Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

if we find that certain foods are impossible to walk away from—we can't or won't deny ourselves an unhealthy choice in order to make a healthier choice—then it's a clue we are being ruled by this food on some level.

If we pay attention to foolish things or things that fuel foolishness in us, we will bankrupt our perspective. And we will be more likely to fall prey to Satan's schemes.

We've survived what we feared. But can we survive the remembering? Memories are both our greatest treasures and our greatest sorrows.

we must not confuse the disease to please with the command to love.

And somehow becoming a woman of self-discipline honors God and helps me live the godly characteristic of self-control.

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.

I'm no longer at the first cliff where the ground fell out from beneath me. But I'm also not all the way across to solid ground where everyone exhales, exhausted but relieved. No, I'm in the middle, which honestly might be the scariest of all places. Moving ahead and turning back are both equally terrifying.

let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

Grace doesn't give me a free pass to act out how I feel, with no regard to His commands. Rather, His grace gives me consolation in the moment, with a challenge to learn from this situation and become more mature in the future.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Usually, the most disappointing realities come from the most realistic expectations. An unmet longing from a realistic expectation is such a searing pain within a human heart.

Love can be unconditional but relational access never should be