Quotes about Pain
We project the lines of rejection we heard from our past on others and hold them accountable for words they never said. And worst of all, we catch ourselves wondering if God secretly agrees with those who hurt us.
— Lysa TerKeurst
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.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Trauma isn't just something that happens to you. It happens in you
— Lysa TerKeurst
Today's rejections, big or subtle, are like stealth bombs that zing straight to my core, locating hurts from my past and making them agonizingly present all over again.
— Lysa TerKeurst
the reason there are so many struggling women is because there were so many wounded girls.
— John Eldredge
So you can't demand the broken to live as if they were whole. Discipline is not the issue; apply discipline and you'll make it worse. What is needed is healing.
— John Eldredge
But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.
— John Eldredge
You must guard your heart with everything you've got, especially in times of disappointment and pain. Your secret weapon against the enemy's hatred is to love God right then and there, in the midst of the sorrow, whatever it may be.
— John Eldredge
History is riddled with blood and sin.
— John Eldredge
The worst blows typically come from family.
— John Eldredge
We interpret Jesus through our brokenness. A painful truth, but also a hopeful truth. Maybe we can open up the doors and windows we didn't know we closed.
— John Eldredge
Do not diminish the wounds you have received because you have heard far worse stories than yours; minimizing the impact of a wound never heals it. Jesus cares about it all.
— John Eldredge