Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

Even Jesus, the Savior of the world, had to take time each day to ask for his portion.

This life is not about me. It's about joining hands with Jesus to fulfill whatever tasks He sets before me and to share His love with all He brings my way.

Love isn't what I have the opportunity to get from this world. Love is what I have the opportunity to give.

Raw emotions - anger, frustration, bitterness, resentment - are the feelings we tend to hide from people we want to impress but spew on those we love the most.

I so desperately want my words to be indicative of how deeply and completely I love my people.

Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.

My attitude of love must not be sacrificed on the altar of activity.

Like a tree, a woman can't carry the weight of two seasons simultaneously. In the violent struggle of trying, she'll miss every bit of joy each season promises to bring.

Remember who you are. Don't compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth.

Satan has no power over us except what we allow. Moment by moment, decision by decision, step by step - will we operate in God's all powerful Truth or allow Satan to entangle us in his lies?

I want to honor Jesus with the things I say and the things I choose not to say. Lord, help us all be so careful with sharing opinions as if they are truth.

Truth is the only healthy place from which to speak. Assumption is the birthplace of godless chatter.

Jesus is the sanctuary every time we gather with other believers. We need that truth to soak into our hearts.

Victory is possible, sisters, not by figuring out how to make this an easy process, but by choosing - over and over and over again - the absolute power available through God's truth.

God loves you just the way you are. But He loves you too much to leave you stuck in a state of defeat

God does not want to make us comfortable as much as He wants to make us comfort-able - to take the comfort that we receive and share it with others.

Wise women tuck Godly wisdom into the words they speak and even more into the words they choose not to speak.

When God becomes routine rather than revival, it's time to switch things up.

A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her.

Trying to fix another person will only add to my anxiety. Letting Jesus work on me is where real progress can happen.

So, I'm not on a diet. I'm on a journey with Jesus to learn the fine art of self-discipline for the purpose of holiness.

Write there. In the weak spot of impossibility.

What if disappointment is really the exact appointment your soul needs to radically encounter God?

Rejection—It may be a delay. It may be a distraction. It may even be a devastation for a season but it is not your final destination.