Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

We must be aware that desperation breeds degradation. In other words, when what is lacking in life goes from being an annoyance to an anxiety we run the risk of compromising in ways we never thought we would.

God is displeased when he is distrusted, and when an arm of flesh is relied on, more than his power and goodness.

I have to trust that first comes the dust, and then comes the making of something even better with us. God isn't ever going to forsake you, but He will go to great lengths to remake you.

We must let God's Word become the words we believe and receive as truth. We must let God's Word become the words of our story.

Find a friend who can speak rationality into your irrational impulses. A friend who will hold you accountable, speak the truth in love, and pray for you.

No desarrollaremos respuestas nuevas hasta que desarrollemos pensamientos nuevos. Es por eso que resulta crucial renovar nuestra mente con nuevos pensamientos.

Without challenges and changes people tend to grow increasingly distant from God and resistant to His ways.

The Best Yes is what we're after. Best Yes answers are much more likely to happen when we are in the habit of seeking wisdom. We have to put our hearts and our minds in places where wisdom gathers, not scatters.

Dear Lord, make me a courageous woman who isn't afraid to pray this prayer over and over in the days ahead. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Rather than dwelling on wounds that leave us feeling emotionally empty, we can learn to look for whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy in life (Philippians 4: 8). When I park my mind and heart on thoughts that refresh me instead of ones that depress me, I am filled. Like the psalmist reminds us, "Taste and see that the LORD is good" (Psalm 34: 8).

Lies flee in the presence of truth.

If I want His promises, I have to trust His process. I have to trust that first comes the dust, and then comes the making of something even better with us. God isn't ever going to forsake you, but He will go to great lengths to remake you.

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he" (NLV).

Heartbreaking seasons can certainly grow me but were never meant to define me.

We must carry with us the sweet aroma of knowing Jesus everywhere we go.

I can't control the things that happen to me each day, but I can control how I think about them.

But then we also must walk through the much longer process of forgiving and healing from the impact another person's actions have had on us. Forgiveness is a command by God, but reconciliation should be very conditional on many factors—most of all whether all parties involved can stay safe ad healthy if they stay together.

No puedo controlar las cosas que me suceden cada día, pero puedo controlar cómo pienso al respecto.

We need to ask for God's wisdom, revelation, and intervening power to be an integral part of our food choices from now on.

And it's the one thing Jesus is asking of the rich ruler. Not for a life lived perfectly, but a heart of perfect surrender.

I am a woman whose identity has been changed by coming face to face with the One who has the power to completely transform me.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. (2 Corinthians 1:3–4)

Having faith doesn't mean I have all the answers. It means trusting God especially in the midst of uncertainty.

The only way our faith can strengthen is if we use it.