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seem to be rooted in your self-care,
remember that satan doesn’t want to
be your friend. He doesn’t want to help
you find happiness. He wants to accuse
you.
Lysa
TerKeurst
We all have something tugging at us.
We all do.
Being honest about that is the first
step away from the enemy and back
to God. The minute we feel immune to
the enemy’s tactics is the minute pride,
self-reliance, and self-deception rev up
and God’s Word gets tuned out.
But Truth sheds light on healthy ways
to process our disappointments and
the good things God can bring from
them.
Excerpted from It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by
Lysa TerKeurst Copyright © 2018 by Thomas Nelson
Books. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson. www.
thomasnelson.com.
Lysa TerKeurst is president of
Proverbs 31 Ministries and the New
York Times best-selling author of
Uninvited, The Best Yes, Unglued,
Made to Crave, and 16 other books.
As president of Proverbs 31
Ministries, Lysa and her team have
led thousands to make their walk
with God an invigorating journey
through daily online devotionals,
radio programs, online Bible
studies, speaker/writing training,
and more.
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