either of these things is the degree to which you’ll be ruled by what other people think of you.
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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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God loves to take people from broken backgrounds and surprise them with possibilities.
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Just because we feel offended doesn’t mean we must be offended. Feelings are indicators not dictators.
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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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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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Jesus, I don’t want to be a secret keeper with my faith. I want to be a bold and gracious truth proclaimer. For You. With You. Because of You. Me, the unwanted girl whom You loved, redeemed and wanted.
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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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Sometimes it’s the words we choose not to say that speak most loudly about our character.
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Prayer does make a difference-a life-changing, mind-blowing, earth-rattling difference.
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My imperfections will never override God’s promises. God’s promises are not dependent on my ability to always choose well, but rather on His ability to use well.
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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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I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I’m not.
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