Top 450 Lysa TerKeurst Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “Jesus knew what being rejected felt like. Jesus knew. He knew the feelings. He knew the struggles. And in an earth-shattering moment, Jesus exposed the way of escape for us. He matched every feeling – the emptiness, the deprivation, and the rejection – with truths straight from God’s Word. Lies flee in the presence of truth.”

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302. “There is no perfect decision – only the perfectly surrendered decision to press through our fears and know that God is working in us to bring about good through us. Let’s state it.”

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303. “We are made for the same home and power that raised Christ from the dead.”

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304. “I realized that most times it’s not the big things along my spiritual journey that tempt me to get off track. It’s a culmination of small daily aggravations I know God could fix but doesn’t. But what if instead of seeing these aggravations as inconveniences, I saw them as reminders to draw near to God?”

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305. “Acceptance is like an antibiotic that prevents past rejections from turning into present-day infections. The need for belonging runs deep.”

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306. “No, it’s not wrong to need people. But some of our biggest disappointments in life are the result of expectations we have of others that they can’t ever possibly meet.”

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307. “People can’t fix from the outside a perspective that needs to be rewired on the inside. Only the Lord can do that.”

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308. “No need to bend under the weight of past mistakes. That kind of bending breaks us.”

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309. “Labels start out as little threads of self dissatisfaction but ultimately weave together into a straightjacket of self-condemnation.”

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310. “Yes, I want to lose weight. But this journey is so much more than just that. It really is about learning to tell myself no and learning to make wiser choices daily. And somehow becoming a woman of self-discipline honors God and helps me live the godly characteristic of self-control.”

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311. “Since Satan’s goal is to separate us from the Lord, this is exactly where he wants us to stay. But the minute we turn to His Word is the minute the gap between us and God is closed. He is always near. His Word is full and fully able to reach those deep places inside us desperate for truth.”

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312. “The promise is a glorious hope to hang on to for the future. But it’s His presence in the process that will steady our hope for today.”

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313. “When my happy gets bumped, what’s really going on in my heart is on display. In those times I will either add to the authenticity of my love for Jesus or, sadly, negate it.”

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314. “And if we ground ourselves in the reality that we trust God, we can face circumstances that are out of our control without acting out of control. We can’t always fix our circumstances, but we can fix our minds on God. We can do that.”

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315. “People with a realistic view see rejections as a natural part of life and adjust accordingly. It.”

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316. “This morning, you have a choice. You can lay in the dark replaying the awful events of the week, or you can turn the light on and read God’s Word-His truth-which is the best thing to do when lies are swarming and painful thoughts are attacking like a bunch of bloodthirsty mosquitoes.”

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317. “Seek God like never before. Part of seeking Him is allowing for grace space in your life.”

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318. “I have to remember that giving honor reveals more about my character than the character of the other person.”

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319. “Overstuffing ourselves with food or drinking until we get drunk or getting wrapped up in the affections of an adulterous relationship are all desperate attempts to silence the cries of a hungry soul.”

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320. “The spotlight never fixes our insecurities. It only magnifies what we thought popularity would cover up.”

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321. “Today’s choices become tomorrow’s circumstances.”

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322. “Though we may get our hearts broken from the effects of sin in this in-between time, God’s goodness will eventually set the world right.”

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323. “I expect a perfection in me and a perfection in others that not even God Himself expects. If God is patient with the process, why can’t I be?”

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324. “Let this unexpected happening point to your strength, not your weakness. Maybe you’ve been entrusted with this. Not cursed with it.”

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325. “Unbroken companionship helps us hear His instruction so then we can see His direction. We must not seek direction before obeying His instruction.”

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326. “This is what it looks like to rise above the circumstances and determine to hold on to the greater good in the grand scheme of things: honoring God.”

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327. “At the core of who we are, we crave the acceptance that comes from being loved. To satisfy this longing we will either be graspers of God’s love or grabbers for people’s love.”

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328. “It is possible to rise up, do battle with our issues, and, using the Lord’s strength in us, defeat them – spiritually, physically, and mentally – to the glory of God.”

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329. “Truth has a powerful way of interrupting our runaway feelings if only we’ll get it in front of us.”

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330. “Numbing the pain never goes to the source of the real issue to make us healthier. It only silences our screaming need for help.”

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331. “His pain in the garden became power in the tomb! His crucifixion on the cross became the defeat of death. His broken body became the resurrection hope for the world.”

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332. “If you wait for what your heart desires, you treasure it more when you finally do get it.”

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333. “Things of this world all eventually reveal what incapable anchors they really are.”

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334. “Jesus is the sanctuary every time we gather with other believers. We need that truth to soak into our hearts.”

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335. “Sometimes it’s easier to overcome a fall and a break than the fear of failure.”

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336. “Lord, give them enough hurts to keep them human and enough failures to keep their hands clenched tightly in Yours.”

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337. “Shallow desires produce only shallow efforts.”

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338. “We can go to Bible study and amen every point made, but if we don’t apply it to our lives, we won’t be changed.”

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339. “Finally, I went to my husband. “Honey,” I said, feeling the entanglements of expectations loosening their grip on me, “I can’t do everything good wives seem to do. But I can do three things. So, tell me your top three things, and I will do those well.” After all, I could spend a whole marriage doing a hundred things halfway with a bitter attitude and an overwhelmed spirit. Or, I could do three things wholeheartedly with a smile on my face and love in my heart.”

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340. “I don’t know what to say or how to say it.” So I said nothing. Not a word. I stuffed it all down and started to build a barrier to hide behind. After the incident, I smiled when I saw her, but I held her at a distance. She knew something was wrong, but when she questioned me about it, I lied. “Everything’s fine,” I said. But everything wasn’t fine. Not at all.”

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341. “Regardless of where you are tonight, God is with you. God is wooing you. God wants you to experience Him. Whatever you are going through today, you can find His joy and peace. However distant your dreams may seem, God is working things out, and today is an important part of that process.”

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342. “Why doesn’t Jesus work for me?” is never the right question. Instead, when circumstances shift and we feel like we fall short, we should ask, “How can I see Jesus even in this?”

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343. “David started this stunning soul declaration with the assurance that with God there is fullness. There is no lack. Nothing can be added or subtracted with human acceptance or rejection. With the fullness of God, we are free to let humans be humans – fickle and fragile and forgetful.”

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344. “We all desperately want something that we see the Lord giving to other women. We see Him blessing them in the very areas He’s withholding from us. And while these other women may not be obnoxious like Peninnah in their reminders of their blessing and our lack, it’s increasingly painful each time we see a reminder. We look at them, and we feel set aside.”

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345. “Bitterness isn’t usually found most deeply in those whose hearts are hard but rather in those who are most tender. It’s not that they are cold; it’s that they’ve been made to feel unsafe.”

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346. “Feeling unglued is really all I’ve ever known. And I’m starting to wonder if maybe it’s all I’ll ever be.”

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347. “Too many of us live with an uncontrolled thought life. It is possible to learn to identify destructive thoughts and make wiser choices. Instead of letting those thoughts rumble freely about in my mind, I make the choice to harness them and direct them toward truth.”

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348. “Lord, have mercy on all that jiggles on me. And my soul. And my obviously whacked-out brain.”

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349. “After all, how a woman thinks is often how she lives.”

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350. “Have you ever dared to ask this? Have you ever dared to say to God, Lord, whatever Your will for my life is, that is what I want? Believing God is not for the weak at heart. It’s only for those who want to discover the rich blessings of walking close enough to God to hear the constant drumming of His heartbeat.”

— Lysa TerKeurst