Quotes from Lysa TerKeurst

We have to slow the rhythm of rush in our lives so that the best of who we are can emerge.

Don't let the hurt of today blind you to the hope of tomorrow. Disappointment ushers in a new appointment.

The more my heart is parked in a place of thanksgiving and rejoicing, the less room I have for grumpiness.

when we operate according to God's Word, we operate according to God's will.

But lying in the critical care unit—an abdomen distending more and more with each passing hour, tubes running in and out of a body refusing to function, and a pain pump set to deliver the highest doses but still not relieving the pain—will make death look quite appealing.

When all of life feels like an urgent rush from one demand to another, we become forgetful. We forget simple things like where we put our car keys or that one crucial ingredient for dinner when we run into the grocery store. But even more disturbing, we forget God. We say with our mouths that we are trusting and relying on God, but are we really?

Don't get so consumed by and focused on the mess—the feelings of rejection, hurt, and disillusionment—that you miss the miracle.

On the other hand, when I change to a growth mind-set, I don't chain my identity to my insecurity.

The voices of condemnation, shame, and rejection can come at you, but they don't have to reside in you. That's your miracle in the mess.

If we live rooted and established in His love, we don't just have knowledge of His love in our minds, but it becomes a reality that anchors us.

I so desperately want my words to be indicative of how deeply and completely I love my people.

When people see us, do they see the compassion of their Creator? If so, I guarantee when the enemy sees us he shakes with fear. He isn't scared of the judgmental soul shellacked with a fake sense of perfection. But the compassionate soul who has hurt deeply and come out loving? Yes, she is one of the superstars of God's grand story, and the one you want near you in the battles of life.