Lysa TerKeurst Quotes, Thoughts and Images

Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart.

Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart.

Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.

Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.

There is power in simply speaking the name Jesus.

There is power in simply speaking the name Jesus.

Sometimes it's the words we choose not to say that speak most loudly about our character.

Sometimes it's the words we choose not to say that speak most loudly about our character.

Not making a decision is actually a decision. It's the decision to stay the same.

Not making a decision is actually a decision. It's the decision to stay the same.

God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling.

God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling.

Just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible.

Just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible.

Today, let's be determined to see blessings in the midst of things that seem like burdens.

Today, let's be determined to see blessings in the midst of things that seem like burdens.

Nothing done with the focus on God is ever a waste of time.

Nothing done with the focus on God is ever a waste of time.

You've never gone too far that God can't redeem you, restore you, forgive you, and give you a second chance.

You've never gone too far that God can't redeem you, restore you, forgive you, and give you a second chance.

Having faith doesn't mean I have all the answers. It means trusting God especially in the midst of uncertainty.

Having faith doesn't mean I have all the answers. It means trusting God especially in the midst of uncertainty.

Where there is a lack of rest, there is an abundance of stress.

Where there is a lack of rest, there is an abundance of stress.

I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I'm not.

I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I'm not.

Remember, the Devil loves to make us focus on the little that's wrong so we miss the big picture of all that's right.

Remember, the Devil loves to make us focus on the little that's wrong so we miss the big picture of all that's right.

Just because we feel offended doesn't mean we must be offended. Feelings are indicators not dictators.

Just because we feel offended doesn't mean we must be offended. Feelings are indicators not dictators.

A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her.

A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her.

Life as a Christ follower will always be a learning process of depending less on our own strength and more on God's power.

Life as a Christ follower will always be a learning process of depending less on our own strength and more on God's power.

Don't let the hurt of today blind you to the hope of tomorrow. Disappointment ushers in a new appointment.

Don't let the hurt of today blind you to the hope of tomorrow. Disappointment ushers in a new appointment.

Scars are beautiful when we see them as glorious reminders that we courageously survived.

Scars are beautiful when we see them as glorious reminders that we courageously survived.

It's not my perfect performance that captures God's attention. It's my complete dependence on Him that He notices.

It's not my perfect performance that captures God's attention. It's my complete dependence on Him that He notices.

We want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention.

We want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention.

God will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.

God will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.

If you are a woman who honors God right where you are, you are in ministry.

If you are a woman who honors God right where you are, you are in ministry.

It is a rare and beautiful thing when we choose to offer love in situations when most people would choose to scorn or ignore.

It is a rare and beautiful thing when we choose to offer love in situations when most people would choose to scorn or ignore.

Trusting God's plan is the only secret I know in the gentle art of not freaking out.

Trusting God's plan is the only secret I know in the gentle art of not freaking out.

Lord, help me to see what comes my way as an opportunity instead of an inconvenience.

Lord, help me to see what comes my way as an opportunity instead of an inconvenience.

Wise women tuck Godly wisdom into the words they speak and even more into the words they choose not to speak.

Wise women tuck Godly wisdom into the words they speak and even more into the words they choose not to speak.

Don't put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.

Don't put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.

The more we read God’s truths and let truth fill our minds, the less time we’ll spend contemplating untruths.

The more we read God’s truths and let truth fill our minds, the less time we’ll spend contemplating untruths.

Forgiveness is mandatory; reconciliation is optional.

Forgiveness is mandatory; reconciliation is optional.

Great love isn't two people finding the perfect match in one another. Great love is two people making the choice to be a match.

Great love isn't two people finding the perfect match in one another. Great love is two people making the choice to be a match.

Instead of wishing things would change, I'm asking God for His strength to make a change.

Instead of wishing things would change, I'm asking God for His strength to make a change.

God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.

God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.