Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

But not making a decision is actually a decision. It's the decision to stay the same. And staying the same when I know I need to change is a choice that carries consequences with it.

Imperfect changes are slow steps of progress wrapped in grace … imperfect progress.

God gave us emotions. Emotions allow us to feel as we experience life. Because we feel, we connect. We share laughter and know the gift of empathy. Our emotions are what enable us to drink deeply from love and treasure it. And yes, we also experience difficult emotions such as sadness, fear, shame, and anger. But might these be important as well?

How dangerous it is when our souls are gasping for God but we're too distracted flirting with the world to notice. Flirting will give you brief surges of fun feelings but will never really pull you in and hold you close. Indeed, the world entices your flesh but never embraces your soul.

But no matter, because that's about the time Jesus will remind us that thighs aren't something we'll ever think about in eternity. And all God's girls say

God's goodness by how my life felt at any given time.

This journey will require you to make some tough sacrifices, but I've come to look at this process as embracing healthy choices rather than denying myself.

Don't we all long to see God at work? His activity around us, in us, and through us is the greatest adventure there is. The God of the universe wants to use you!

Memories are both our greatest treasures and our greatest sorrows.

He's into the slower rhythms of life, like abiding, delighting, and dwelling—all words that require us to trust Him with our place and our pace.

a pattern of wise choices in the ordinary paves the road to a demonstration of wisdom in the extraordinary.

The devil is viscous, but he's not victorious!

Humility can't be bought at a bargain price. It's the long working of grace upon grace within the hurts of our hearts. Humility

God can't be reduced to a checklist.

It's Good to Ask the "What" Questions but Less Helpful to Ask "Why

No, it's not wrong to need people. But some of our biggest disappointments in life are the result of expectations we have of others that they can't ever possibly meet. That's when the desire to connect becomes an unrealistic need. Unrealistic neediness is actually greediness in disguise. It's saying, "My needs and desires deserve to tap into or possibly even deplete yours." This will never set a relationship up for success.

Don't let today's reaction become tomorrow's regret.

Her gifts are not a threat to yours, in fact, because we are all on the same team, her gifts and joys are a win for you.

If the person you are trying so hard not to disappoint will be displeased by a no, they'll eventually be disappointed even if you say yes.

But the way they love is from a full place, not from an empty desperation. As we talked about in the last chapter, they are living loved. But

Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness" (James 3:18).

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it' " (30:21)?

But if you are desperately hungry, a dish of just about anything is hard to turn away. Our souls and our stomachs are alike in this way.

growing closer to God has a whole lot less to do with any action we might take and a whole lot more to do with positioning our hearts toward His.