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.

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

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.

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

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.

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 THESSALONIANS 5:16 — 18)

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.