Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

I must exchange whispers with God before shouts with the world.

Today, let's be determined to see blessings in the midst of things that seem like burdens.

Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.

If I really want an unrushed life, I must underwhelm my schedule so God has room to overwhelm my soul.

God is good to me, even when life doesn't feel good to me.

God gave me emotions so I could experience life, not destroy it.

The decisions you make determine the schedule you keep. The schedule you keep determines the life you live. And how you live your life determines how you spend your soul.

If I'm going to call myself a person of faith, I need to be willing to live a life that actually requires faith.

Remember: even the smallest drop of God's strength is more than enough to cover our frailties, our shortcomings, and the places where we deem ourselves weak.

Life as a Christ follower will always be a learning process of depending less on our own strength and more on God's power.

A woman who lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule will often ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul.

Feelings are indicators, not dictators. They can indicate where your heart is in the moment, but that doesn't mean they have the right to dictate your behavior and boss you around. You are more than the sum total of your feelings and perfectly capable of that little gift . . . called self-control.