Home / Authors / Lysa TerKeurst

Lysa TerKeurst

Lysa TerKeurst Quotes

Author

Lysa TerKeurst is an American Christian author, speaker, and Bible study teacher. Born on July 21, 1969, she is recognized for her writings on Christian living, marriage, and family. TerKeurst has authored several best-selling books and has a significant following among Christian readers.

Filter quotes by topic

All Want Ifs Jesus People God Heart Lord Needs Trust In God Choices Decision Knows Christian Soul Today Way Commitment To God Giving Feels Feelings

Famous Lysa TerKeurst Quotes

“Imagine how differently you might approach each day by simply stating: God is good. God is good to me. God is good at being God. And today is yet another page in our great love story. Nothing that happens to you today will change that or even alter it in the slightest way.”

Heart God Goodness Good

Book:Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

Source: Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

“These were all simple acts of obedience I missed. But not missed because I was unaware. They were missed because I was busy—caught in the rush of endless demands. And the rush makes us rebellious. I knew what to do and blatantly ignored it. Ignoring God's leading doesn't seem like such a big deal in these cases. In the grand scheme of the world, how big a thing is it that I didn't pick up that cup? After all, how can I be sure it was really God? I think a better question would be, How can I be sure it wasn't God?”

God Faith Christianity Relationship Busy Obedience

Book:The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands – The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift for Christian Moms

Source: The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands – The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift for Christian Moms

“Will we see the human behind the ink? The heart that dared to hold the brush dripping with color. Remember that she was the courageous one. That she was the one who showed up. Took the risk. Braved the secret disappointments of others. And lived. And made her mark. I love her for doing that. And therefore I can love her work..... There is a burst of courage that will explode off the canvas if we don't shrink back afraid. The moment the painter laid down her brush and stepped back, pleased, is when she allowed that painting to steal a few beats of her vey own heart for you.The viewer. Close your eyes and receive this very human gift without any demand for more or better. And just show up and live. Show up. People need you. People need me. People need to know God's compassion is alive and winning the epic battle of good verses evil. Put some paint on the emptiness. Color-correct your perspective. Forget the cravings for comfort zones. Trade your comfort for compassion. Don't welcome hardness of heat as easiness of life. Get wet with paint. Put the brush to the canvas. Own it. Declare yourself a painter. And when someone steals all the lines from your coloring book, determine to color the world anyhow with the same generosity of compassion that God offers every day. Be like Him. The creator, the Master Artist. Don't be like them. The hard-hearted haters. The ones who refuse to admit that their coloring books are missing lines too. The ones that refuse to break secrets with their fellow humans. The ones who would rather criticize than comfort. The ones who are loud with their opinions but who have never suffered with a blank canvas. Grab the brush, and light the world with your color and attempts at creation. Don't try to be perfect. Don't pretend it's even possible. Don't apologize or strategize. And don't minimize that you are crushing fear and judgment with every stroke. You are walking the way of the artist. You are simply showing up with compassion. I love you for that. I love whatever is about to come to life on your canvas to the glory of our Almighty Creator. God. The redeemer of dust. The redeemer of us.”

Art God Artist Courage Gift Imperfection Create Show Up Master Artist

Book:It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

Source: It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

“Is it possible we love and rely on food more than we love and rely on God?”

Author:Lysa TerKeurst

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

God Helping Christian Seeking Obedience Instruction Companionship Servant Of God Unbroken Obeying Communion With God Connecting With God Hearing God

Book:The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

Source: The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

“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.”

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

“Having God as an identity marker is nothing but a label, a language, and a lifestyle. I'm a Christian. I talk like one. I act like one. But having God as an identity changer is so much more. It's lavish abandon to who God is and who He's made me to be. Holding nothing back!”

Made God Christian Language Change Religious Acting Christianity Identity Christian Inspirational Lifestyle Labels Abandon Markers Who God Is

Author:Lysa TerKeurst

“I must exchange whispers with God before shouts with the world.”

World God Religious Shouting Whispering Conversations With God

Author:Lysa TerKeurst

“Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.”

God Christian Comfort Experience Adversity Christian Inspirational Zone Comfort Zone Awesomeness

Book:What Happens When Women Say Yes to God Deluxe Edition: Experiencing Life in Extraordinary Ways

Source: What Happens When Women Say Yes to God Deluxe Edition: Experiencing Life in Extraordinary Ways

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

Mind God Truth Time Religious Contemplating Filling Untruth

Author:Lysa TerKeurst

“As I make goals for this year... Jesus, let your thoughts become my thoughts and bend my will to Your will.”

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

Heart Persons God Position Empty Possession Profession Cups Ministers Emptiness Wounded Filling Wounded Heart Empty Heart Empty Cup

Author:Lysa TerKeurst

“When to give grace? I'd rather stand before God knowing I loved others too much rather than regretting that I judged too harshly.”

Giving God Christian Faith Christianity Knowing Too Much Grace Judging Regret Standing Guilty Judged Harsh God Knows Christian Love

Author:Lysa TerKeurst

“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.”

Knows Has Beens Matter God Christian Remember Religious Confidence No Matter What Faithful Tonight Assurance Boldness Confidence In God Faithful God

Author:Lysa TerKeurst