Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.

Sometimes, though, when God calls us to be set apart for another purpose, it's difficult to believe God's goodness in the hurt.

it comes to my struggles with feeling unglued.

God is much more concerned with the attitudes of our hearts than the actual activities of our bodies on the day of Sabbath.

He was handpicked to display the works of God.

The less we feel we need to address pride, the more it has already blinded us.

8Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

How hard something is often depends on your vantage point.

Don't you just love it when you're disciplining your kids and God whispers, "This is good. I hope you're listening so you can apply this same truth to your life.

Yes and No the two most powerful words.

To love God is to cooperate with His grace. And

meant to shove love away. Quite the opposite. We set boundaries so we know what to do when we very much want to love those around us really well without losing ourselves in the process. Good boundaries help us preserve the love within us even when some relationships become unsustainable and we must accept the reality of a goodbye.