George MacDonald

Instead of so knowing Christ that they have Him in them saving them, they lie wasting themselves in soul-sickening self-examination as to whether they are believers, whether they are really trusting in the Atonement, whether they are truly sorry for their sins - - the way to madness of the brain and despair of the heart...Instead of asking yourself whether you believe or not, ask yourself whether you have, this day, done one thing because He said, Do it! Or once abstained because He said, Do not do it! It is simply absurd to say you believe, or even want to believe, in Him, if you do not do anything He tells you.
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Ann Voskamp

Peace isn’t a place to arrive at but a person to abide in.

Ben Fitzgerald

When someone is burning for God, we can... 𝗔. Get jealous and tell them they are in their honeymoon period and need to grow in wisdom. 𝗕. Find areas of their life they are not doing perfectly in and tear them down in your mind to make yourself feel better. 𝗖. Act like an orphan by talking down about them to others. 𝗗. Let their fire make you hungry for more. Remember God’s nature, that He is no respecter of persons. If you come to Him, He will give you the same passion and intimacy He is giving them!  

Max Lucado

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.

Dorothy Day

If you are rushed for time, sow time and you will reap time. Go to church and spend a quiet hour in prayer. You will have more time than ever and your work will get done. Sow time with the poor. Sit and listen to them, give them your time lavishly. You will reap time a hundredfold.

Fleming Rutledge

God did not change his mind about us on account of the cross or on any other account. He did not need to have his mind changed. He was never opposed to us. It is not his opposition to us but our opposition to him that had to be overcome,

Dutch Sheets

You need to get rid of any theology that allows Jesus to lose. You need to get rid of any theology that says we are just barely gonna make it to the end and maybe He’s gonna come and rescue us. We are part of an ever increasing kingdom and a King that cannot be defeated. He will do what He said He will do.

Andrew Sullivan

  If churches came to understand that the greatest threat to faith today is not hedonism but distraction, perhaps they might begin to appeal anew to a frazzled digital generation.

Stormie Omartian

It's not about finding ways to avoid God's judgment and feeling like a failure if you don't do everything perfectly. It's about fully experiencing God's love and letting it perfect you. It's not about being somebody you are not. It's about becoming who you really are.

Joyce Meyers

  While it is true that God does open doors of opportunity for us, it is also true that every door that opens isn’t necessarily one that He wants us to walk through. We are to use wisdom regarding what we agree to do or choose not to do.