Quotes from Elyse Fitzpatrick

God created us to be worshipers because it is right that he be known, loved and worshiped. This isn't because he is needy and wishes someone would tell him how special he is. No, it's because he is perfect and the worship of his perfection is holiness in action.

Idols aren't stone statues. They are thoughts, desires, and longings that we worship in the place of the true God

Our faith works because we love, and we love because he has first loved us. Our faith is then emboldened by this responsive love; we've been loved, we've been assured of our justification; our Father speaks of our sanctification as if it had already occurred. By faith, then, we can courageously pursue growth into our true identity.

We need days of failure because they help humble us, and through them we can see how God's grace is poured out on the humble.

If you wonder why you choose to worship other gods rather than wholeheartedly devote yourself to the Lord you love, examine the thought and desires that captivate your heart. That's where you'll fin the answer to every sin and failure in your life. Don't be deceived into thinking that you need to develop more willpower. We need to develop godly thoughts and desires.

Let us be so taken up with the knowledge of God's goodness and the desire to fellowship with Him that our emotions are warmed and our outer man reflects great love. Although we must not seek emotional experiences for their own sake, we must not shun them merely because others misuse them or ignore God's instructions on worship.

We forget the gospel when we neglect our adoption and think that we're still just a hired servant. The Father doesn't let us come to him on those terms. We will either come as sons or we will stay with the pigs. He won't let us earn anything from him because there will be no boasting in his sight. It will either be that Jesus and his glorious gospel has the preeminence or we will go it on our own.

Believe that God is strong enough to save your children, no matter how you fail.

Our obedience has its origin in God's prior action, and forgetting that truth results in self-righteousness, pride, and despair.

Maturity in the Christian life is measured by only one test: how much closer to his character have we become?

The gospel frees us from demanding our own way, because nothing we desire to obtain is worth sinning against such love and kindness.

Our obedience has its origin in God's prior action, and forgetting that truth results in self-righteousness, pride, and despair.