Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

Whenever any kind of relationship conflict arises, my choice is whether to give the other person power to control my emotions.

Breaking up the unplowed ground of your heart will make it ready for new life, new growth, new maturity in you.

At first we say it's too soon, then years go by and we say it's too late.

If I can be honest, the real problem with the gap in my countertop was my own pride. It's a sign of imperfection, and I don't like my imperfections to show. Lord, please set my heart free from these prideful tendencies.

The fruit of the Spirit (the evidence of God's Spirit being in you) is a list of godly characteristics: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22).

Those who cooperate most fully with forgiveness are those who dance most freely in the beauty of redemption.

know who you want to be and take the next step that points you in the direction of that character quality.

On the surface it appears that all we're talking about is food and the amount we consume. In reality, there is a more serious issue at the root of gluttony. Overstuffing ourselves with food or drinking until we get drunk or

Each morning my mind is like a dry sponge. Whatever I soak up first is what I'll be most saturated with each day. And what I'm most saturated with each day is what I'll leak out on others when life's tough stuff squeezes me.

God will handle this, and even if you never see how God handles it, you know He will.

I'm not gentle by nature, but I can be gentle by obedience. I'm not patient by nature, but I can be patient by obedience. I'm not peaceful by nature, but I can be peaceful by obedience.

prudent man or woman understands that all of life is connected. He is aware of the cause-and-effect relationship between what he chooses today and what he experiences tomorrow . .

Trading God's truth for what the world said was a better plan.

famine and cry out for comfort and security. We may even turn back to the mud puddles we left behind. All the while, ahead of us are the pure rushing waters our souls were designed to dive into. A sweet place of complete trust in God, great faith, and dreams come true is out there. And inside of us something calls us to dive in and experience the riches of the deep.

getting wrapped up in the affections of an adulterous relationship are all desperate attempts to silence the cries of a hungry soul.

We're all desperate to anchor our souls to something we can trust won't change. It

If the very downfall of humanity was caused when Eve surrendered to a temptation to eat something she wasn't supposed to eat, I do think our struggles with food are important to God.

When a woman lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule, she'll ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul.

I am made to rise up, do battle with my issues and, using the Lord's strength in me, defeat them — spiritually, physically, and mentally — to the glory of God.

We must embrace the boundaries of the healthy eating plan we choose. And we must affirm these boundaries as gifts from a God who cares about our health, not restrictive fences meant to keep us from enjoying life. Vulnerable, broken taste buds can't handle certain kinds of freedom. Boundaries keep us safe, not restricted.

Fear isn't something you can sweep up into a pile and discard. It isn't physical. It hovers and haunts us in the spiritual realm. It attacks us in the unseen.

You're giving yourself too much credit, the only reason you have any grace (to give or receive) is through Christ.

Standing underneath those broken boards helped me to see why. I couldn't keep my old broken beliefs, nail a little Jesus truth to the side, and expect stability.

God has given me power over my food. I hold the power -- not the food. If I'm not supposed to eat it, I won't put it in my mouth.