No matter what authority Satan and his subjects have temporarily been allowed in this world system, Christ can pull rank anytime He wants to.
I don’t know a single person who truly seems to bear the mark of God’s presence and power in his or her life who hasn’t been asked by God to be obedient in a way that was dramatically painful.
Christ sets us free by the power of His Spirit; then He maintains our freedom as we learn to live from day to day in the power of that Spirit.
Christian hedonists don’t discount suffering, they just don’t give up until they find the gain in loss.
Anxiety is our agitated soul scrambling for control.
Never will He hold your hand more tightly than when He is leading you through the dark.
Our victory rests not on faith in our spirituality. Our victory rests on faith in our God.
Soothing words can become just another drug we swallow to dull our pain.
We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, but frankly we won’t if we’re too afraid to try.
I don’t know what kind of courage it took thousands of years ago, but I know how courageous women need to be today.
God holds his people responsible for righteousness, not for results.
If you’re still drawing breath, God’s not done with you yet. Don’t quit. Be brave and believe God is for you.
One person can bring favor to many during the storm.
A high regard for the things of this world always signals a lowering regard for God.
Somethings wrong with us for us to value ourselves so little.
We will never be more ourselves, with the fullness of our personality and the uniqueness of our gifting, than when we just wholly give ourselves over to our very faithful, faithful God.
I say this as a big sister in the faith hoping someone might learn an easier way. Arrogance does not bode well. It attracts the rod of God.
May our memories of kindness be long and of offenses be short.
Sometimes in the contrast of the night, we can best see the glory of God.
When we’ve ceased hearing or changing, we need a new environment.