Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

know who you want to be and take the next step that points you in the direction of that character quality.

On the surface it appears that all we're talking about is food and the amount we consume. In reality, there is a more serious issue at the root of gluttony. Overstuffing ourselves with food or drinking until we get drunk or

Each morning my mind is like a dry sponge. Whatever I soak up first is what I'll be most saturated with each day. And what I'm most saturated with each day is what I'll leak out on others when life's tough stuff squeezes me.

God will handle this, and even if you never see how God handles it, you know He will.

I'm not gentle by nature, but I can be gentle by obedience. I'm not patient by nature, but I can be patient by obedience. I'm not peaceful by nature, but I can be peaceful by obedience.

prudent man or woman understands that all of life is connected. He is aware of the cause-and-effect relationship between what he chooses today and what he experiences tomorrow . .

Trading God's truth for what the world said was a better plan.

famine and cry out for comfort and security. We may even turn back to the mud puddles we left behind. All the while, ahead of us are the pure rushing waters our souls were designed to dive into. A sweet place of complete trust in God, great faith, and dreams come true is out there. And inside of us something calls us to dive in and experience the riches of the deep.

getting wrapped up in the affections of an adulterous relationship are all desperate attempts to silence the cries of a hungry soul.

We're all desperate to anchor our souls to something we can trust won't change. It

If the very downfall of humanity was caused when Eve surrendered to a temptation to eat something she wasn't supposed to eat, I do think our struggles with food are important to God.

When a woman lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule, she'll ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul.