Quotes about Spirituality

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world — the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does — comes not from the Father but from the world" (1 John 2:15 — 16).

We were made to crave— long for, want greatly, desire eagerly, and beg for— God. Only God.

If my Bible is collecting dust and my conscience is being hushed, then my heart is in danger of being crushed.

I love my Jesus with all my heart, so why would I offer anything less than an ignited prayer life?

It is impossible to grasp the fullness of God without grasping the fullness of the love of Christ.

Cravings. Are they a curse or a blessing? The answer to that depends on what we're craving. And what we're craving will always depend on whatever we're consuming . . . the object of our desire or God and His truth.

am a Jesus girl who can step on the scale and see the numbers as an indication of how much my body weighs and not as an indication of my worth.

On the surface, it appears that all we're talking about is food and the amount we consume. In reality, there is a more serious issue at the root. Overstuffing ourselves with food or drink or getting wrapped up in the affections of an inappropriate relationship are all desperate attempts to silence the cries of a hungry soul.

The more saturated we are with God's truth, the more powerfully resistant we become.

I forgive Art for betraying my trust. And whatever my feelings don't yet allow for, the blood of Jesus will surely cover.

That's how God created us -- with a longing to be filled. It's a longing God instilled to draw us into deep intimacy with Him.

Being ruled by anything other than God is something God takes quite seriously. And so should I. I don't want to live as an enemy to the cross of Christ. In other words, I don't want to live resistant to the power Christ's death and resurrection provides for me just because I can't walk away from my unhealthy cravings.