Quotes about Empowerment

Change came from below, as it usually does, rather than being imposed from above.

Grace is the only force in the universe powerful enough to break the chains that enslave generations.

A healthy family builds up the weakest members while not tearing down the strong.

the descendants of today's raped and mutilated victims will arise to seek vengeance on the avengers.

For people who have long-term disabilities, one of the best things we can do is to provide tools that allow them to resume "normal" activity.

From such experiments Christians have learned that the gospel grows best from the bottom up rather than being imposed from the top down.

Ministry is when the people who hear you, don't want more of you; they want more of Him because of what you've said. When you point them to God's fire instead of trying to get attention for yourself-that's ministry.

But a free woman possesses the God-given ability to know when He is truly asking her to do something—as well as the God-given ability to know when He's not. Then she has the God-given discernment to know her limits and the authority to know when she needs "to cease, to stop, to pause"—accepting the gentle yoke of Jesus instead of the tyrannical yoke of slavery. "For My yoke is easy," He said, "and My burden is light" (Matt. 11:30).

She must come through on her own," said Ruwach calmly. "Others can call her, and I can make it accessible for her, but she must make the choice on her own.

Through the wise, skillful words of this author, God was telling me that effective ministry could never be measured by the size of an audience, by the number of books I'd written, by the acclaim of the crowds, but only by the lives being changed as the Spirit of God rested upon me.

Authentically Me I will accept and celebrate my uniqueness, and will esteem and encourage the distinctions I admire in others.

I cannot stop anyone from making wrong choices. I can only help them make the right ones." There was deep sadness in Ruwach's tone, rooted in love, as if he would have done anything to prevent Brianna from suffering the consequences of her choice.