Am I Messing Up My Kids? Quotes

“A FATHER’S GREATEST FEAR is usually that he won’t be able to provide for his family. A mom’s greatest fear is typically that something will happen to one of her children. Fear is a funny thing. It sometimes provides healthy caution, but more times than not it seems to produce undue stress and anxiety regarding things over which we have little to no control.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to your goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.” Just as the virtues mentioned in this verse build on themselves, so one good choice leads to another good choice and results in change in your life.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“The…destructive…message is that the parents don’t trust their children to do what they are supposed to do whether it be learning to fall asleep on their own, figuring out how to safely climb a tree, or remembering to do the homework assignment. This message is especially harmful. Children cannot believe in themselves if the most important people in their lives don’t believe in them.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“Remember that everything that happens to you is first filtered through God’s hand. Interruptions can become opportunities. What you might see as distractions God might see as divine appointments. Things may happen that seem so haphazard and distracting to our agenda, but with a fresh dose of perspective, they can turn into precious moments.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“God sees within me the ability to be the one He’s perfectly designed to raise up this strong little person.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“You are exactly the mom God knew your children needed.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails (Proverbs 19:21). Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed (Proverbs 16:3). In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps (Proverbs 16:9).”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“But at the heart of it all we must take our noses out of textbooks and delve into the Book to gain God’s perspective of raising and educating a child. We must become more concerned with their souls than their brains. A child’s smarts can help them go places in life, but the character reflected from their soul is what will determine whether or not they do anything significant once they get there.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“The theme of obeying God runs from Genesis to Revelation, and it is vital to our children’s success in life. A child who has a heart that is willing to surrender to God and fulfill every divine appointment given to him or her is a success.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“Have you ever had a “worst mom ever” day? Take heart, so have we all. Take my friend’s advice. Apologize to your children. Ask God for forgiveness. Get over it and stop letting Satan drag you down. Spend time with the Lord getting a new attitude, and He’ll help you leave the dams to the beavers!”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“If I can be honest, the real problem with the gap in my countertop was my own pride. It’s a sign of imperfection, and I don’t like my imperfections to show. Lord, please set my heart free from these prideful tendencies.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“When things are going wrong, praise Him anyway! Thank Him in advance for the good He will surely bring from all situations (Romans 8:28).”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific and torturous. ANNA QUINDLEN”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“Even amid hardship, trials, and things that don’t go the way we want them to, we can find something to be joyful about.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“To add even more drama to my announcement, I concluded by saying that after they got ready for bed they should go sit on their beds and moan… for the Bible says that the Holy Spirit will lift up prayers on our behalf if all we can do is moan. “So the Holy Spirit will be tucking you into bed tonight. I am”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“I have discovered that if I can change the way I think about something, I can change the way I react to it. If I change the way I react, I can change the way I define myself as a mother. I don’t have to be defined as one barely hanging on in survival mode. I can be a mom who thrives and lives and loves the great adventure I’ve been called to.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“It is good to be honest with God, but we must be careful that we don’t become whiners. There is nothing that aggravates my heart more than to hear whining and complaining, especially from my kids. I can’t help but think the Lord might feel the same way.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“I have discovered that if I can change the way I think about something, I can change the way I react to it. If I change the way I react, I can change the way I define myself as a mother.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks