Quotes about God

Whatever it is, if we are really going to stop circling the mountain and head north toward lasting changes, we have to empty ourselves of the lie that other people or things can ever fill our hearts to the full. Then we have to deliberately and intentionally fill up on God's truths and stand secure in His love.

We must tie our identities to our unchanging, unflinching, unyielding, undeniably good, and unquestionably loving God.

God loves me too much to answer my prayers at any other time than the right time and in any other way than the right way.

Obedience is the daily practice of trusting God.

And if we ground ourselves in the reality that we trust God, we can face circumstances that are out of our control without acting out of control. We can't always fix our circumstances, but we can fix our minds on God. We can do that.

He is jealous for you. He is jealous for me. The fullness of His love and lavish acceptance is the only match for the rejections we will experience. And He absolutely doesn't want us making other relationships the false gods of our worship. As we seek love and acceptance, God doesn't want us to test Him; He wants us to trust Him.

Getting filled with Him first so I could love and give and serve out of an overflow rather than relying on my own strength.

I've tasted the deep satisfaction of God and I know all other things are but cheap imitations. And I don't want to be enamored by the lesser things wrought with momentary pleasure.

God gave us emotions. Emotions allow us to feel as we experience life. Because we feel, we connect.

God is able to stand in my yesterday, today, and tomorrow, He knows things and sees things for which I need to be prepared.

God never intended for us to rely on others for our sense of well- being. Only He is equipped to provide that. His perfectly stable, unshifting, unconditional love is the only real measure of my worthiness.

Here's where the certainty is: My imperfections will never override God's promises. God's promises are not dependent on my ability to always choose well, but rather on His ability to use well.