Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

Do not put the LORD your God to the test. (Deuteronomy 6:16)

Too much revelation and I'd pridefully run ahead of You. Too little and I'd be paralyzed with fear.

How tragic that when we chase something in this world, we're actually running away from the stable trust and secure love our souls long for the most.

I pray that you … grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ … that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (EPHESIANS 3:17 — 19)

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. (John 15:9 — 12)

And worst of all, I did not feel held safe. Girls who have the lingering whispers of rejection still echoing in the hollows of their soul rarely feel completely held safe. So they look at gaps of the unknown and hesitate at best. Run away at worst. They crave for life to make sense. They cringe when it doesn't. It

This wasn't really about the scale or what clothing size I was; it was about this battle that raged in my heart.

His name is fool and folly goes with him everywhere he goes" (1 Samuel 25:25, paraphrased).

But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him.

I had to get honest enough to admit it: I relied on food more than I relied on God. I craved food more than I craved God. Food was my comfort. Food was my reward. Food was my joy. Food was what I turned to in times of stress, sadness, and even in times of happiness.

When I remember the promises of God, I tap into the power of God. God's promises are always a perfect match for our problems. And our problem instigator the Devil—the lion—is no match for God's promises.

Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.