A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.
Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.
You are the only you God made... God made you and broke the mold.
Forgive and give as if it were your last opportunity. Love like there's no tomorrow, and if tomorrow comes, love again.
Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realising you were the prisoner!
You weren't an accident. You weren't mass produced. You aren't an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman.
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning... Face it, friend. He is crazy about you!
God loves you just the way you are, but He refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus.
To lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the crowd.
Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't Heaven, so don't expect it to be.
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.
Be a child again. Flirt. Giggle. Dip your cookies in your milk. Take a nap. Say you're sorry if you hurt someone. Chase a butterfly. Be a child again.
Remember, you are special because I made you. And I don't make mistakes.
Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will.
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.
The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.
Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does.
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.
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He loves each one of us like there is only one of us to love (when God whisper your name)
Let God have you, and let God love you - and don’t be surprised if your heart begins to hear music you’ve never heard and your feet learn to dance as never before.
To the loved, a word of affection is a morsel; but to the love-starved, a word of affection can be a feast.
Sometimes God allows what he hates to accomplish what he loves.
Can you imagine a life with no fear? What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats?
No person [should] walk out into the world to begin the day until he or she has stood beneath the cross to receive God’s love.
God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.
A few songs with Him might change the way you sing. Forever.
A book should be a garden that fits in the hands. Word-petals of color. Stems of strength. roots of truth. Turn a page and turn the seasons. Read the sentence and enjoy the roses.
It's not about winning or losing, but love and respect.
Though we may not be able to see His purpose or His plan, the Lord of heaven is on His throne and in firm control of the universe and our lives.
The people who make a difference are not the ones with the credentials but the ones with the concern.
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.
There is no way our little minds can comprehend the love of God. But that didn't keep him from coming.
Don't measure the size of the mountain; talk to the One who can move it.
Jesus tends to his people individually. He personally sees to our needs. We all receive Jesus' touch. We experience his care.
Though you see nothing, he is acting.
When grace moves in... guilt moves out
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something
We forget that IMPOSSIBLE is one of God's favorite words
People are watching the way we act, more than they are listening to what we say.
You need someone to lift your spirits. You need someone to look you in the face and say, "This isn't the end. Don't give up. There is a better place than this. And I'll lead you there.
Don't worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It's not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.
Worry divides the mind.
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.
Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.
CAN is 100 times more important than IQ
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.
Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you." Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)
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.
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.
God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.
May you live in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life.
You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.
Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.
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.
Da Vinci painted one Mona Lisa. Beethoven composed one Fifth Symphony. And God made one version of you.
When God gives an assignment, he also gives the skill. Study your skills, then, to reveal your assignment.
Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace... & nothing fosters fear like an ignorance of mercy
The only mistake is not to risk making one.
Focus on giants - you stumble. Focus on God - Giants tumble.
When we see death, we see disaster. When Jesus sees death, he sees deliverance!
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
Christ entered our world. As a result, we can enter His.
He promises a lamp unto our feet, not a crystal ball into the future.
Sometimes, the people who make a difference are not the ones with the credentials, but the ones with the concern.
Our God is abundant in love and steadfast in mercy. He saves us, not because we trust in a symbol, but because we trust in a Savior.
Answer this: A thousand years from now, will it matter what title the world gave you? No, but it will make a literal hell of a difference whose child you are.
Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia
Worry is to joy what a Hoover vacuum cleaner is to dirt: might as well attach your heart to a happiness-sucker and flip the switch.
But it is in storms that God does his finest work, for it is in storms that God has our keenest attention
Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace.
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.
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.
God does not exist to make a big deal out of us. We exist to make a big deal out of him. It’s not about you. It’s not about me. It’s all about him.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer someone else up.
God cast you in His play, wrote you into His story. He has a definite direction for your life. Fulfill it and enjoy fulfillment. Play the part God prepared for you and get ready for some great days.
There's an antidote to our fears- trust. If we trust God more,we can fear less.
GRACE GRACE is the GIFT of God's Riches' the PEACE of God, The LOVE of God, The HOPE of God.
The more radical the change, the greater the joy. And it’s worth every effort, for this is the joy of God.
The sinless One took on the face of a sinner so that we sinners could take on the face of a saint.
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When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. (Isa. 43:2)
What I urge is that you learn to master your life by living each day in a day-tight compartment and this will certainly ensure your safety throughout your entire journey of life.
Sustaining grace promises not the absence of struggle but the presence of God.
God never promises to remove us from our struggles. He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them.
Anxiety splits our energy between today’s priorities and tomorrow’s problems. Part of our mind is on the now; the rest is on the not yet. The result is half-minded living.
You may not be down to your final heartbeat, but you may be down to your last paycheck, solution, or thimble of faith. Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear
Fear may fill our world, but it doesn't have to fill our hearts.
Let him into the mire and muck of our world. For only if we let him in can he pull us out.
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For sledes elskede Gud verden, at han gav sin enbrne sn, for at enhver som strkker ud hos ham, ikke skal fortabes, men have evigt liv (John G. Paton's oversttelse)
Identity: smack-dab in the middle...Neither omnipotent nor impotent. Neither God's MVP nor God's mistake.
What you think of Jesus Christ Will thoroughly color how you think about everything else.
Deliverance is to the Bible what jazz music is to Mardi Gras: bold, brassy, and everywhere.
If pride is what goes before a fall, the shame is what keeps you from getting up after one.
A person is worth something simply because he is a person.
Your difficulty, your disease, your conflict are preparing you to be a voice of encouragement to your brothers.
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 the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.
Here's a salute to a long good life: goodness that outlives the grave. love that outlasts the final breath. May you live your life in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life.
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.
