Rebekah Lyons > Quotes

“Joy is not the absence of darkness. Joy is confidence that the darkness will lift.”
― Rebekah Lyons

“Special people change us in an instant. Forcing us to ask the deeper questions. They inspire us to be better.They bring meaning to our lives in ways that make perfect sense in our hearts.”
― Rebekah Lyons

“Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all. D.L. MOODY1”
― Rebekah Lyons, You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are

“Welcome the life that takes you off course. A plan derailed, a life surrendered, a broken bondage”
― Rebekah Lyons

“It's in the tension that the music is made.”
― Rebekah Lyons, You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are

“The unexamined life is not worth living. —SOCRATES”
― Rebekah Lyons, Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

“A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like a summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week. —HENRY WARD BEECHER”
― Rebekah Lyons, Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

“truth hit me in that moment. All my life, I’ve been running. Running to the next greatest thing. An adventurer. A thrill seeker. Hungry for more. If things got hard, fight or flight. I would kick and scream for a while, and when that didn’t yield the proper results, I would take flight. It happened in my closest relationships. Including my arguments with Gabe. If I was not able to win or be understood, I’d grow silent and escape. Far away. To a place that allowed me to maintain control. But the silent treatment and hibernation never brought relief; instead, I felt abandoned by my own doing. All alone. By my own choosing. This defense of self-preservation left me on the altar of self-destruction. My greatest fear is feeling trapped—it has followed me all my life.”
― Rebekah Lyons, Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning

“Sometime we need a freefall to teach us how to fly. So if youre standing on the edge of your own cliff wondering what t do, jut leap. I promise. Its worth it.”
― Rebekah Lyons

“Too often we live with our talents hidden in the desk drawer. Just out of reach. We’ve tucked them away. Refusing to listen. It hurts too much to hope. So we go on with our lives, not allowing ourselves to go near that drawer.”
― Rebekah Lyons , Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning

“Each closing makes room for the birth of a new seadon”
― Rebekah Lyons

“Calling is where our talents and burdens collide. Our talents are our birthright gifts, the gifts that make our hearts sing, come alive. Our burdens are found in our stories, in what breaks our hearts. God was inviting me to use the gifts that made me come alive, to redeem the things that broke my heart.”
― Rebekah Lyons, You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are

“WE CANNOT RUN IF WE CANNOT REST.”
― Rebekah Lyons, Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

“You who raise your voice with your kids. You who are addicted to social media. You who “retail” your way out of depression. You who question whether or not you have any real friends. You who aren’t certain your life really matters. You with your insecurity, your brokenness, your anxiety, your desperation. You. You are the light of the world.”
― Rebekah Lyons, You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are

“Staring into a mirror might show us what we look like in the moment, but it cannot show us who we are or where we’re going.”
― Rebekah Lyons, Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

“We weren’t made to keep up. We were made to be free. To be who we already are.”
― Rebekah Lyons, You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are

“We cannot prioritize our doing before being, our assignment before healing, our service before freedom.”
― Rebekah Lyons, You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are

“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.”6”
― Rebekah Lyons, Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

“I looked again at the photo of me, hair wild, rumpled sweatshirt, typing away, all in the name of being diligent. What other moments had I missed, head buried in my work? Year after year, I couldn’t possibly be present for everyone. But this felt different. I hadn’t felt the weight of missing out until I saw it in retrospect, in vivid color from a long-past October day. Until you get quiet, you can’t know what your heart needs to confess.”
― Rebekah Lyons, Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

“The moment of surrender changes everything. Its the moment of releasing my grip as I realize I am not enough”
― Rebekah Lyons

“if your voice stops sounding like you, be quiet for a minute.. it'll come back”
― Rebekah Lyons

“PRAYER GRANTS ME ACCESS TO THE HOLY SPIRIT’S COMFORT, A BALM THAT TRANSCENDS TIME AND SPACE, REPUTATION AND RACE.”
― Rebekah Lyons, Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

“The enemy of our souls wants us to be isolated and alone. He knows that when we're isolated, we're easy prey. Why? When we're alone and vulnerable, we feel afraid. When we're together and vulnerable, we become brave. A brave group of vulnerable people acting together in faith is not easily overcome by anxiety and stress.”
― Rebekah Lyons, Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

“Rest precedes blessing. We don’t have to run to earn rest; we run fueled by a posture of rest.”
― Rebekah Lyons, Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

“Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.” VIKTOR FRANKL”
― Rebekah Lyons, Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning

“And here’s the thing about despair: It overtakes the place meant for hope. It steals the belief that healing is possible.”
― Rebekah Lyons, You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are

“Every bloom and bud mirrored the revival I felt in my soul”
― Rebekah Lyons

“Confession begins with repentance and ends with declaration.”
― Rebekah Lyons, You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are

“We are restless when we rest less.”
― Rebekah Lyons, Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

“When we become enslaved to anything, we miss out on a life of surrender and peace.”
― Rebekah Lyons, You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are