Quotes from Kris Vallotton

Our eyes and ears are two of the main gateways to our souls. It is vital that we steward what we hear and see so that seeds of deception do not get planted in the soil of our souls.

The truth is, you do not always have power over what happens to you, but you do have complete control over what happens in you.

It is only when we learn to live from the inside out, and not from the outside in, that we are truly free to experience these seasons. The Kingdom within us is more powerful than the kingdom around us.

When we do what the Spirit has anointed us to do, we are not just helping people; we are also terrorizing the enemy. It is so important that we find our place of calling in life, and that we understand that each of us is born to be an instrument of God, filled with the Spirit of God, to do the works of God.

WHENEVER we review the events of our lives apart from the blood of Jesus, we subject ourselves to the influence of the spirit of deception. In reality, my sinful past no longer exists. The Lamb of God purchased it with a payment in blood, forever removing my sins from the records of Heaven. The atoning blood of Jesus covers my sin, never to be uncovered again. Sin's power to destroy us is itself destroyed by a superior reality: forgiveness.

Jesus never rebuked the ruling spirit over a city or country. He simply traveled from city to city, setting people free as He went. Freedom was rising from the ground up. And unbeknownst to most of the world, Satan was falling like lightning!

Earthly seating creates reactionary prayers. If we sit there long enough, we will wind up with a big devil and a little God.

On the emotional and mental levels, laughter not only diffuses negative thoughts and emotions, it also produces positive emotions like hope and elation and allows us to create new, more optimistic perspectives on our circumstances.

the root cause of all demonic activity is the absence of the love of God.

when we take our rightful place seated with Christ on His heavenly throne, we live powerfully, offensively and relatively peacefully. Our prayers become prophetic declarations that direct history. The Kingdom within us begins to direct the world around us so that we're no longer victims, but victors!

Free people can handle liberty because they have developed character through exercising the restraint dictated by their virtues. They are not the slaves of their physical desires; rather, they train their bodies to behave in order to fulfill the higher desires created by their own virtues.

Between God's promises in our life and the palace of our divine purpose is always the process that molds us into the person we need to be to stay seated in the palace.

We cannot be tempted with something we have no desire for.

Since we were created in the image of God, we become like the God we imagine (image).

Testimonies not only remind us of the miracles of God, they are meant to open our eyes to another realm of Kingdom provision.

I learned from my grandfather that when someone believes in you before you deserve it, it transforms you.

we should enter spiritual battles fully equipped with weapons of warfare. But we must not forget God's past victories in our lives, or we will lose heart and retreat in the heat of the battle.

It is our responsibility to trust God. It is His responsibility to deliver, protect and save us.

We have to remind ourselves that we are Kingdom people destined to live in righteousness, peace and joy. We continually must cultivate the garden of our hearts by feeding the soil of our minds with truth. We must refuse to believe lies about ourselves that sow weed seed into our beings, seeds that destroy our confidence and undermine our destiny. And finally, we must water the orchard of our hearts with words that build, edify and comfort us, realizing that we are the beloved of God.

Trials are designed to help us determine who our master will be, whom we will trust, who our Lord will be and which kingdom we will put our faith in.

Do not entertain the enemy's questions about how valuable you are.

I was beginning to learn from my grandfather that love covers a multitude of sins and that I was more important to him than his stuff.

He adored me in spite of my blunders. He never made me feel like the rules were more important than our relationship. He often corrected me, but he refused to punish me.

When one dimension of our triune being is sick, it affects our entire being. When we understand this, it makes sense that the Lord works to restore the whole person.