Quotes about Adversity
I can face things out of my control without acting out of control.
— Lysa TerKeurst
We see that all those harsh realities aren't the end, but rather a temporary middle space. Not the place where we are meant to wallow and dwell. Rather the place through which we will have to learn to wrestle well.
— Lysa TerKeurst
I'm not equipped to handle what she has, both good and bad--and what she has is always a package deal of both.
— Lysa TerKeurst
If Satan can use our everyday experiences, both big and small, to cripple our true identity, then he renders God's people totally ineffective for the kingdom of Christ.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Even amid hardship, trials, and things that don't go the way we want them to, we can find something to be joyful about.
— Lysa TerKeurst
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
— Lysa TerKeurst
We can't always fix our circumstances, but we can fix our minds on God. We can do that.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Even when people turned on Jesus, He didn't let a goodbye turn Him into someone He was never meant to be
— Lysa TerKeurst
The breaking of us has actually been the making of us . . . the God-strengthened us He could use.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Without challenges and changes people tend to grow increasingly distant from God and resistant to His ways.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Heartbreaking seasons can certainly grow me but were never meant to define me.
— Lysa TerKeurst
I can't control the things that happen to me each day, but I can control how I think about them.
— Lysa TerKeurst