Forgiveness is mandatory; reconciliation is optional.

Forgiveness is mandatory; reconciliation is optional.

Lysa TerKeurst

You've heard the saying, 'Analysis creates paralysis.' You can't be 100 percent sure of anything.

You've heard the saying, 'Analysis creates paralysis.' You can't be 100 percent sure of anything.

There's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway.

There's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway.

The best person to get something done is a busy person.

The best person to get something done is a busy person.

I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.

I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.

Facing your fears robs them of their power.

Facing your fears robs them of their power.

Attitude produces character, and character produces hope.

Attitude produces character, and character produces hope.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.