Quotes about Self-reflection
When you feed negativity on the inside, it's negativity that you'll exude on the outside.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Which has really gotten me thinking about all the many times I assign thoughts to others that they never actually think. I hold them accountable to harsh judgments they never make. And I own a rejection from them they never gave me.
- Lysa TerKeurst
If things are ever going to get better, we have to acknowledge our underbellies that fuel our unglued reactions.
- Lysa TerKeurst
I'd much rather run to the mall and get a new shirt than run to God and get a new attitude. I'd much rather dig into a brownie than dig into my heart. I'd much rather point the finger at other people's issues than take a peek at my own.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Finally, if some situations or relationships feed our insecurities, maybe we need to take a break from them for a season.
- Lysa TerKeurst
The less we feel we need to address pride, the more it has already blinded us.
- Lysa TerKeurst
The hurt was caused by someone else, but the resulting feelings are mine to manage.
- Lysa TerKeurst
If I can be honest, the real problem with the gap in my countertop was my own pride. It's a sign of imperfection, and I don't like my imperfections to show. Lord, please set my heart free from these prideful tendencies.
- Lysa TerKeurst
We get empty when we park our minds on comparison thoughts and wallow in them.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Did I overeat this week on any day? No. • Did I move more and exercise regularly? Yes. • Do I feel lighter than I did at this time last Wednesday? Yes. • Did I eat in secret or out of anger or frustration? No. • Did I feel that, at any time, I ran to food instead of to God? Nope. • Before I hopped on the scale, did I think I'd had a successful, God-pleasing week? Yep!
- Lysa TerKeurst
all the many times I assign thoughts to others that they never actually think. I hold them accountable to harsh judgments they never make. And I own a rejection from them they never gave me.
- Lysa TerKeurst
You must ask God what he thinks of you, and you must stay with the question until you have an answer. The battle will get fierce here. This is the last thing the Evil One wants you to know.
- John Eldredge