Quotes about Empathy
In the meantime, it's unfair of me to use my expectations as the standard for their behavior or hold it against them when they don't live up to my hopes.
— Lysa TerKeurst
I don't remember a single classroom lesson she taught, but I very clearly remember the way she made me feel.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Just because we extend forgiveness doesn't mean we keep that person in our close-knit circle.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Let your gentleness be evident to all" (Philippians 4:5).
— Lysa TerKeurst
Forgiveness isn't an act of my determination. Forgiveness is only made possible by my cooperation.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Let your past rejection experiences work for you instead of against you by allowing them to help you sense the possible pain behind other people's reactions.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Most people are walking around with way more hurts from their past than we can ever imagine. Pretty much everyone has at some point been deeply hurt by someone. That's your "me too.
— Lysa TerKeurst
placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves.
— Lysa TerKeurst
And in that you will find the why. Why did this happen? Because there's someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears for not seeing yours.
— Lysa TerKeurst
remember not every face-to-face confrontation needs a verbal response
— Lysa TerKeurst
Choosing a gentle reply doesn't mean you're weak; it actually means you possess a rare and godly strength.
— 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