Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

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.

We have to slow the rhythm of rush in our lives so that the best of who are can emerge.

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.

God is mighty. God is caring. God is worthy of praise. God is loving. God is able. God is in control. Nothing takes God by surprise. Some sweet reminders to soak in before falling asleep tonight.

When to give grace? I'd rather stand before God knowing I loved others too much rather than regretting that I judged too harshly.

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.

Whatever has you afraid, angry, intimidated or frustrated tonight - take it to our all-powerful and all-capable God. He has the answer.

God never intended for us to rely on others for our sense of well being. Only He is equipped to provide that.

No person, possession, profession, or position ever fills the cup of a wounded, empty heart. It's an emptiness only God can fill.

As I make goals for this year... Jesus, let your thoughts become my thoughts and bend my will to Your will.

It's not my perfect performance that captures God's attention. It's my complete dependence on Him that He notices.

Nothing done with the focus on God is ever a waste of time.

Trusting God's plan is the only secret I know in the gentle art of not freaking out.

What if God's 'NO,' is really a gift? His way to protect us from what we cannot see, provide something better than we can imagine, or be part of the process of growing us closer to Him.

Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.

If you are a woman who honors God right where you are, you are in ministry.

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.

Unbroken companionship helps us hear His instruction so then we can see His direction. We must not seek direction before obeying His instruction.

The one who obey's God's instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow.

We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God's promises in every area of our lives.

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.

Instead of wishing things would change, I'm asking God for His strength to make a change.

God made us to consume food. He did not make food to consume us.

When God says no, we are sometimes tempted to wonder if He loves us. In reality, it's because He loves us, He sometimes says no.