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.
LYSA TERKEURSTGod will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.
More Lysa TerKeurst Quotes
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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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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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Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.
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Satan has no power over us except what we allow. Moment by moment, decision by decision, step by step – will we operate in God’s all powerful Truth or allow Satan to entangle us in his lies?
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Don’t put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.
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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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The only way our faith can strengthen is if we use it.
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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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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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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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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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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 want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I’m not.
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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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Scars are beautiful when we see them as glorious reminders that we courageously survived.
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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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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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Praying helps me see perspectives otherwise beyond me.
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Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.
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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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We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God’s promises in every area of our lives.
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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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Just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
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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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God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.
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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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