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“We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.”
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“At such times, the heart of man turns instictively towards his Maker. In prosperity, and whenever there is nothing to injure or make him afraid, he remembers Him not, and is ready to defy Him; but place him in the midst of dangers, cut him off from human aid, let the grave open before him, then it is, in the time of his tribulation, that the scoffer and unbelieving man turns to God for help, feeling there is no other hope, or refuge, or safety, save in his protecting arm.”
― Twelve Years a Slave
― Twelve Years a Slave
“I am the bended, but not broken. I am the power of the thunderstorm. I am the beauty in the beast. I am the strength in weakness. I am the confidence in the midst of doubt. I am Her!”
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“It's a shame there has to be a tragedy before the best in people will finally shine.”
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
“But, as I know that strength arising from obedience has a way of simplifying things which seem impossible, my will very gladly resolves to attempt this task although the prospect seems to cause my physical nature great distress; for the Lord has not given me strength enough to enable me to wrestle continually both with sickness and with occupations of many kinds without feeling a great physical strain. May He Who has helped me by doing other and more difficult things for me help also in this: in His mercy I put my trust.”
― Interior Castle
― Interior Castle
“Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.”
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“There are good and bad days. A bad day is not necessarily evil, and a good day is a compensation given to stop you from going crazy.”
― Stamerenophobia
― Stamerenophobia
“...the fire doesn't burn you, it forges you. God, the consuming fire, is not about burning you, but about burning away everything that isn't you!”
― Eye of the Storm: Experiencing God When You Can't See Him
― Eye of the Storm: Experiencing God When You Can't See Him
“We have often mistaken the seasons of ease in our lives for God’s blessing. God has blessed us, but what we don’t understand is that sometimes He is blessing us even more when everything appears to be falling apart at the seams.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“God pushes us to offense—without explanation—and asks us the same question Jesus asked His disciples, ‘Do you also want to go away?’ And then we have a choice. We either believe or we don’t. We either let Him be God, or we put Him in a box.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“We reduce our theology of God to match the “facts” of our circumstances, instead of the truth of who He is. In our hearts, we have tamed the Lion and cut off His mane.”
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“God doesn’t see as man sees. It is a facet of His character to see people in light of who they will become, not in light of their past or even their present.”
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“As we know Him (intimately), sin loses its grip on us. Our love for Him deepens, and serving Him becomes a great joy and fulfillment, not a drudgery birthed out of performance.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“The spiritual DNA of who God created us to be resides in us before we walk in any of it.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“Is it worth the sacrifice? Is it worth the cost? There was a time I told the Lord to “pick someone else. This is too hard!” I’m so thankful He turned a deaf ear.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“So how can God take something tragic in our lives and bring good from it? The answer isn’t found so much in the ‘how,’ but in the ‘Who.’ The answer is found in who God is. It is found in His character. It is found in the essence of His presence, in the fragrance of His being. …It is found in a love so encompassing—so extravagant—we have not the mind to comprehend it.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“It is a weapon of spiritual warfare to rejoice in the Lord, in full confidence of what God will produce from your darkness, and in the face of insurmountable evidence to the contrary.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“Any place where my heart believes I have more love, compassion or mercy than God, I have elevated myself above Him and am believing a lie. And any place where I have placed limits on His love and power, I have humanized Him and reduced Him to what my mind can comprehend.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“Ask Him for wisdom to understand what is actually the enemy at work in your life versus what is simply God allowing you to be buffeted and trained for your destiny.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“No one is meant to fight a war against the enemy in vain. God delights in granting our request for redemptive spoils of our spiritual warfare.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“We are not meant to come through our battles as merely survivors. We are meant to come off the battlefield as victors, and to lead others out to victory, as well.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“In God’s justice system, it is the battle with the lions, bears, and the giants of the land that equips us to be kings.”
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
― Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft
“In spiritual and shamanic traditions, every trial is seen as an opportunity for purification and learning. Stagnating in pain dissipates vital energy that could otherwise be channeled toward personal improvement and service to the community. These moments of pain become rites of passage toward a deeper understanding of our place in the universe.”
― Words of the Shaman: 50 Quotes from Paching Hoé Lambaiho
― Words of the Shaman: 50 Quotes from Paching Hoé Lambaiho
“Some burdens don't come to make you a Sisyphus. They come to show you the path to freedom.”
― Stamerenophobia
― Stamerenophobia
“There can be unexpected events, unreasonable waiting, unpredictable people and an uncertain future, yet nothing happens beyond the sovereign knowledge of an unchanging God”
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“Even when God allows your pain to linger, He never leaves you without glimpses of His grace and sprinkles of His favor, scattered all around, waiting to bring you comfort.”
― I TALKED TO GOD TODAY: 4 Week Devotional Prayer Journal Pain, Suffering and Daily Living
― I TALKED TO GOD TODAY: 4 Week Devotional Prayer Journal Pain, Suffering and Daily Living
“I care far more about your being than your doing.”
― Be Held By Him: Finding God When Life Knocks You Off Your Feet
― Be Held By Him: Finding God When Life Knocks You Off Your Feet
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