“God doesn’t want you to strive in search of blessing. He wants you to thrive in the power of His blessing.”- Alan Wright “[Jacob] blessed them that day and said, ‘In your name will Israel pronounce this blessing: May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.”- Genesis 48:20 […]
“Blessed people flourish by a power that transcends human talent or hard work. They have a mystical grace at work in their hearts that makes them effective and joyful. . . . they’re confident of their value and sure they can make a difference in the world. That’s why blessed people bless people.”- Alan Wright […]
“I . . . reflect on that part of our lives that nobody sees — the foundation, the world that lies beneath the surface. The space where holy disciplines and hidden sins grow. It is from this interior, private world that our public lives will thrive or falter.”- Jeff Manion On Day 22 (“The Foundation”), […]
“You’ll be tempted to think God has left you in the dark night of your soul. But he hasn’t. Like a surgeon, he’s operating. And when you surrender to him, it works for your good and his glory. This season in your life doesn’t have to end in defeat. And when you surrender it to […]
“Once a newly liberated exile has unburdened, make sure it has shaken off its passive rescue wishes. It must learn to get out of the victim place and kindly ask for what it wants. When you experience the freedom that comes from being unburdened, ask God for strengths and resources to help you thrive.”-Alison Cook […]
“Focus on building the wall in front of you. Some of the most powerful lessons God wants to teach us are the simplest.”- Banning Liebscher, Rooted (2017) “Above the Horse Gate, the priests repaired the wall. Each one repaired the section immediately across from his own house.”- Nehemiah 3:38 (NLT) “Help me want the Giver […]
“The goal is to walk in, talk in, and live in the reality of God’s love, a love that grounds us and establishes us regardless of the storms we face.”- Susie Larson As Susie Larson concludes Chapter 4 of Your Powerful Prayers, she stresses that Christ’s all-surpassing love fills us to spilling-over brim. In the […]