Quotes About Faith

So thank God for opposition. It forces us to pray like it depends on god, which it does. And it reconditions our reflexes in the process.

If faith is being sure of what we hope for, then being unsure of what we hope for is the antithesis of faith, isn't it?

God's love is proactive. He doesn't wait for us to get our act together. God always makes the first move. And we're called to follow suit.

They force me to work like it depends on me and pray like it depends on God.

New Testament scholar Dr. Gordon Fee said that life is a wilderness, and a compass doesn't help very much. A map certainly doesn't help because you have to know where you are for starters. What you need in a place you've never been before is a guide. Jesus becomes the Guide to the Father's house.

Orar con fervor es algo que va mucho más allá de decir palabras: es sangre, sudor y lágrimas.

In working through nonreligious language to explain that journey, the idea of place became very important. Jesus says, "Here's the deal! I'll leave My place. I'll come to your place. I'll take your place. And then we'll go to My place." This simplicity captured me. Everyone understands places. We all have them. It's where we live our lives day to day. Then Jesus walks into our place and redirects us.

Who you become is determined by how you pray.

When we go adventuring with Jesus, He takes us places we never dreamed we could go, gives us ideas we never thought we could have, and gives us friends that last forever.

When you look back on your life, the greatest moments will be the moments when you went all in.

The greatest moments in life are the miraculous moments when human impotence and divine omnipotence intersect — and they intersect when we draw a circle around the impossible situations in our lives and invite God to intervene.

Si estás dispuesto a interrumpir tu ciclo de sueño, tal vez tus sueños se conviertan en realidades.

answer our prayers isn't that we aren't praying hard enough; the reason, more often than not, is that we aren't willing to work hard enough. Praying hard is synonymous with working hard. Think of praying hard and working hard as concentric circles. It's the way we double-circle our dreams and His promises. There comes a moment, after you have prayed through, when you have to start doing something about it. You have to take a step of faith, and

La oración consiste en pedirle a Dios que haga algo, tiempo futuro; la alabanza consiste en creer que Dios ya lo ha hecho, tiempo pasado.

No te sorprendas si Dios hace que reduzcas la velocidad. No te sorprendas si Dios se interpone. ¿Por qué? Porque te ama demasiado como para permitir que te hundas de cabeza en un problema. Hay algo que nos enseña la burra de Balán y es esto: Dios puede usar cualquier cosa para que se cumplan sus propósitos y puede hacerlo donde sea, en el momento que sea, de la manera que sea.

if God doesn't answer the way you want, you still need to praise through. That is when it's most difficult to praise God, but that is also when our praise is most pure and most pleasing to God.

Dios no hace milagros para satisfacer nuestros caprichos egoístas. Dios hace milagros por una razón, y solo por esa razón: porque quiere dar a conocer su gloria. Nosotros solo tenemos la suerte de ser sus beneficiarios.

The Bible wasn't meant merely to be read. It was meant to be prayed through, meditated on, and lived out. If all you do is read it, all you've done is audit the Word of God. And you don't get credit for an audit. You've simply been educated beyond the level of your obedience.

The same is true spiritually. Until kids get into the driver's seat, they won't know how to get anywhere. What do I mean? You can pray for them their entire lives, but if you never let them pray, they're just along for the ride. They won't know how to get anywhere in prayer.

Who you become is determined by how you pray. Ultimately, the transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life.

We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 CORINTHIANS 10:5

Everybody wants a miracle; we just don't want to be in a situation where we need one. You can't have one without the other. Sometimes what we perceive as our problem is really God setting us up to do something miraculous in our lives. It's about training ourselves to see those problems as opportunities so God can intervene.

the God who gives the vision is the same God who makes provision.

Preaching may move the hearts of men, but praying moves the heart of God.