Quotes about Purpose
Only by being filled with authentic soul food from Jesus — following Him and telling others about Him—will our souls ever be truly satisfied. And breaking free from consuming thoughts about food allows us to see and pursue our calling with more confidence and clarity.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Heartbreaking seasons can certainly grow me but were never meant to define me. I let go of the hurt and embrace the growth the minute I'm able to say, "Yet not what I will, but what You will.
— Lysa TerKeurst
When having a goal takes your focus off God and His daily intentions for you, it can cause trouble. Proverbs
— Lysa TerKeurst
The decisions we make dictate the schedules we keep. The schedules we keep determine the lives we live. The lives we live determine how we spend our souls.
— Lysa TerKeurst
We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God's promises in every area of our lives.
— Lysa TerKeurst
So, what's really going on here? I believe God made us to crave.
— Lysa TerKeurst
remember that there is an abundant need in this world for your contributions to the kingdom . . . your thoughts and words and artistic expressions . . . your exact brand of beautiful.
— Lysa TerKeurst
It's not the "how to" I'm missing. It's the "want to" . . . really wanting to make changes and deciding that the results of those changes are worth the sacrifice.
— Lysa TerKeurst
He assured me that He doesn't call the qualified, but He qualifies those He calls.
— Lysa TerKeurst
who that guy says I am. I'm not who that girl says I am. I'm not who social media likes and comments say I am. I'm not who the grades, to-do lists, messes, and mess ups say I am. I'm not who the scale says I am or the sum total of what my flaws say I am. I'm going to stop flirting with the unstable things of this world so I can fall completely in love with You. I am loved. I am held. I am Yours. I am forever Yours.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Why are we made for more?" We are made for more because we are children of God.
— Lysa TerKeurst
We run at a breakneck pace to try and achieve what God simply wants us to slow down enough to receive.
— Lysa TerKeurst