Favorite Quotes
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God ~ Corrie Ten Boom
“Relationships don’t thrive on CORRECTION. Relationships thrive on CONNECTION. - Andy Stanley
It’s the Holy Spirit’s job to convict. God’s job to judge, and my job to love. – Billy Graham
If you judge people, you have no time to love them - Mother Teresa
I think the simplest way to discern the presence of the Spirit is to look for where there is unity, where there’s movement toward reconciliation, for two becoming one, for enemies becoming friends. - Father Richard Rohr
Worry is a conversation you have with yourself about things you cannot change. Prayer is a conversation you have with God about things He can change - Unknown
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9
The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end, it’s going to be a lot better and a lot bigger - Elisabeth Elliot
Grace is only grace if it is incomprehensible. - Karl Barth |
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Your demonstration of faith better be better than your explanation of faith - Adam Boyle
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God - Timothy Keller
Whatever your problem, no matter how difficult, you can release spiritual power sufficient to solve your problem. The secret is – pray and believe – Norman Vincent Peale
We don't need to see eye to eye to walk arm in arm - Rick Warren
If mess-ups were push-ups, I'd be totally ripped - Bob Goff
What lies in front of you is never bigger than the one who lives in you - Ann Voskamp
Everyone deserves to be understood - Dr. David Beighley
“It is my practice to try to understand how valuable something is by trying to imagine myself without it” - Herb Kelleher
Many people reject Jesus because of bad experiences with religious people. But, here's the thing... Jesus had bad experiences with religious people, too. In fact, they killed him. People will let you down. Jesus won't. - Unknown
If your faith doesn't grow with you into adulthood, it can't withstand the rigors of an adult world. - Andy Stanley
...unconditional grace is the key to conversion/salvation, while unconditional love is the key to community. - Shauna Habel-Morgan
You can’t show someone your best without allowing them to see your worst. - Edmund Bridgerton
Think twice before answering a question that has the potential to burn a bridge or close a door. - Andy Stanley
"The only clear line I draw these days is this: When my religion tries to come between me and my neighbor. I will choose my neighbor, Jesus never commanded me to love my religion" - Rev Barbara Brown Taylor
Shame will keep us in all kinds of prisons if we let and it will keep us from those we love and who love us -Anonymous
Confident He Can, Hopeful He Will, and Trusting all the While - Marki Manby
"Queer people don't grow up as ourselves, we grow up playing a version of ourselves that sacrifices authenticity to minimize humiliation & prejudice. The massive task of our adult lives is to unpack which parts of ourselves are truly us & which parts we've created to protect us." - Anonymous
"I would rather have a living son dealing with these new revelations than a child who is not alive who lived the life I had in my mind.” - Andrea
In the pathway of faith we come to learn that the Lord’s thoughts are not our thoughts, nor His ways our ways. Both in the physical and spiritual realm, great pressure means great power! Although circumstances may bring us into the place of death, that need not spell disaster—for if we trust in the Lord and wait patiently, that simply provides the occasion for the display of His almighty power.“Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth” (Ps. 105:5 KJV). - L. B. Cowman
The only thing people regret is that they didn’t live boldly enough, that they didn’t invest enough heart, didn’t love enough. ~ Ted Hughes
Be yourself. People may admire you for your strengths, but they connect with you through your weaknesses. ~ Craig Groeschel
The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.” - Mother Teresa
The only way I could face the future is because I believed in the resurrection." - Tim Keller
When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves - Viktor Frankl
The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved - Mother Teresa
Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it - Dennis P. Kimbro
Intense love does not measure, it just gives - Mother Teresa
“It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.”- A.W. Tozer
I would rather love and be wrong than hate and be right. - Jay Julian
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else - Margaret Mead
“If you are looking for verses with which to support slavery, you will find them. If you are looking for verses with which to abolish slavery, you will find them. If you are looking for verses with which to oppress women, you will find them. If you are looking for verses with which to liberate or honor women, you will find them. If you are looking for reasons to wage war, you will find them. If you are looking for reasons to promote peace, you will find them. If you are looking for an outdated, irrelevant ancient text, you will find it. If you are looking for truth, believe me, you will find it.
This is why there are times when the most instructive question to bring to the text is not "what does it say?", but "what am I looking for?" I suspect Jesus knew this when he said, "ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened." If you want to do violence in this world, you will always find the weapons. If you want to heal, you will always find the balm.” - Rachel Held Evans (June 8, 1981-May 4, 2019)
“Life is a journey that must be travelled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.” We always hear those around us tell us to focus on the goal. But the journey that leads us to our dreams is what helps bring the change in us. - Oliver Goldsmith
Favorite Devotionals
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Surrendering Our "Why" Questions by Lysa TerKeurst
proverbs31.org/read/devotions/full-post/2023/03/16/surrendering-our-why-questions |
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Why God Isn't Answering My Prayers by Lysa TerKeurst
https://lysaterkeurst.com/2018/10/why-isnt-god-answering-my-prayer-2/ |
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Sweet and Savory
https://www.wisdomhunters.com/sweet-and-savory/
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A Good Purpose For A Bad Story by Sharing by Sharon Jaynes
www.proverbs31.org/read/devotions/full-post/2019/05/23/a-good-purpose-for-that-bad-story |
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Wisdom is Our Silver Lining by Lysa TerKeurst
proverbs31.org/read/devotions/full-post/2018/03/15/wisdom-is-our-silver-lining |
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Godly Goals Give You Hope to Endure - Daily Hope with Rick Warren - December 30, 2018
www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/daily-hope-with-rick-warren/ |
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Glimpses of Joy by Lisa Terkeurst proverbs31.org/read/devotions/full-post/2019/01/17/glimpses-of-joy |
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Steams in The Desert by L.B. Cowman - January 18
www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/desert/ |
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If God Really Loved Me by Lysa Terkeurst proverbs31.org/read/devotions/full-post/2018/12/13/if-god-really-loved-me |
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Build a Stronger Stress-free Relationship With These Simple Tactics by Locke Hughes ysa Terkeurst when-life-gives-you-detours |
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When Life Gives You Detours by Lysa Terkeurst
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Finding Purpose In Darkness by Lysa Terkeurst
proverbs31.org/read/devotions/full-post/2018/11/29/finding-purpose-in-the-darkness |