Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

Just because you…achieve what you always thought would make you feel special does not fix that deep-down internal insecurity. External achievement never equals internal acceptance.

Do not put the LORD your God to the test. (Deuteronomy 6:16)

Too much revelation and I'd pridefully run ahead of You. Too little and I'd be paralyzed with fear.

How tragic that when we chase something in this world, we're actually running away from the stable trust and secure love our souls long for the most.

I pray that you … grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ … that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (EPHESIANS 3:17 – 19)

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. (John 15:9 – 12)

And worst of all, I did not feel held safe. Girls who have the lingering whispers of rejection still echoing in the hollows of their soul rarely feel completely held safe. So they look at gaps of the unknown and hesitate at best. Run away at worst. They crave for life to make sense. They cringe when it doesn't. It

This wasn't really about the scale or what clothing size I was; it was about this battle that raged in my heart.

His name is fool and folly goes with him everywhere he goes" (1 Samuel 25:25, paraphrased).

But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him.

I had to get honest enough to admit it: I relied on food more than I relied on God. I craved food more than I craved God. Food was my comfort. Food was my reward. Food was my joy. Food was what I turned to in times of stress, sadness, and even in times of happiness.

When I remember the promises of God, I tap into the power of God. God's promises are always a perfect match for our problems. And our problem instigator the Devil—the lion—is no match for God's promises.

Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

When we worship God, we reverence Him above all

God never intended for us to want anything more than we want Him.

We are taught to remain in God's love so that we won't tie our happy to anything but God.

Progresa. Solo progresa. Está bien tener reveses y la necesidad de volver a hacerlo. Está bien trazar una línea en la arena y empezar de nuevo… y de nuevo. Solo asegúrate de seguir moviendo la línea hacia delante. Avanza. Da pasitos de bebé, pero al menos da pasos que impidan que te quedes atascada. Entonces vendrá el cambio. Y será bueno.

Anytime we feel not good enough we deny the powerful truth that we are a glorious work of God in progress. We are imperfect because we are unfinished.

If Satan can use our everyday experiences, both big and small, to cripple our true identity, then he renders God's people totally ineffective for the kingdom of Christ.

when we operate according to God's Word, we operate according to God's will.

Being full of God's love settles, empowers, and brings out the best of who we are.

Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning;

Even amid hardship, trials, and things that don't go the way we want them to, we can find something to be joyful about.

She refuses to be a victim of a circumstance she can't fully change. Instead she changes what she can.