Quotes from Liz Curtis Higgs

The tricky part for me is remembering to give God all the glory and keep none for myself. That's why "we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us."8 Boaz took no credit for his kindness, nor did Ruth. Even Naomi, who at first blessed the landowner, praised God when she learned the man's name. We can follow her fine example, giving God the credit for "every good and perfect gift."9

We all throw away perfectly wonderful lives because our foolish, sinful appetites take us places we should not go.

What we call miraculous, God calls business as usual.

Grievous words stir up anger.

There you are. A simple commandment. Not ten of them, just one: 'Thou shalt not eat.' (Personally, I wish the very first edict from God hadn't involved dieting, don't you?)

If the Almighty directs our steps, we've no need to look back over our shoulders.

History provides a great example but a terrible excuse.

With God, it isn't who you were that matters; it's who you are becoming.

Even serving God in his holy temple, Zechariah was unprepared for something holy to happen.

Marrying a woman of priestly ancestry was a special blessing.

For no word from God will ever fail." Luke 1:37

But pleasing to the eye isn't the same as pleasing to God.