Quotes about Reflection

May our memories of kindness be long and of offenses be short.

We need to be careful what we pray. Sometimes our hasty, popcorn prayers reveal a lack of conviction in the true power of the name of Jesus.

I will remember the LORD'S works; yes, I will remember Your ancient wonders. I will reflect on all You have done. Psalm 77:11—12

I will meditate on Your precepts and think about Your ways. I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. Psalm 119:15—16

I want to meet God at every high, every low, and every stop in between.

How has Paul kept his wonder? He never forgot who he had been.

Who are you— anyone who talks back to God? Romans 9:20

At the risk of oversimplification, maybe abiding doesn't require deep analysis. Perhaps all I need to ask myself at the moment is whether or not I am still tender. Still flexible. At times I am neither. The branch that snaps easily is either dead or stuck in a long-past winter.

At times God is too close for us to see. We lose sight of how He's working until months or years later, when we're able to step back and gain a broader perspective. I frequently think about Moses pleading with God to show him His glory. God knew Moses couldn't handle what he was requesting, so He told him He'd hide him in the crevice of a rock and cover him with His hand while His glory passed by.

The absence of regret makes no guarantee of the absence of pain.

It is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the Lord. Psalm 27:4

My reputation grows with every failure.