“If all our meaning is fabricated in our own minds, we’ll always be confronted with convincing evidence that there really is no point in making the effort. We keep slipping back into skepticism, cynicism, pessimism, and despair.”- Chip Ingram “For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. […]
“Why would anybody turn down such an extravagant gift (salvation)? They want to be in control. . . . I think our rejection of God’s gift hurts His [feelings] too. He wants us to have the best for our lives, and we can’t get it on our own. We have to become like children — […]
“Most Christ followers have a general idea that Jesus paid for their sins. But rare are the Christians who actually experience the freedom and peace from guilt God has provided.”- Chip Ingram “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of […]
“God wants you to know that guilt is a formidable and complex foe. He wants you to be able to discern the difference between true and false guilt and to understand the danger of feeling guilty when you shouldn’t — or the even greater danger of not feeling guilty when you should. He wants to […]
“Even when our guilt is pointing the finger inward, we justify our attitudes and actions to ourselves and other by pointing the finger outward. Blame is one way of trying to strip our guilt of its power, but it never works.”- Chip Ingram “Therefore, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, […]
“Guilt is tricky. It doesn’t usually manifest as guilt. . . . Guilt is a root cause that merely comes to the surface, but the root feeds the whole tree. . . . But the way we see our guilt and the ways we deal with it are often inaccurate.”- Chip Ingram Chip Ingram moves […]
“Shame and guilt go hand in hand, one feeding the other. They are partners of destruction, eroding our lives. . . . Few emotions can distort our mirror and make us feel as dirty, ugly, unworthy, and unlovable as guilt does. And we all struggle with it — no exceptions.”- Chip Ingram “And you were […]
“The currency of God’s kingdom is faith. That’s how you get things in His economy, whether it’s salvation, answers to prayer, a renewed mind, a changed heart, or anything else. The key to activating His promises is to believe. . . . Faith is always rooted in the promises of God, and God’s promises are […]
“Religion, regardless of the form it takes, often tries to control people through shame as a means of getting them to behave better. But shame is a horrible motivator and usually has the opposite effect. Shaming someone into doing the right thing rarely works for long.”- Chip Ingram “Yet to all who did receive him, […]
“We live in a time when shame is just a psychological term and almost always considered to be false or illegitimate. It’s never your fault. But biblically speaking, true and false shame both exist. True shame is the kind of shame that comes from falling short of God’s standards . . . and everything else […]
“When the Bible talks about hope, it’s not just wishful thinking. Biblical hope is certain. It’s looking forward to what’s absolutely going to happen. The object of our hope is still in our future, but it’s already a fact.”- Chip Ingram “I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, in order […]
“Perhaps the only redeeming aspect of shame is that even though it (shame) usually results in guilt and self-deprecation, shame can also lead us to God and His answers. It sends us in search of a Savior. . . . We instinctively know we need someone to rescue us from this debilitating force. And in […]