Quotes about Belief

From an early age, we are taught to be proud, strong, and independent. None of those things are wrong, but when it comes to our Christian life, the paradigm has to shift. Jesus invites us to rest, to trust, to depend on him.

When we are at our absolute lowest and weakest, Jesus invites us to hand him everything we have left. He invites us to give him our little, whatever our little is. When we give away our little, we place our full confidence in him.

Our ultimate defense against giants—the best defense we have—is to lean into the all-sufficiency of Jesus.

Now is the time to walk in the freedom that he has won.

The gospel is about living in the light of Jesus' resurrection power every day. It's about who we trust in every moment with our life and eternity.

It starts with seeing and believing that whatever giant we're battling might be big—but it's not bigger than Jesus. Nine feet tall is nothing to him. And he intends to set you free.

The Bible specifically notes that Abram was seventy-five years old when this all went down (v. 4). Seventy-five! Abram was no young man, and this blows up two myths: first, that a person needs to have life figured out when he or she is twenty, and second, that God doesn't give great callings to people when they're older and established in life.

The only thing that will help us move past the giant of rejection is to immerse ourselves in the acceptance of Christ.

God loved me so much He sent His Son to take away the sins of the world. That's a heart that scales any mountain. Kicks down any doors. Relentlessly pursues us down darkened alleyways. God will do anything to reach me with His love - including sending His only beloved Son to the cross and raising Him to life again. Thanks to Jesus, I am a new creation. Eve didn't know what we know. She did not know how far God would go. But we do.

i'm not ok but Jesus is

A way to heaven. We can't get there on our own power. But with the power of God we can! Lord, no one is more powerful than You. Thank You for pouring Your power into my life—to help me live the way I should and to make a way for me to get to heaven.

That kind of thinking says my job every day is to put my life in God's hands. God's job every day is to use my circumstances for his glory.