Quotes About Faith

Dependency means living, as a leader, as if I really do believe that my walk with God is a community project. It means that because of the blinding power of remaining sin, I give up on the belief that no one knows me better than I know myself. Dependency means no longer being afraid of exposure, because I really do believe that there is nothing that could be known, exposed, or revealed about me that has not already been addressed by the person and work of Jesus.

Scripture never looks down on the sufferer, it never mocks his pain, it never turns a deaf ear to his cries, and it never condemns him for his struggle. It presents to the sufferer a God who understands, who cares, who invites us to come to him for help, and who promises one day to end all suffering of any kind once and forever. Because of this, the Bible, while being dramatically honest about suffering, is at the same time gloriously hopeful.

it is true of every believer and that we live in a daily state of spiritual war and must therefore live with eyes open, heart engaged, mind alert, and protective gear in place

When awe of God has captured your heart, ministry will fill your schedule.

God is working right now, but not so much to give us predictable, comfortable, and pleasurable lives. He isn't so much working to transform our circumstances as he is working through hard circumstances to transform you and me.

in the heart of a sinner, awe of God is very quickly replaced by awe of self.

The joy or complaint of your heart always shapes your willingness to trust God and to do his will.

The cross teaches that you are not stuck, not cursed to pay forever for your past.

It's hard to grasp, but try; there will be a day when you will look back at this huge and horrible thing, and it will look to you like a little thing. As Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 4:16–17, "So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.

La confianza es estar tan convencido de que puedes apoyarte en la integridad, fortaleza, carácter y fidelidad de la otra persona que estás dispuesto a ponerte bajo el cuidado de él o ella.

You see, you and I only ever really understand the painful trials of this moment when we look at them through the lens of eternity.

Our agenda, our definition of what a good God should give us, is a life that is comfortable, pleasurable, and predictable; one in which there's lots of human affirmation and an absence of suffering. But consider God's agenda,

If you mourn the fallenness of your world rather than curse its difficulties, you know that grace has visited you.

The Bible declares he does over and over again. It tells us that God's eyes are on the righteous and his ears are open to their prayers (Ps. 34:15).

Where is hope to be found? In five life-altering words: "I am with you always.

It says that he is with us wherever we go (Gen. 28:15).

You didn't do it, and the sooner you understand that, the better it will be for you and your marriage. You couldn't have done it. You're simply not that powerful and not that wise. You and I like to think that it was all our initiative, but it wasn't. When you face the fact that your marital story is all about the wisdom and will of Another, your understanding of marriage completely changes forever.

Many people will get up today and in some way will ask creation to be their savior, that is, to give them what only God is able to give.

The Bible welcomes us to bring our cares to God because he cares for us (1 Pet. 5:7).

Rather than suffering being connected to the bad things we have done, Scripture connects trials and difficulty to the good things God wants for us and is working to produce in us (see James 1:2–4).

Grace is only ever attractive to sinners.

It tells us that he will never leave us or forsake us (Heb. 13:5).

For the believer, fear is always God-forgetful. If God is sovereign and his rule is complete, wise, righteous, and good, why would you fear?

There is no faith that he will give them all they need to respond to each other in godly ways. As a result, their relationship is reduced to human demands, human performance, human failure, human judgment, and human punishment