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Love isn't what I have the opportunity to get from this world. Love is what I have the opportunity to give.

Lysa TerKeurst

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Lysa TerKeurst
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 21
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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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The decisions you make determine the schedule you keep. The schedule you keep determines the life you live. And how you live your life determines how you spend your soul.
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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.
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I must exchange whispers with God before shouts with the world.
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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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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.
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Forgiveness is mandatory reconciliation is optional.
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Those who constantly try to impress others will quickly depress themselves.
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Getting healthy isn't just about losing weight. It's not limited to adjusting our diet and hoping for good physical results. It's about recalibrating our souls so that we want to change - spiritually, physically, and mentally. And the battle really is in all three areas.
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The one who obey's God's instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow.
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Don't allow the unrealistic demands of others to march freely into your life.
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God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.
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Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.
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Remember who you are. Don't compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth.
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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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Being uncertain and scared and riddled with doubt some days isn't a sign of bad things to come. It's actually quite the opposite. After all, if great things weren't on the horizon, I don't think the enemy would be so bent on attacking us.
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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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