Quotes About Relationship

Godly accountability is never codependency.

Think of marriage as a three-legged stool. The legs are a submissive wife, a loving husband, and Christ.

The level of trust we have for God is a monumental issue in the life of every believer. Many variables in our lives affect our willingness to trust God. A loss or betrayal can deeply mark our level of trust. A broken heart never mended handicaps us terribly when we're challenged to trust. Trusting an invisible God doesn't come naturally to any believer. A trust relationship grows only by stepping out in faith and making the choice to trust.

God is never in the wrong when He and one of His children are separated; yet He devises ways so that the banished person may not remain estranged from Him. Never underestimate the significance of timing when it comes to mending. You may not get another chance.

God is not harsh; He is holy. He is not selfish; He is sovereign. He is not unfeeling; He is all-knowing. Like David, we need to come to know Him, and respect Him; and, like David, we will love Him more.

We have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God. 1 John 4:16

This is how we know that we remain in Him and He in us: He has given to us from His Spirit. 1 John 4:13

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. James 4:8

We were already getting along poorly enough that I figured we'd marry.

Just take the next step. I'll show you what to do from there." During so much of this walk with God, we feel blindfolded. Certain seasons are pocked with such random events that we decide all is helter-skelter. Other seasons seem so illustriously orchestrated that the ties between events are like streamers of spun gold. From the very beginning, God geared the faith walk to be relational, not informational. The latter was always intended for the sake of the former.

I have promised you in marriage to one husband—to present a pure virgin to Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:2

Our need for love does not constitute anyone else's call but God's.

As we seek to know His will and go where He sends us, God doesn't just wait for us at our next stop. He travels every mile right beside us.

Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You" (Ps. 63.3). Better than life! God invites mortal creatures—you and me—into a love relationship with the Son of glory. That, my friend, is the meaning

Single person: if you are in Christ, you have the ultimate relationship ahead of you. If God calls you to a life of singleness, feel special, and save yourself entirely for Him!

Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You" (Ps. 63.3). Better than life! God invites mortal creatures—you and me—into a love relationship with the Son of glory. That, my friend, is the meaning of life. Let's partake. Fully. Completely.

I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God. Jeremiah 24:7

All our lives God retains the strong feelings toward us that infants evoke in their parents. He never has to let us go.

Until the ultimate relationship arrives, let your mirror image be the face of Christ. Your bridal portrait is being painted one day at a time.

Look at how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called God's children. And we are! 1 John 3:1

My friend, I am "jealous" for you to enjoy God. I want God to be the greatest reality in your life. I want you to be more assured of His presence than any other you can see or touch. This can be your reality. This is your right as a child of God. We were destined for this kind of relationship with God, but the enemy tries to convince us that the Christian life is sacrificial at best and artificial at worst.

I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. Hosea 11:4 (NIV)

The longer I live, the less I find God to be a hand shaker. Hand holder? Yes. Hand shaker? No.

We receive the Spirit from God upon hearing with faith, but our relationship with the Spirit is not merely passive. Our energy and endurance are necessary. We have to rise up actively to walk in step with the Spirit.