Quotes about Belief
Some Christians go to great trouble studying Satan's ways so they can identify his deceptions, but I don't do that. I'm determined not to focus on Satan—he is defeated. Christ, who guides me and implements His will through me, is the victor. The only way Satan can affect God's work through me is when I believe Satan and doubt God. Satan will try to deceive you, but he cannot ultimately thwart God's purposes.
— Henry Blackaby
When our faith is based primarily on the wisdom of men and not on the power of God, we've just nullified most of what God intended for our lives. When our faith is built only on a collection of doctrines, we miss out on the Person who wants to be our life.
— Henry Blackaby
When God "chooses" a person for His purposes, He does so according to the person's heart! The person must have a loyal heart full of trust and faith. God must have a person who loves Him "with all [the] heart, with all [the] soul, and with all [the] strength" (Deut. 6:5; Matt. 22:37).
— Henry Blackaby
circumstances had altered, but God had not.
— Henry Blackaby
I have learned to trust that when my Lord closes a door in my life it is because he loves me too much to give me less than his best.
— Henry Blackaby
Christ will lead you into many situations that will seem impossible, but don't try to avoid them. Stay in the middle of them, for that is where you will experience God.
— Henry Blackaby
There is a wide difference between preaching doctrine and preaching Christ.
— Henry Blackaby
When Jesus raised Lazarus to life, the miracle was so spectacular many people believed in Jesus. However, some witnessed the same miracle and were motivated instead to betray Jesus (John 11:47—48). How could people witness such an event yet miss God's message? It was a matter of spiritual perception.
— Henry Blackaby
Unbelief can render a person stone deaf to God's voice.
— Henry Blackaby
The fishermen could not remain in their fishing boats and become apostles of Jesus Christ.
— Henry Blackaby
We ought always to assume that God loves us and is in control of our world.
— Henry Blackaby
When we do this we are allowing our circumstances to inform us about God. That is backwards. We ought always to allow God to inform us about our circumstances. When
— Henry Blackaby