Quotes from Martha Williamson

Life is beautiful. Look around. Don't take anything for granted.

God loves you.-Monica, Touched By An Angel

If you can't find the love, let God love through you.

Never forget, when you have lost your faith, when God is no longer real to you—go back. Go back to the last place you saw Him. He will be waiting for you there.

God has many names, you know. Jehovah, Almighty, Everlasting Father, Alpha and Omega . . . But do you know what He calls Himself? I Am. Ask God who He is, and that is what He'll tell you. I Am. Not I was or I'm going to be. But I am. I am here for you now because that's where you need Me. And if God is here, right here, right now, what is there to fear?

God loves you. Yes, you made a mistake a long time ago. That's true . . . But somebody else took the truth and twisted it into shame. Your parents, your teachers, your friends. They made you believe their lies. You accepted their shame instead of God's love.

It's time for forgiveness. Forgive. Be forgiven. And God will fill you with a peace beyond all understanding.

Mercy is His gift. You shine with His divine light every time you are merciful and forgive someone.

It's time to turn judgment into compassion. Pain into healing. Hate into forgiveness. Because when you forgive someone, you release yourself as well.

Hate is more toxic than any chemical. It poisons from the inside out. And it's a fast-acting poison; before you know it you're filled with it, and the hate is in charge. You can't control it anymore.

One of the biggest mistakes we can make is to start grieving over things that haven't even happened yet.

I'm not asking you to change your mind. Just bend your heart a little. Your mind will follow.

Frightened people often hide behind anger.

He wants to deal with what you can do right now. Because now is all you can change.

Isn't it odd that people pray every day over the tiniest things—the weather, a green light, a baseball game, things they can't change at all? But how come nobody prays when they are faced with a decision? When there's a difficult choice to make, don't you think God would like to help you make it?

Your body may be in prison, but your soul doesn't have to be.

You've been looking for reasons instead of peace.

I just want you to know there's nothing to be afraid of. On one side, there is life. And on the other . . . there is life, too.

Did you know that the highest form of respect for the Navajo is to call someone Grandfather? In fact, that's how they address God.

God creates us all in His image. There are no second-class citizens, no minorities, no human being greater or lesser that any other. We are all the same in His eyes.

The problem with making heroes out of humans is that when they eventually act like humans, everyone is disappointed.

God has a plan. He always does, but sometimes people forget and try to make their own, imperfect plans. People can only see a little way down the road. But He can see the whole trip.

When you stand before God, don't you want to see the face of a friend, instead of a stranger?

You've had setbacks, and you'll have others. It's not important how many times you've fallen. It's how many times you let God pick you up that matters.