Quotes about Understanding
God can't be reduced to a checklist.
— Lysa TerKeurst
It's Good to Ask the "What" Questions but Less Helpful to Ask "Why
— Lysa TerKeurst
Isn't it interesting that Jesus seemed to speak most intimately to people who were lonely?
— Lysa TerKeurst
Only when we seek to apply His revelations to our situations will we experience transformation.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Nothing will give you emotional laryngitis like living in close proximity to someone who refuses to listen. Having emotions but no voice chokes the life out of relationships.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Understand that no time showing up and bringing compassion to another human is ever a waste of time. Rather, it's our chance to bring context, purpose, and meaning to all of life. Quiet moments of compassion are epic moments of battle.
— Lysa TerKeurst
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
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
It is impossible to grasp the fullness of God without grasping the fullness of the love of Christ.
— Lysa TerKeurst
God is good at being God. I don't have to figure my present circumstances out. I don't have to fill the silence left behind in another person's absence. I don't have to know all the whys and what-ifs. All I have to do is trust.
— Lysa TerKeurst
it is clear the opposite of trusting God is leaning on our own understanding—trying to figure out things all on our own. And the evidence of whether or not I'm trusting Him is shown by where I place my focus. After all, we steer where we stare.
— Lysa TerKeurst