Blog Posts by Lysa TerKeurst

But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. — Matthew 6:33Thought for the Day: God’s goal isn’t for us ...

We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it. – Psalm 39:6Last Christmas, I was rushing ...

Watch this Special Video Message from Lysa Just for Us!A Conversation with Lysa TerKeurst about Rejection and Living Loved1. What inspired you to write Uninvited?Most of the time when I ...

There is a woman named Abigail in 1 Samuel 25 who had to decide between grace and bitterness.Abigail was a woman well acquainted with hardship, negative people, rejection, and things ...

Live from a deep assurance that you are fully loved, and you won’t find yourself begging others for scraps of love. Live loved.If you were to write the definition of ...

Whatever is true… think about such things… And the God of peace will be with you. — Philippians 4:8b, Philippians 4:9b (NIV)If you’ve ever heard me give my testimony, you ...

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. — Hebrews 4:16Thought ...

Watch this Special Video Message from Lysa Just for Us!Jesus Could Have RunJesus knew the crushing heart feeling. He felt it. He carried it. He wrestled with it.And there was ...

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless ...

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. — 1 Peter 5:6Thought for the Day: Doing something in order to be loved ...

So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” — Hebrews 3:7-8aThought for the Day: I can’t keep driving through the dangerous ...

In this six session video-based bible study, Lysa TerKeurst encourages participants to trade going through the motions for the spiritually exciting life for which we long. Below is an excerpt ...

Let’s just call the elephant in the room what it is — a massive, dirty, grayish, tusk-adorned, tail-swinging, giant-legged, big-bellied creature with ears that some cartoon creators believe make them ...

Life is a constant barrage of choices. It can be overwhelming if we always say yes in an effort to please others. We can end up doing things we’re not ...

Fixed Mind-Sets and Growth Mind-SetsA friend left this thought on my Facebook page: “We do what we do and feel how we feel because we think what we think.”1 And ...

Above All Else, Guard Your Heart, for Everything You Do Flows From It.This Deals with My AttitudeHave you ever interacted with a know-it-all? Know-it-alls see themselves as a resident expert ...