Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

I am made to rise up, do battle with my issues and, using the Lord's strength in me, defeat them — spiritually, physically, and mentally — to the glory of God.

We must embrace the boundaries of the healthy eating plan we choose. And we must affirm these boundaries as gifts from a God who cares about our health, not restrictive fences meant to keep us from enjoying life. Vulnerable, broken taste buds can't handle certain kinds of freedom. Boundaries keep us safe, not restricted.

Fear isn't something you can sweep up into a pile and discard. It isn't physical. It hovers and haunts us in the spiritual realm. It attacks us in the unseen.

You're giving yourself too much credit, the only reason you have any grace (to give or receive) is through Christ.

Standing underneath those broken boards helped me to see why. I couldn't keep my old broken beliefs, nail a little Jesus truth to the side, and expect stability.

God has given me power over my food. I hold the power -- not the food. If I'm not supposed to eat it, I won't put it in my mouth.

Fear makes the gap between where I am and trusting God seem an impossible chasm.

We don't need to understand God to trust Him.

Dear Lord, I want to wait in calm and patient expectation today. Please take my exhaustion and turn it into expectation; take my feelings of hopelessness and give me real hope. I want to stop resisting Your truths and start applying them. I will do all that I can today, and I will wait with anticipation for all that You will do through me. In Jesus' name. Amen.

I was made for more than being stuck in a vicious cycle of defeat. I was not made to be a victim of my poor choices. I was made to be a victorious child of God.

I think C. S. Lewis said it best: "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."1

Self-rejection paves the landing strip for the rejection of others to arrive and pull on up to the gates of our hearts.