A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.
I choose gentleness… Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.
God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.
Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.
The wizard [of Oz] says look inside yourself and find self. God says look inside yourself and find [the Holy Spirit]. The first will get you to Kansas. The latter will get you to heaven.Take your pick.
God leads us. God will do the right thing at the right time. And what a difference that makes.
Mark it down: God loves you with an unearthly love. You can’t win it by being winsome. You can’t lose it by being a loser. But you can be blind enough to resist it
What the new mate, sports car, or unexpected check could never do, Christ says, “I Can.” You’ll love how he achieves it. He reconnects your soul with God.
Once you have seen his face you will forever long to see it again.
In the great orchestra we call life, you have an instrument and a song, and you owe it to God to play them both sublimely.
We see a hearse; we think sorrow. We see a grave; we think despair. We hear of a death; we think of a loss. Not so in heaven. When heaven sees a breathless body, it sees the vacated cocoon & the liberated butterfly.
When we see death, we see disaster. When Jesus sees death, he sees deliverance!
Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.
A few songs with Him might change the way you sing. Forever.
When he says we’re forgiven, let’s unload the guilt. When he says we’re valuable, let’s believe him. . . . When he says we’re provided for, let’s stop worrying. God’s efforts are strongest when our efforts are useless
God is fond of you. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. If He had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning. Face it, friend, He’s crazy about you.
You are the only you God made… God made you and broke the mold.
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something
Don’t measure the size of the mountain talk to the One who can move it.
May you live in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life.
We may speak about a place where there are no tears, no death, no fear, no night; but those are just the benefits of heaven. The beauty of heaven is seeing God.
Jesus tends to his people individually. He personally sees to our needs. We all receive Jesus’ touch. We experience his care.
God wants us to know we are saved, for saved people are dangerous people, willing to face off with the world, unafraid of the consequences since they know that, whatever happens, they will have eternal life.
You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.
Truth is, we don’t get grace. But it sure can get us.
God doesn’t manufacture pain, but he certainly puts it to use.
… he does pledge to reweave your pain for a higher purpose.
The key is this: Meet today’s problems with today’s strength. Don’t start tackling tomorrow’s problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow’s strength yet. You simply have enough for today.
But prayer isn’t asking God to do what we want. Prayer is asking God to what is right.
Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.
Prayer lets God do what he does best. Take a pebble & kill a Goliath. Take the common, make it spectacular! Pray & see what He can do.
Christmas is best pondered, not with logic, but with imagination.
When Jesus says he will keep you safe, he means it. Hell will have to get through him to get to you.
We will never be cleansed until we confess we are dirty. And we will never be able to wash the feet of those who have hurt us until we allow Jesus, the one we have hurt, to wash ours.
Who are they to give stars or dots? They’re Wemmicks just like you.”Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)
The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: ‘grace.
You are loved by your maker not because you try to please him and succeed, or fail to please him and apologize, but because he wants to be your father.
GRACEGRACE is the GIFT of God’s Riches’ the PEACE of God, The LOVE of God, The HOPE of God.
If the Bible is called the Good Book, it’s not because its people are. Blood flows as freely through the stories as the ink through the quills that penned them.
The big news of the Bible is not that you fight for God but that God fights for you.
The sinless One took on the face of a sinner so that we sinners could take on the face of a saint.
Gratitude gets us through the hard stuff…Gratitude always leaves us looking at God and away from dread.
God never said that the journey will be easy, but he did said that the arrival will be worthwhile
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.
Don’t worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It’s not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.
Focus on giants – you stumble.Focus on God – Giants tumble.
When God looks at you, he doesn’t see you; he sees the One who surrounds you. That means that failure is not a concern for you. Your victory is secure.
Let him into the mire and muck of our world. For only if we let him in can he pull us out.
When we would say ‘No way,’ he would say, ‘My way.’ Then the ones who doubted would scramble to salvage the blessing. And the one who gave it would savor the surprise.
The maker of the stars would rather die for you than live without you. And that is a fact. So if you need to brag, brag about that.
Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leave you speechless remain that way. Say nothing and listen as heaven whispers “Do you like it? I did it just for you.”
I was raised in the greatest of homes… just a really great dad, and I miss him so much… he was a good man, a real simple man… Very faithful, always loved my mom, always provided for the kids, and just a lot of fun.
If we can understand that death is not the end but is really a transition into the next life, the great part of life, that frees us up into receiving God’s courage and his help.
God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems.
The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: ‘grace.’
God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed.
A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.
A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
There is a time for risky love. There is a time for extravagant gestures. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. And when the time comes – seize it, don’t miss it.
It seems to me that election season is just a Petri dish for anger and cynicism.