Lysa TerKeurst - God Quotes

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God never intended for us to rely on others for our sense of well being. Only He is equipped to provide that.

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

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The only way our faith will ever strengthen is for us to use it. We need to apply thought and prayer to our decisions and then trust God for the outcome. We need to set our sights on growing in faith, not shrinking back for fear of failure.

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I know deep hurt. But I also know deep hope. Sometimes God's power is shown as much in preventing things as it is in making them happen. We may never know why. But we can always know and trust the Who.

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

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Saying yes to God isn't about perfect performance, but rather perfect surrender to the Lord day by day. Your obedience becomes radical the minute this desire turns into real action. Radical obedience is hearing from God, feeling His nudges, participating in His activity, and experiencing His blessings in a way few people ever do.

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If I'm trusting myself, I will stare at all the possible ways I could fail. If I'm trusting God, I will stare at all the possible ways He'll use this whether I fail or succeed.

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Weakness is hard, but it doesn't have to mean defeat. It's our opportunity to experience God's power firsthand.

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God has challenged me to grow in my knowledge of Him but I have to CHOOSE whether or not to display this growth through my actions.

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God, I want to see You. God, I want to hear You. God, I want to know You. God, I want to follow hard after You. And even before I know what I will face today, I say yes to You.

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One thing you can be assured of is that God has already worked out all the details of what your obedience will accomplish - and its all good. we need not fear what our obedience will cause to happen in our life. we should only fear what our disobedience will cause us to miss. the sooner this truth resonates in your heart, the quicker you can make peace with a command from God that you don't fully understand.

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Never is a woman so fulfilled as when she chooses to underwhelm her schedule so she can let God overwhelm her soul.

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

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

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We can't always fix our circumstances, but we can fix our minds on God

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God gave me emotions so I could experience life, not destroy it

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

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My imperfections will never override God's promises. God's promises are not dependent on my ability to always choose well, but rather on His ability to use well.

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No person, possession, profession, or position ever fills the cup of a wounded, empty heart. It's an emptiness only God can fill.

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Maybe God's goal wasn't for me to raise a good rule-following child. Instead, His goal was for me to raise a God-following adult.

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We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God's promises in every area of our lives.

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It is good for God's people to be put in a place of longing so they feel a slight desperation. Only then can we be empty enough and open enough to discover the holiness we were made for. When we are stuffed full of other things and never allow ourselves to be in a place of longing, we don't recognize the deeper spiritual battle going on.

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If you desire to please God with the decision you make and afterward it proves to be a mistake, it's an error not an end.

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Too many people think that finding the reason God placed us here on earth will come in one assignment with a big title and complete job description. I believe that discovering our purpose will unfold slowly, like a seed planted deep in the ground.

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

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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. So, this isn't just about finding time. This is about honoring God with the time we have.

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When God becomes routine rather than revival, it's time to switch things up.

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I was made for more than being stuck in a vicious cycle of defeat. I am not made to be a victim of my poor choices. I was made to be a victorious child of God.

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