Quotes from Anne Graham Lotz

He mounted the cherubim and flew, he soared on the wings of the wind. PSALM 18:10

For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. COLOSSIANS 1:16

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard." ACTS 4:18 – 20

He poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. JOHN 13:5

God's love, mercy, grace, goodness, kindness, and patience do not cancel out or water down His standard of perfect holiness. There is no spectrum of holiness. It is completely black and white. Just one speck of sin, corruption, or imperfection results in impurity.

He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. DEUTERONOMY 8:3

Communication is what the Holy Spirit excels in. When we don't know what to say, He does. When we don't know what to ask for, He does. When we don't know how to express the depths of our feelings, He does.

If you feel far from God right now, guess who moved? You're only a decision away from reconnecting.

But God loved Hagar. He loves those who just can't take it anymore and who run away. In fact, the Bible is filled with stories of His love for those like Hagar.

We may never have another Great Awakening in our nation until you and I stop pointing our finger at "them" and deal with the sin in our own hearts and lives.

Stop resisting Him. Stop resenting Him. Stop complaining. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Stop demanding what you want. Stop focusing on the outer wrappings of yourself and your circumstances. Adjust your attitude. Change your mind about things — about yourself— about others — about Him. Relax in total trust. He knows what He's doing. Unwrap the package! Let go, and look up! Let Him open the eyes of your heart. OPEN YOUR EYES!

Did your big break turn into a big bust? Sometimes a great escape from a wounded past can turn into something worse as we discover the wounds were not just from without, but they were within. So regardless of where we go, what we do, who we are with, we carry those wounds with us.

Ask Him to fill your life until you overflow with His love — even for those you don't like!

It's been said that peace is not the absence of danger but the presence of God.

authentically. I am deeply motivated to know God. I want to know Him as He truly is, not through the distorted reflection of those who called themselves by His name. And I want to make Him known to others as accurately, winsomely, clearly, and compellingly as I can.

God's people don't always act like God's people should.

God is in the darkness and God is in the wilderness. I now know that by personal experience.

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. ISAIAH 40:28 – 29

Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. JOB 33:31

but running back, that God showed up and taught her a profound life lesson: Even if you run from the wounders, you can't outrun God.

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. ISAIAH 61:1

In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple. LUKE 14:33

When we are wounded we need to be very careful about what happens next. Because in the aftermath we are vulnerable to the enemy of our souls who would seek to use us to wound others. Watch out!

God cares about each of us and all of us — period! And because He really does love you — He really does care about you — you and I can run, but we can't outrun Him.