Quotes about Acceptance

Do not call anything impure that God has made clean" (Acts 10:15). Praise God that all who are in Christ have been made clean.

The woman at the well, I believe, represents women everywhere— women who are forgiven sinners and women who are unforgiven sinners. Which describes you? The Samaritan woman was unforgiven, just like a lot of women in the world. But then she encountered Jesus. I

We may as well accept faith challenges as a fact of life and not be shocked or feel picked on when they come.

Who does God say we are? If we've received Jesus as our personal Savior, the sum of our identity is found in 1 John 3:1: "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called the children of God! And that is what we are!

Sins that differ from ours always seem worse.

Patience to wait does not come from suffering long for what we lack but from sitting long in what we have.

So please forgive my self-loathing. Help me to praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. I know that full well (Ps. 139:14).

Beloved, can you accept that Christ takes very personally the unfair things that happen to you?

Getting weary is no shame. The shame comes in refusing to accept the victory through another when God supplies a hero. A hero accepts help. Remember, genuine martyrs are never self-appointed.

If our stubborn minds would absorb that we are accepted by God because of Jesus Christ, our choices and subsequent behaviors would be profoundly affected.

We who have accepted Christ as Savior are part of the most wonderful covenant God ever made with man. God loves us for a singular reason—because He chooses to.

Forgive me for my unbelief [in myself]. If I realized how valuable I am, my insatiable need for affirmation would be quieted. Forgive me for being such a perfectionist that I resist doing something good out of fear that it won't be great.