Lysa TerKeurst
Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart.Collection: Heart
When God says no, we are sometimes tempted to wonder if He loves us. In reality, it’s because He loves us, He sometimes says no.Collection: Reality
Sometimes it's the words we choose not to say that speak most loudly about our character.Collection: Character
Big things are built one brick at a time. Victories are achieved one choice at a time. A life well lived is chosen one day at a time.Collection: Choices
Today, let's be determined to see blessings in the midst of things that seem like burdens.Collection: Blessing
Just because we feel offended doesn't mean we must be offended. Feelings are indicators not dictators.Collection: Mean
No matter your age, stage of life, or circumstances, don't forget to dare to dream with God. You don't have to figure anything out. Just keep saying yes to Him, in big ways and small, and watch what He does.Collection: Dream
Tonight, no matter what you're going through... backtrack and remember all the places where God has been so faithful before in your life. And know. Know with assurance. And boldness. And confidence. He is the same faithful God.Collection: God
What if God’s 'NO,’ is really a gift? His way to protect us from what we cannot see, provide something better than we can imagine, or be part of the process of growing us closer to Him.Collection: What If
Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.Collection: Disease
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.Collection: Focus
Nothing done with the focus on God is ever a waste of time.Collection: Focus
You've never gone too far that God can't redeem you, restore you, forgive you, and give you a second chance.Collection: Second Chance
We want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention.Collection: Want
Instead of wishing things would change, I'm asking God for His strength to make a change.Collection: Wish
Having faith doesn't mean I have all the answers. It means trusting God especially in the midst of uncertainty.Collection: Trust
Not making a decision is actually a decision. It's the decision to stay the same.Collection: Decision
Remember who you are. Don't compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth.Collection: Children
Don't let the hurt of today blind you to the hope of tomorrow. Disappointment ushers in a new appointment.Collection: Hurt
Life as a Christ follower will always be a learning process of depending less on our own strength and more on God's power.Collection: Followers
Just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible.Collection: Inspirational
God is mighty. God is caring. God is worthy of praise. God is loving. God is able. God is in control. Nothing takes God by surprise. Some sweet reminders to soak in before falling asleep tonight.Collection: Sweet
This life is not about me. It's about joining hands with Jesus to fulfill whatever tasks He sets before me and to share His love with all He brings my way.Collection: Jesus
Scars are beautiful when we see them as glorious reminders that we courageously survived.Collection: Beautiful
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.Collection: Want
When to give grace? I'd rather stand before God knowing I loved others too much rather than regretting that I judged too harshly.Collection: God
The more we read God’s truths and let truth fill our minds, the less time we’ll spend contemplating untruths.Collection: God
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.Collection: Dream
At the end of the day, honoring God leads to good things. Anything else leads to confusion, emotional exhaustion and a lack of good things.Collection: Emotional
Seeking - really seeking - is more than just reading a few verses from the Bible in the morning and trying to be a good person that day. Seeking requires me to sacrifice the things I feel compelled to chase so I can be available to notice God’s clear direction. Whatever we chase, like it or not, gains our full attention. Dear Lord, forgive me for all the times I’ve rushed by Your gifts and overlooked Your blessings. Today, I want to pause and really seek You with all I’ve got. I love You, Lord. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.Collection: Morning
Because He's near, we dont have to be anxious or feel out of control. We have peace that rises above any circumstance!Collection: Rise Above
If you are a woman who honors God right where you are, you are in ministry.Collection: Honor
Forgiveness is mandatory; reconciliation is optional.Collection: Optional
Don't let people's compliments go to your head, and don't let their criticisms go to your heart. The degree to which you do either of these things is the degree to which you'll be ruled by what other people think of you.Collection: Heart
I want to honor Jesus with the things I say and the things I choose not to say. Lord, help us all be so careful with sharing opinions as if they are truth.Collection: Jesus
Feelings are indicators, not dictators. They can indicate where your heart is in the moment, but that doesn't mean they have the right to dictate your behavior and boss you around. You are more than the sum total of your feelings and perfectly capable of that little gift . . . called self-control.Collection: Heart
Whatever has you afraid, angry, intimidated or frustrated tonight - take it to our all-powerful and all-capable God. He has the answer.Collection: Powerful
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.Collection: Hurt
If I really want an unrushed life, I must underwhelm my schedule so God has room to overwhelm my soul.Collection: Soul
You have the exact qualities God knew your kids would need in a mother. Each day, hold up your willingness and ask God to make you the best version of you that you can possibly be.Collection: Mother
Jesus, I don't want to be a secret keeper with my faith. I want to be a bold and gracious truth proclaimer. For You. With You. Because of You. Me, the unwanted girl whom You loved, redeemed and wanted.Collection: Girl
The one who obey's God's instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow.Collection: Today
Here's an encouraging word for someone tonight - don't think you're not doing what God called you to do just because things don't seem as glamorous as you thought they would be. If you are a woman who honors God right where you are, you are in ministry. Keep being obedient, keep looking for the next open door of opportunity, and above all else hold closely to our Lord.Collection: Opportunity
We live in a broken world full of broken people. But isn’t it comforting to know God isn’t ever broken? He isn’t ever caught off guard, taken by surprise, or shocked by what happens next.Collection: Taken
No person, possession, profession, or position ever fills the cup of a wounded, empty heart. It's an emptiness only God can fill.Collection: God
I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I'm not.Collection: Want
So often, we want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention. But we need to leave enough space in our days to get up from our prayers and actually look for God in the moment-to-moment things that happen.Collection: Prayer
Prayer does make a difference-a life-changing, mind-blowing, earth-rattling difference.Collection: Prayer
Dear Lord, forgive me for all of the times I've compared myself to others. I know that You have hand-picked all of my qualities. Help me to see these things as beautiful reminders of Your great love in creating me as Your daughter. In Jesus' Name, Amen.Collection: Beautiful
Spending some time getting quiet can really be the best remedy for tangled situations. Taking a step back from all the emotion, frustration, and exhaustion to sit quietly with Jesus will do more to untangle a mess than anything else I've ever found.Collection: Jesus