Quotes from Francine Rivers

Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn, that he may heal us; he has stricken, and he will bind us up. HOSEA 6 : 1

The sin we need to be concerned about is the sin in our own lives. It's the root of all human woe, the source of anguish.

Sooner or later you'll learn there are people in the world who don't want to use you, Now, buck up your courage and go back in there and get to know a few.

All I can tell you is faith is just the beginning of a long, difficult journey.

Some wounds broke open and had to be stitched closed with patience and prayer.

But so often, things of great beauty are full of great corruption.

Hatred is the enemy, Hadassah. Not the people.

Dwelling on the past only defeated her chances for changing the future.

God permits suffering. He permits injustice. I know your father can be cruel and selfish at times. But there were tender moments in the beginning. He lives with bitter disappointment. He's never learned to count his blessings. If you are to rise above your circumstances, you

The appeal was so often the same: Make me comfortable so I can go on doing whatever I want to do. They wanted sin without consequences.

None of them, not even he, seemed to realize they weren't just physical beings, that God had left a mark upon them by the simple fact of his creation. They preferred their idols, tangible, possessing, capricious characteristics like themselves, easily understood. They wanted something they could manipulate. God was inconceivable, intangible, incomprehensible, unexploitable.

It doesn't take two minutes on an examining table for a girl to know that abortion is painful and destructive and it'll have far-reaching effects on her life. Besides the emotional trauma of going through something so violent, there are the physical aspects, the aftereffects. Unfortunately, by the time she's gone that far, it's too late to change her mind.

Julia was blind and deaf to to the truth. She was ignorant. Did one reprove a blind woman for inability to see? Did one become angry with the deaf for not hearing?

You can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail. PROVERBS 19:21

I am not giving up on God because of what one man said from the pulpit.

I never intended to marry - because I've never met a man I could trust. She raised her head slowly. I trust you, Matthias.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. JOHN F. KENNEDY

She has not one particle of vanity in her. She covers her scars because they disturb others. No other reason than that. People see the mark of the lion on her. They fail to see what it means.

Song of Solomon told me a man and woman's passion is intended to be mutual." His smile dissolved and he looked troubled. "A shared blessing.

People either weigh you down or give you wings.

He will forgive you, but he won't remove the consequences... We must learn to obey

A pretty face and a beautiful body blind a man more quickly than any poker through the eyes.

Spirit. And it will be that love

Lord)...You prevail. You always have. You always will. I can rest in that knowledge. I can cling to Your promises and listen to your voice, and walk in Your ways. I can trust You whatever the world may say or do. Someday my time will come, and however it does, I know you will not lose me. You will bring me safely home.