Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.
LYSA TERKEURSTI know deep hurt. But I also know deep hope. Sometimes God’s power is shown as much in preventing things as it is in making them happen. We may never know why. But we can always know and trust the Who.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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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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Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.
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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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Praying helps me see perspectives otherwise beyond me.
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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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No person, possession, profession, or position ever fills the cup of a wounded, empty heart. It’s an emptiness only God can fill.
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Remember, the Devil loves to make us focus on the little that’s wrong so we miss the big picture of all that’s right.
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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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God will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.
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Not making a decision is actually a decision. It’s the decision to stay the same.
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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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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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Truth is the only healthy place from which to speak. Assumption is the birthplace of godless chatter.
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If I really want an unrushed life, I must underwhelm my schedule so God has room to overwhelm my soul.
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Having faith doesn’t mean I have all the answers. It means trusting God especially in the midst of uncertainty.
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