Quotes about Belief

I am a child of God and therefore do not inherit sickness.

Like most people, I started with baby steps—making simple intentions like securing up-front parking spots, finding four-leaf clovers.

Ask, in Aramaic, means a combination of "claim" (as in, that deed to the land is yours) and "demand." To ask for something in prayer is to simply lay hold of what's yours. You have the right, and even the responsibility to command your life.

I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD" (Psalm 27:13 — 14). Even

A heart filled with faith, hope, and love leads to a righteous, obedient life.

There is a God we want, and there is a God who is. They are not the same God. The turning point of our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want and start seeking the God who is.

To protect our self-image, we kid, trick, and fool ourselves into believing the visible you is somehow real. To see ourselves as we really are, we must acknowledge our inability to do so without God's help.

Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." John 3:3

What will you reach for to give you hope, courage, and a reason to continue?

If your hope disappoints you, it is the wrong kind of hope. You see, hope in God never disappoints, precisely because it is hope *in God.* This means that hope placed in any other thing will always end up disappointing.

Your theology won't always work toward your obedience, because your use of theology is dictated by the condition of your heart. If your heart is not submitting to the plan of God, you will actually use your theology to justify things that should not be justified.

Belief in eternity can clarify your values and renew your hope.