Quotes about Growth
Becoming more than a good Bible study girl means I separate my shortcomings from my identity and let Jesus be the only measure of my worth.
— Lysa TerKeurst
If things are ever going to get better, we have to acknowledge our underbellies that fuel our unglued reactions.
— Lysa TerKeurst
We must spend time with God, letting His truths become part of who we are and how we live.
— Lysa TerKeurst
The real reason for grounding ourselves in the truth that we are made for more is "so that you may know him better." The more we operate in the truth of who we are and the reality that we were made for more, the closer to God we'll become.
— Lysa TerKeurst
God is interested in my character, not my comfort.
— Lysa TerKeurst
God, inconvenience me … so that I might constantly be reminded to draw near to You. Interrupt me, Lord. Shake things up in me, Lord. Reveal what's in me that's not of You, Lord. O Lord, more than anything, I want more of You.
— Lysa TerKeurst
But this journey is so much more than just that. It really is about learning to tell myself no and learning to make wiser choices
— Lysa TerKeurst
packages of perfection; relationships come in packages of potential.
— Lysa TerKeurst
But not making a decision is actually a decision. It's the decision to stay the same. And staying the same when I know I need to change is a choice that carries consequences with it.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Imperfect changes are slow steps of progress wrapped in grace … imperfect progress.
— Lysa TerKeurst
This journey will require you to make some tough sacrifices, but I've come to look at this process as embracing healthy choices rather than denying myself.
— Lysa TerKeurst
It's not bad that I'm vulnerable, but am I displaying a mature form of my vulnerability?
— Lysa TerKeurst