“Left to my own deep, deep woundedness, forgiveness can seem offensive, impossible, and one of the quickest ways to compound the unfairness of being wronged. . . . And it’s that exact spot where I like to park, stew, and focus on everyone else’s wrongs, and rally those who agree with me to join in […]
“Surrender isn’t always easy, but in the life God designed us to inherit in Christ, it’s essential. We do not inherit God’s good promises by striving and wrestling with our enemy. We are not supposed to become better experts at the way evil works. . . . Our best strategy to overcome the inferior life […]
“Good things can happen from private alone time, but even they will mean little if they can never be shared. . . . Alone is not only no way to live, but it also keeps you from healing.”- Phil Waldrep Phil Waldrep concludes Chapter 6 of Beyond Betrayal as he notes that relationships provide the […]
“Solitude is a gift from God. Isolation is not — it’s a tool of the Enemy.”- Carey Nieuwhof “Nothing feels quite as strange as people treating you as poorly as you regularly treat them. It brings out an indignation that only the hypocritical can truly appreciate.”-Carey Nieuwhof In Chapter 5 (“Is Anyone Out There?”) of […]
“We cannot make friendship and love happen. They come, when they come at all, as gifts. But we can make space for them.”- John Ortberg “And if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”- 1 Corinthians 13:2 (ESV) In Chapter 18(“Winning Alone is Called Losing”) of […]
“One of the main battles Christians face is discouragement. The Enemy knows it’s going to take a massive amount of courage to do what God has called us to do and become the person God has called us to be.”- Banning Liebscher “For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some […]
“I can rest in the fact that God is in control. Which means I can face things that are out of my control and not act out of control.”- Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued ” . . . but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The […]
“It is certainly unnecessary to say that turning conviction into action requires great sacrifice. . . . Therefore the person who will ultimately soar like an eagle to the heights of the cloudless day and live in the sunshine of God must be content to live a relatively lonely life.”- L. B. Cowman, Streams in […]
“But if you are in a season of adversity right now, it is helpful to first discover your purpose and know why God has made you. Without that foundational understanding, the adversity and suffering won’t be worth it.”- Os Hillman “Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do […]
“Grieving how plans change — is part of the plan to change us.”- Ann Voskamp “He [Jesus] willingly chose isolation so you might never be alone in your hurt and sorrow.”- Joni Eareckson Tada “But this happened so the works of God might be displayed in him.”- John 9:3 In Chapter 14 (“Breaking the Lies […]