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Which do I care more about - demanding my rights or displaying right choices?

Which do I care more about - demanding my rights or displaying right choices?

Lysa TerKeurst

Rights, Choices, Care

Lysa TerKeurst (2012). “Unglued Devotional: 60 Days of Imperfect Progress”, p.26, Thomas Nelson

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

Lysa TerKeurst

Mean, Opportunity, Weakness

FaceBook post by Lysa TerKeurst from Jun 05, 2013

Like a tree, a woman can't carry the weight of two seasons simultaneously. In the violent struggle of trying, she'll miss every bit of joy each season promises to bring.

Lysa TerKeurst

Struggle, Two, Tree

On the other end of the spectrum, we can't use this permission to sometimes say no and use it as a wand to wish away all our responsibilities. We also must remember not to use our "no" answers as a weapon. We can't turn into No! ninjas, karate-chopping anyone who even comes close to asking us for something.

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Responsibility, Wish, Asking

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Even Jesus, the Savior of the world, had to take time each day to ask for his portion.

Lysa TerKeurst

Jesus, Each Day, World

Lysa TerKeurst (2006). “The Bathtub Is Overflowing But I Feel Drained”, p.55, Harvest House Publishers

Wounds. Broken places. Possibility. Change. Steps toward holiness. Imperfect progress. The hurt in those who hurt me---their underbellies. Grace. Love. Me looking alot more like Jesus than I did before. And to discover through all this seeing---being unglued isn't all that bad.

Lysa TerKeurst

Jesus, Hurt, Broken

Compromise built upon compromise equals failure. Instead, resisting temptation allowed promise upon promise to be built up in my heart, and that creates empowerment.

Lysa TerKeurst

Heart, Temptation, Empowerment

Lysa TerKeurst (2010). “Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food”, p.104, Thomas Nelson

Jesus didn't mean this as a sweeping command for everyone who has a lot of money. Jesus meant this for any of us who wallow in whatever abundance we have. I imagine Jesus looked straight into this young man's soul and said, 'I want you to give up the one thing you crave more than me. Then come, follow me.'

Lysa TerKeurst

Jesus, Giving Up, Mean

Lysa TerKeurst (2010). “Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food”, p.15, Thomas Nelson