Quotes About Reflection

There is no need to be paralyzed by the opinions of another. God gives you the ultimate tool of self-assessment, the mirror of his Word.

Finally, we must understand that theology is never an end in itself, but a means to an end, the end that we would progressively become like the One who is the ultimate definition of what love is and what love does.

from birth we are all philosophers, we are all theologians, and we all function like archeologists, digging through the mound of our existence to make sense of it all.

anger is always an issue of the heart before it is an act of physical aggression.

the character of a life isn't set in three or four big moments of life, but in ten thousand little, virtually unnoticed moments.

The way to begin to celebrate the grace that God so freely gives you every day is by admitting how much you need it.

The normal day is a 24-hour collection of little moments. Day after day, week after week, and year after year, these little moments set the character of a person's life.

It is humbling to admit, but I have had to face the fact that the greatest danger to my ministry is me!

Corporate worship is designed to once again clear up our confusion as to what is truly important in life.

De wet is er niet alleen goed in om ons gedrag bloot te leggen, maar ook ons hart.

necesitamos entender que la teología nunca es un fin en sí misma, sino que es un medio para alcanzar un fin: ser cada vez más como Aquel que es la definición por excelencia del amor.

everything you do and say in your life, every choice that you make, and everything you decide to invest in is a reflection of a system of internalized values in your heart.

We all need to be reminded again and again of what God has declared are the most important things in life.

So in grace, God has designed us to regularly gather together and remember the things that are worth living for.

The reality that on every morning brand-new mercy greets us is not the thing that grips our minds as we frenetically prepare for our day.

We don't often take time to sit and meditate on what our lives would've been like if the mercy of the Redeemer had not been written into our personal stories.

When you remember mercy, you are humble, thankful, and tender.

And as you begin to remember that God's mercy is your only hope and you meditate on the grandeur of the mercy that has been showered on you, you begin to want to help others experience that same mercy. You see, to the degree that you forget the mercy you've been given, it is easier for you to not give mercy to others. I daily need God's work of mercy in order to do his work of mercy.

It's so easy to load life onto your shoulders and be more motivated by low-grade anxiety than by divine awe.

Corporate worship is designed to make you thankful, not just for possessions and accomplishments, but for what you've been given in Christ.

Someone once said that you never see a person in a protest carrying a sign with an arrow pointing downward and with the words "I am the problem" painted on it.

You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside. OSWALD CHAMBERS

The things you do and say always tell you more about yourself than whoever you're speaking or responding to

Corporate worship is designed to remind you of your identity in Christ so that you won't waste your time looking for identity elsewhere.