Wounds. Lysa TerKeurst More Quotes by Lysa TerKeurst More Quotes From Lysa TerKeurst Don't put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation. Lysa TerKeurst situationwholeidentity Just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Lysa TerKeurst not-giving-upinspirationalmean Seeking - really seeking - is more than just reading a few verses from the Bible in the morning and trying to be a good person that day. Seeking requires me to sacrifice the things I feel compelled to chase so I can be available to notice God’s clear direction. Whatever we chase, like it or not, gains our full attention. Dear Lord, forgive me for all the times I’ve rushed by Your gifts and overlooked Your blessings. Today, I want to pause and really seek You with all I’ve got. I love You, Lord. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. Lysa TerKeurst readingmorningjesus Just because we feel offended doesn't mean we must be offended. Feelings are indicators not dictators. Lysa TerKeurst dictatorfeelingsmean Everything I do and say tells a story of who I am serving. If I am acting out of anger and spite, I am serving the father of darkness and spreading his darkness. If I am honoring to the Lord with my actions, I am serving to further the name of Jesus and spreading His light. Lysa TerKeurst christianinspirationaljesus The decisions we make dictate the schedules we keep. The schedules we keep determine the lives we live. The lives we live determine how we spend our souls. So, this isn't just about finding time. This is about honoring God with the time we have. Lysa TerKeurst decisions-we-makeschedulessoul It's not my perfect performance that captures God's attention. It's my complete dependence on Him that He notices. Lysa TerKeurst captureperfectattention I was made for more than being stuck in a vicious cycle of defeat. I am not made to be a victim of my poor choices. I was made to be a victorious child of God. Lysa TerKeurst defeatchoiceschildren God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling. Lysa TerKeurst good-and-badcallingcharacter Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart. Lysa TerKeurst criticismheartpeople Life as a Christ follower will always be a learning process of depending less on our own strength and more on God's power. Lysa TerKeurst followersprocesschrist Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God. Lysa TerKeurst adversitychristiangod When feelings of inadequacy come creeping in, let's park our minds in God's truth. Lysa TerKeurst parksmindfeelings God can take what Satan meant for shame and use it for His glory. Just when we think we've messed up so badly that our lives are nothing but heaps of ashes, God pours His living water over us and mixes the ashes into clay. He then takes this clay and molds it into a vessel of beauty. After He fills us with His overflowing love, He can use us to pour His love into the hurting lives of others. Lysa TerKeurst hurtwaterthinking Prayer does make a difference-a life-changing, mind-blowing, earth-rattling difference. Lysa TerKeurst life-changingdifferencesprayer Trying to fix another person will only add to my anxiety. Letting Jesus work on me is where real progress can happen. Lysa TerKeurst anxietyrealjesus Praying helps me see perspectives otherwise beyond me. Lysa TerKeurst perspectiveprayinghelping The one who obey's God's instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow. Lysa TerKeurst awarenesstomorrowtoday God made us to consume food. He did not make food to consume us. Lysa TerKeurst made Having God as an identity marker is nothing but a label, a language, and a lifestyle. I'm a Christian. I talk like one. I act like one. Lysa TerKeurst changechristiangod
