Quotes About Faith

Lord, how I wish I could do something tangible and physical to ensure the safety of my children from judgment. Instead I must trust you and thank you for providing the Lamb of God who takes away sin. I ask you to give ________ a deep sense of need for her life to be marked by his blood.

He chose to live by faith—not the kind of faith that believed God would miraculously show up and shield them from harm, but faith that God would preserve them through harm. Habakkuk shows us that living by faith means banking our hope on God no matter what happens in this life.

THE LORD REVEALED to the prophet Habakkuk that he was about to do a purifying work among his people by raising up the Babylonians to take them into captivity.

Lord, sometimes the possibility of coming catastrophe can make our family terribly afraid. We're tempted to ask you only to protect us from difficulty, but what we really want is to be a family who lives by faith in the midst of the worst of circumstances

Give me the grace to lead the way in having an ambition to serve others out of love for you.

Sometimes we give our children the idea that the Christian life is all about what they must do for God. But at the heart of what it means to be a Christian is the willingness to accept the cleansing touch of Jesus so he can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. "The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45).

God wants us to walk humbly with him. To live in this way is to have the praise of God on our lips and a settled determination to be obedient to God in our hearts.

Lord, give ________ the ability to recognize you. Don't let ________ reject you. Give ________ the faith to believe, the will to accept, and the right to become a child of God. We long for so much more for ________ than going through this life physically alive but spiritually dead. Call ________ to life so that ________ will never die.

The tree of life is not simply a thing of the past. It's a promise for our future.

My friend, if you are weak—worn out from work, worn down by criticism, weary of constant demands or disappointments—if you have come to the end of yourself, if you've been emptied of your delusions of strength, you're just at the right place to be filled with the goodness of God. You're finally fillable. You're fully dependent.

What began in a cradle made of wood culminated on a cross made of wood.

When I said no, she stood in the light. When I gave up, she said 'forever'.

The holiness of love inspired ordinary men and women to act like angels. It lifted them on wings closer to God.

Trust in God was a great excuse for sloth and lack of planning.

Religions—most of them, anyway—had promoted self-effacement, sacrifice, restraint.

This world is made of darkness and light, my girl, and in the darkest times you have to believe the sun will come again, even if you yourself don't live to see it.

Ours is an active faith. It is made alive and appealing only when our nouns turn into verbs.

WHATEVER KIND OF CRISIS OR CHALLENGE you may be facing today, your greatest need is for a fresh look at the incomparable Christ. He alone is able to save us from sin, sanctify our hearts, satisfy our souls, and sustain us when we grow weary of running and are tempted to throw in the towel.

Our task is to encourage our husbands to obey God's Word and will for their lives.

to a viewpoint that was contrary to God's word put Eve on a slippery slope that led to disobedience

Whether you grew up, as I did, in the church, or have no church background at all; whether you have a 'respectable' background or a questionable one; whether you are well-versed in the Bible or have only recently opened it for the first time-there is room in this love story for you.

What a stunning picture this gives us of God's amazing providence—His ability to look ahead, know exactly what is coming, and make provision for us before we even get there. He is not only a God who can help us handle our current issues and pressures but One who has already prepared comfort, help, and blessing for problems that aren't even on our horizon.

if it is contrary to the Word of God, it isn't right.

El amor inescrutable de Dios por nosotros lo lleva a atraernos de vuelta a Él cuando nos apartamos.