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

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

1 " 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? "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

2 " Look for Me. Long for Me. Experience unbroken companionship with Me. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

3 " Evaluation eliminates frustration.

We should also evaluate unrealistic expectations.

Unrealistic expectations become unmet expectations. And unmet expectations are like kindling wood-it only takes but a spark of frustration to set them ablaze and burn those involved. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

4 " Wisdom makes decisions today that will still be good tomorrow. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

5 " Now I'm not saying the act of going to church fixes everything. Just as simply looking at a restaurant menu won't give you nourishment. We've got to engage with what's offered if it's going to do us any good. But putting my heart in a place to receive truth certainly got me going in a different direction. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

6 " We must not confuse the command to love with the disease to please. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

7 " A woman who lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule will often ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

8 " Not making a decision is actually a decision. It's the decision to stay the same. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

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

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

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

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

11 " Whenever you say yes to something, there is less of you for something else. Make sure your yes is worth the less. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

12 " The decisions you make today matter. Every decision points your life in the direction you are about to travel. No decision is an isolated choice. It’s a chain of events. If you choose wisely, your future will reflect that. But if you don’t choose wisely, the decisions you make now will take you to places you don’t want to be later. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

13 " Find that courageous yes. Fight for that confident no. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

14 " Like a tree, a woman can’t carry the weight of two seasons simultaneously. In the violent struggle of trying, she’ll miss every bit of joy each season promises to bring. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

15 " The Bible reminds us that we shouldn’t “let any unwholesome talk come out of [our] mouths (or fly from our typing fingertips), but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” That’s from Ephesians 4:29, "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

16 " My attitude of love must not be sacrificed on the altar of activity. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

17 " The only way our faith will ever strengthen is for us to use it. We need to apply thought and prayer to our decisions and then trust God for the outcome. We need to set our sights on growing in faith, not shrinking back for fear of failure. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

18 " 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. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

19 " The decisions you make determine the schedule you keep. The schedule you keep determines the life you live. And how you live your life determines "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

20 " Don't allow the unrealistic demands of others to march freely into your life. "

― Lysa TerKeurst , The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands