Quotes about Relationships
Whenever any kind of relationship conflict arises, my choice is whether to give the other person power to control my emotions.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Self-rejection paves the landing strip for the rejection of others to arrive and pull on up to the gates of our hearts.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Love can be unconditional but relational access never should be. Notice that the words sin and iniquity
— Lysa TerKeurst
If this now broken relationship was Your best, You wouldn't have kept me from it. And if it is Your best sometime in the future, the enemy won't be able to keep us apart.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Nothing will give you emotional laryngitis like living in close proximity to someone who refuses to listen. Having emotions but no voice chokes the life out of relationships.
— Lysa TerKeurst
In the meantime, it's unfair of me to use my expectations as the standard for their behavior or hold it against them when they don't live up to my hopes.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Just because we extend forgiveness doesn't mean we keep that person in our close-knit circle.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Relationships nourish us in ways nothing else can. It's the relationships that help unrush us. Relationships can complicate things. But they also have the power to force us into a much simpler rhythm.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Forgiveness isn't an act of my determination. Forgiveness is only made possible by my cooperation.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Let your past rejection experiences work for you instead of against you by allowing them to help you sense the possible pain behind other people's reactions.
— Lysa TerKeurst
We must respect ourselves enough to break the pattern of placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves.
— Lysa TerKeurst
The need to belong goes beyond the need for superficial social ties . . . it is a need for meaningful, profound bonding.
— Lysa TerKeurst