Quotes about Compassion
I forgive ____ for ____, and whatever my feelings don't yet allow for the blood of Jesus will surely cover.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Jesus didn't make healing contingent on other people doing or owning anything.
— Lysa TerKeurst
When people see us, do they see the compassion of their Creator? If so, I guarantee when the enemy sees us he shakes with fear. He isn't scared of the judgmental soul shellacked with a fake sense of perfection. But the compassionate soul who has hurt deeply and come out loving? Yes, she is one of the superstars of God's grand story, and the one you want near you in the battles of life.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Or, "Most of the time when you open your mouth, make known the gospel. But if you're feeling really, really hurt, rally other people around your cause and make this other person look as bad as you can.
— Lysa TerKeurst
those who are the most eager to harshly criticize others are often the ones most desperate to keep hidden their own secret sins or unresolved pain.
— Lysa TerKeurst
I was so caught up in the rush of superficial things in my world that I missed hearing the cries for help in someone else's world.
— 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
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
Grace given when it feels least deserved is the only antidote for bitter rot. I
— 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