Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

I can find security for today even as I face uncertainty about tomorrow. Rather than trying to predict the future, I trace God's faithfulness from my past. He was faithful then. He will be faithful now.

But disappointment isn't proof that God is withholding good things from us. Sometimes it's His way of leading us Home.

When I am struggling and considering a compromise, I will force myself to think past this moment and ask myself, How will I feel about this choice tomorrow morning?

They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. (vv. 49

If I'm in a situation where the temptation is overwhelming, I will have to choose to either remove the temptation or remove myself from the situation.

I may not like all the circumstances from my past, but I can see I survived. God was with me. God has used parts of what I walked through for good. God used some of it to protect me. God has certainly used it to teach me lessons and make me more empathetic for others walking through hard things. And God has used some of it to position me for where I needed to be next.

Love can be unconditional but relational access never should be. Notice that the words sin and iniquity

When a special occasion rolls around, I can find ways to celebrate that don't involve blowing my healthy eating plan.

What consumes my thinking will be the making or the breaking of my identity.

Struggling with my weight isn't God's mean curse on me. Being overweight is an outside indication that internal changes are needed for my body to function properly and for me to feel well.

The numbers hadn't changed yet, but my heart had.

Access without application will not equal transformation.