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 TERKEURSTLord, help me to see what comes my way as an opportunity instead of an inconvenience.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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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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I so desperately want my words to be indicative of how deeply and completely I love my people.
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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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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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I want to honor Jesus with the things I say and the things I choose not to say. Lord, help us all be so careful with sharing opinions as if they are truth.
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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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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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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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The only way our faith can strengthen is if we use it.
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Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart.
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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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I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I’m not.
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Conflict tip: What comes out of someone else’s mouth is a reflection of their heart … not yours.
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Trusting God’s plan is the only secret I know in the gentle art of not freaking out.
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