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31 Captivating Lysa TerKeurst Quotes

Lysa TerKeurst is a New York Times Bestselling Author and Speaker. With a list of inspirational books about her life, TerKeurst most notably serves as President of Proverbs 31 Ministries. These quotes from Lysa TerKeurst will offer you the right amount of encouragement for pursuing your own successful writing and speaking career.


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“The enemy wants us to think the Bible is too complicated to understand and too difficult to live out. This is nothing more than an evil marketing plan crafted in the depths of hell to sell you something you don’t have to buy.”

“It’s impossible to hold up the banners of victim and victory at the same time.”

“Never is a woman so fulfilled as when she chooses to underwhelm her schedule so she can let God overwhelm her soul.”

“The one who obeys God’s instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow.”

“Forgiveness is mandatory; reconciliation is optional.”

“Rejection steals the best of who I am by reinforcing the worst of what’s been said to me.”

“The Devil is vicious, but he’s not victorious.”

“On the other side of every hardship is a resurrection.”

“When the world beats you down, open up your Bible.”

“If the enemy can isolate us, he can influence us.”

“We don’t have to fear death as an end. It’s another beginning.”

“If our souls never ached with disappointments and disillusionments, we’d never fully admin and submit to our need for God.”

“God isn’t ever going to forsake you, but He will go to great lengths to remake you.”

“There are many things God longs to help us with, but at the core of it all, He longs to help us through the process of being made into the image of Christ.”

“Some things won’t be fixed this side of eternity; they just have to be walked through.”

“God loves me too much to answer my prayers at any other time than the right time.”

“I am the one who decides if their statements have power over me or not.”

“God wants us transformed but Satan wants us paralyzed.”

“It’s our choice whether we stay stuck in our hurt or get renewed in our hearts.”


“News and truth aren’t always one and the same…Truth is what factors God into the equation.”

“Sin is such a lie. It promises to fill the gaps of our disappointments with satisfaction. In reality, it goes straight to our hearts and fills them with shame.”

“I wish every temptation had a warning label on it so we’d know what we’re getting ourselves into…Temptation only works if our enemy keeps the consequences hidden from us.”

“Remember, Satan knows how powerful God’s Word is, and he wants to keep it from us. Don’t let him.”

“God is the author of the Truth that empowers us. Satan is the author of the deception that imprisons us. And once he’s isolated and imprisoned us, his plan is to destroy us.”

“Satan rebelled against the Creator and he wants you to do the same, to be caught in pursuits that never satisfy. The enemy wants you to be enamored with the pleasures of created things more than the pleasures of the Creator Himself.”

“Comfort isn’t a solution to seek; rather, it’s a byproduct we’ll reap when we stay close to the Lord.”

“Tears are the truest connection we have with others, and trust is the truest connection we have with God.”

“Perfection intimidates. Compassion inspires.”

“Give yourself permission not to be perfect.”

“No human should have to carry the weight of being their own god, but so many do.”

“Being hurt isn’t the worst thing in the world. It’s actually the very thing that makes us closer to Jesus and closer to our fellow humans. In a world of differences we are so very united when we simply cry together.”

Here is a look at the inspiring story of Lysa TerKeurst from her Elevation Church