Unglued Quotes

“I am a woman whose identity has been changed by coming face to face with the One who has the power to completely transform me.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“The more my heart is parked in a place of thanksgiving and rejoicing, the less room I have for grumpiness.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Let your gentleness be evident to all” (Philippians 4:5).”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Finding the gentle middle between exploding and stuffing can be hard, but God is working on me. How about you?”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“My job is to be obedient to God, to apply His Word, and to walk according to His ways — not according to the world’s suggestions.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Operating in the flow of God’s power is so much better than working against the flow of God’s power.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“We are children of God made to walk in truth with soul integrity.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“We need to keep a gauge on our hearts so we can process, clarify, and understand our lives and relationships more deeply.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Unrealistic expectations are often the seeds of bitterly stuffed emotions.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“True peacekeeping is about properly processing the emotions before they get stuffed and rot into something horribly toxic.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“It’s so much healthier to be brave enough to go your separate ways than to keep stuffing and drown in a sea of bitterness.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“I shift my focus from trying to fix the other person and the situation to allowing God to reveal some tender truths to me.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“I acknowledge that I can control only myself. I can’t control how another person acts or reacts.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Barriers shut down communication.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“I want to keep the peace. I want to be gentle, not confrontational.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“two types of stuffer reactions: stuffers who build barriers and stuffers who collect retaliation rocks.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Sometimes relationships grow stronger through conflict; other times relationships end.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“In the quiet, we feel safe enough to humble ourselves.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Quoting God’s Word in the present tense infuses our hearts with holy restraint and diffuses our reactions so we don’t spew.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“When I am void of power, I am void of self-control.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Choosing a gentle reply doesn’t mean you’re weak; it actually means you possess a rare and godly strength.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“remember not every face-to-face confrontation needs a verbal response”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Just because we extend forgiveness doesn’t mean we keep that person in our close-knit circle.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Truth and godliness always walk hand in hand.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Soul integrity is honesty that’s godly.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“Refuse to wallow in the depressing angst condemnation brings.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“time: It is beautiful when the Master chisels.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“We live in a day and time when our rights sometimes take precedence over our pursuit of righteousness, when we get caught in the rush of seeking self rather than seeking God.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

“I am God’s girl. That’s right, I am. I am going to humbly and quietly let God have His way in me. And when I do, God will lift up me and my frayed nerves from this situation and fill me with a much better reaction than what I can give you at the moment. Give me just a few minutes and then we’ll talk calmly about this.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions