Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

But, instead of wallowing in what I can't have, I'm making the choice to celebrate what I can have.

God has the most amazing way to work in the unseen details of life and work out His plan despite our stubbornness.

My soul felt free. I was amazed that I ever desired to satisfy my taste buds over satisfying my desire to break free from all the guilt, all the destruction, all the defeat.

Where there is an abundance of chaos, there is usually a lack of good boundaries.

I struggle with decisions, too. I don't want to miss out on opportunities, mess up relationships by disappointing people, or misstep right out of God's will.

Humility isn't a place of weakness but rather a position that will come with honor (Proverbs 18:12).

It is impossible to grasp the fullness of God without grasping the fullness of the love of Christ.

I have to attach my happy to the only eternal stability there is and remain there. Oh, the prayers i have prayed over and over for God to help me, stabilize me, and tie my happiness to Him.

Here's the reality of our current technique: Other people's requests dictate the decisions we make. We become slaves to others' demands when we let our time become dictated by requests. We will live reactive lives instead of proactive.

your phone randomly sends those memory movies of what happened on this same day four years ago, it stops you from breathing.

Now, rest in the security of My name and all that it means to your identity. (Isaiah 45:2 – 3)

but repentance is faith's fruit, and there is no more reality in a profession of faith than there is reality of repentance accompanying it.

Eve was saturated in the object of her desire. Jesus was saturated in God's truth.

In this great day when most women wave banners of authenticity about our pasts, we crouch back from honesty about our presents. We'll tell you all about our broken places of yesterday but don't dare admit the limitations of our today.

We must not confuse the command to love with the disease to please. And it's not just because of the vicious cycles of people pleasing, although that's part of it. I miss Best Yes opportunities sometimes because I simply don't know they're part of the equation. I get all twisted up in making the decision to check either the Yes or No box, not realizing there is a third box that reads Best Yes.

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.

I'm always asking God for direction, but I'll miss it if I constantly ignore His instruction. (11)

Rejection isn't just an emotional feeling. It's a message that alters what you believe about yourself.

Truth is powerful. The more saturated we are with truth, the more powerful we'll be in resisting our temptations. And the more we'll naturally direct our cravings where they should be directed — to the Author of all truth.

No that relationship didn't work out. But that doesn't mean you'll never find love. It also doesn't mean you aren't capable, likable, and lovely.

God is always at work. He is a present, loving Father, aware of our deepest hurts and our even deeper needs.

Cravings. Are they a curse or a blessing? The answer to that depends on what we're craving. And what we're craving will always depend on whatever we're consuming . . . the object of our desire or God and His truth.

What happened yesterday can't be changed, but it can be forgiven. That's your miracle in the mess. The voices of condemnation, shame, and rejection can come at you, but they don't have to reside in you. That's your miracle in the mess.

We consume what we think about. And what we think about can consume us if we're not careful.