Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

listen. 15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

Quoting God's Word in the present tense infuses our hearts with holy restraint and diffuses our reactions so we don't spew.

I can face things out of my control without acting out of control.

Girls who have the lingering whispers of rejection still echoing in the hollows of their soul rarely feel completely held safe. So

Remember, this [life] is a love story. And we will never appreciate or even desire the hope of our True Love if lesser loves don't disappoint.

So, here's the short version of my predetermined biblical procedure manual all in one place: Alarmed, I resolve to remember who I am. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. Stay in the flow—my job is obedience; God's job is results. Shift from an attitude to gratitude. My reactions determine my reach.

Girls who have the lingering whispers of rejection still echoing in the hollows of their soul rarely feel completely held safe.

We see that all those harsh realities aren't the end, but rather a temporary middle space. Not the place where we are meant to wallow and dwell. Rather the place through which we will have to learn to wrestle well.

In the quiet, we feel safe enough to humble ourselves.

We don't think about fixing things until we realize they are broken.

Oh, dear God, help me trust You beyond what my physical eyes can see. As the winds of all that's uncontrollable whip around me and thrash against me, I need something to ground me. Steady me. Hold me together when circumstances are falling apart. I want to trust You beyond what my eyes can see.

coated with unmet expectations. So, what do I do? Well, I've found it tremendously helpful to list the expectations I have of a relationship in which I'm feeling slighted. Then I prayerfully discern whether or not my expectations are realistic or unrealistic. And if I can't really discern one way or the other, I ask. I ask God. I ask that person. I ask someone wise who knows both of us well.