Quotes from Stormie Omartian

God, show me how to pray in a way that will make a difference in this child's life.

Don't be overwhelmed . . . take it one day and one prayer at a time.

Forgiveness doesn't make the other person right, it makes you free.

People's love for us may change, depending on what we do or don't do to please them. But God's does not-it's everlasting.

One of God's main purposes for your life is to fill you with so much of His love that it overflows onto others.

You know how it feels when you're in love with somebody and you long to be with that person? God wants us to feel that way about Him.

The truth is you always grow to love the people you pray for. That's because you develop God's heart of love for them.

When asking God for direction, ask Him to give you ears to hear it and the will and strength to follow it. Say, "God show me what to do and enable me to do it.

A wife's prayers for her husband have a far greater effect on him than anyone else's, even his mother's. (Sorry, Mom.)

Many of us suffer because we think that if people don't really love us, then we will have to live forever without love. But it's not true. The greatest sense of love, which is available for us at all times, is God's love.

The phrase "timing is everything" is never more true than in your walk with God—HIS timing is everything.

Talking to God should be part of every aspect of life, in times of peace as well as in every battle.

We don't want to limit what God can do in our children by trying to parent them alone—Trust God to take care of them.

One of the greatest gifts you can give your husband is your own wholeness.

There are so many things we do not appreciate in our life until we recognize God's love for us in them.

PRAYER Lord, help me to put on the full spiritual armor You have provided for me so that I can "stand against the wiles of the devil" every day. In Jesus' name I pray. GO DEEPER

Praying is not telling God what to do. It's trusting that God knows what to do.

Accept your husband the way he is and pray for him to grow. Then when change happens, it will be because God has worked it in him and it will be lasting. "My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him" (Psalm 62:5). Your greatest expectations must be from God, not your husband.

Seeking God first will always put us in the correct position and aim us in the right direction to move into the future God has for us.

It's always easier to see a lack of wisdom in others than it is to see it in ourselves. That's why we must pray daily for wisdom.

When we pray, we bring that power to bear upon everything we are praying about, and we allow the power of God to work through our powerlessness. When we pray, we are humbling ourselves before God and saying, "I need Your presence and Your power, Lord. I can't do this without You." When we don't pray, it's like saying we have no need of anything outside of ourselves.

Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you;

Hunger for God's Word like food. Thirst for it like water. Soak in it like a jacuzzi. Put it on like a garment. Weave it into your soul so that it becomes part of the fabric of your life. When you do, you won't just be trudging up the trail. You will be dancing in the footlights.

Our decision every day must be to live a righteous life—not in our own strength, but by the enablement of the Holy Spirit in us. We must acknowledge that we depend on God and choose to live our life for Him. Even though we are a new creation, we still must decide to live like we are.