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“Prayer is the kind of exercise that can lead to discouragement if we’re not careful. Some of you reading this chapter are discouraged right now, because you keep trying to pray but you can’t be consistent with it. Some of you are discouraged because you pray every day and still God has not answered your request.”
― David Jeremiah, Prayer, the Great Adventure

“Prayerless people cut themselves off from God’s prevailing power, and the frequent result is the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, defeated. Surprising numbers of people are willing to settle for lives like that. Don’t be one of them. Nobody has to live like that. Prayer is the key to unlocking God’s prevailing power in your life.”
― David Jeremiah, Prayer, the Great Adventure

“Prayer is about real-world concerns, spoken in real-world language. God does not want us to shift into a stained-glass prayer voice to address Him.”
― David Jeremiah, Prayer, the Great Adventure

“The prayer we know as “The Lord’s Prayer” came from the Lord Jesus in direct response to His disciples’ request: “Lord, teach us to pray.” It has always fascinated me that they never asked Jesus to teach them to preach. They never asked Him to teach them to give or to witness. Perhaps, like us, the disciples were often at a loss when it came to communicating with the Almighty.”
― David Jeremiah, Prayer, the Great Adventure

“That’s the way it is with our Father in Heaven. When you became a son or a daughter, when you were adopted into His family, He opened up for you through His Son’s death on the cross a way of fellowship and relationship that makes it possible for you to bypass the temple and its animal sacrifices. You don’t have to talk to God through a priest. You can go right into the presence of God Almighty and He will hear you.”
― David Jeremiah, Prayer, the Great Adventure

“we have gotten confused about who’s doing what in worship: we think of worshipers as an audience; pastors as entertainers; and God as the prompter. In fact, worshipers are performers; pastors are prompters; and God is the audience. When we gather for worship, whether with a handful in a storefront chapel or with thousands in St. Peter’s Square, we perform a drama with different parts—speaking and singing and praying and giving money and baptizing and eating bread and drinking wine—all for the delight of God.”
― David Jeremiah, Prayer, the Great Adventure

“When I put God first, God takes care of me and energizes me to do what really needs to be done.”
― David Jeremiah, Prayer, the Great Adventure

“What was Jesus teaching us through this parable? The king represents God; the servant is all of us. We owe a debt of sin we could not possibly repay. Our little attempts to pay our debt would be like those of the servant offering to pay his huge debt. It’s ridiculous! We have nothing in our account but zeroes! And yet, because of His great love, God forgave us our astronomical debt. Now the question is, will we be like the evil servant—someone who wants to take all the forgiveness God can give, but is not willing to give it to somebody else?”
― David Jeremiah, Prayer, the Great Adventure

“But unforgiveness isn’t the answer. It never rights the wrongs you’ve experienced, and if you’ve nursed unforgiveness and self-pity, then something has begun to grow inside of you. It has likely become toxic, and you can’t afford to let it infect your life one more day. You’ve got to deal with the sin.”
― Pete Hise, What Life Are You Waiting For?: Push Play on the Adventure God Has for You

“What we consume, consumes us. What you focus on shapes you. What you fix your gaze on will ultimately begin to shape your life.”
― Pete Hise, What Life Are You Waiting For?: Push Play on the Adventure God Has for You

“Forgiveness is a heart condition where you let someone off the hook for good.”
― Pete Hise, What Life Are You Waiting For?: Push Play on the Adventure God Has for You

“Today may well be the day Jesus hijacks your boat. Are you ready to follow Peter’s example and respond with a “If you say so, I will” attitude to what Jesus suggests? If you do that, you might just find yourself with more than you can handle—in the best of ways.”
― Pete Hise, What Life Are You Waiting For?: Push Play on the Adventure God Has for You

“From a biblical perspective, the purpose of life is not to accomplish our own objectives. The purpose of life is to know God and to bring glory and honor to his name.”
― Gary Chapman, The Four Seasons of Marriage

“Spouses in healthy relationships cherish each other’s space and are champions of each other’s causes.”
― Henry Cloud, Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No

“Do not let an out-of-control person be the cue for you to change your course. Just allow him to be angry and decide for yourself what you need to do.”
― Henry Cloud, Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No

“Forgiveness gives me boundaries because it unhooks me from the hurtful person, and then I can act responsibly, wisely. If I am not forgiving them, I am still in a destructive relationship with them.”
― Henry Cloud, Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No

“If all the Bibles in America were simultaneously dusted, the sun would be obscured for a week. It’s not a magic talisman that works without being read. A Bible does us no harm as long as it remains closed.”
― Randy Alcorn, Lord Foulgrin's Letters

“God is the Audience of One. There are no secrets from Him.”
― Randy Alcorn, Lord Foulgrin's Letters

“We know that God is not mean to people who are afraid; the Scripture is full of examples of his compassion. But he will not enable passivity. The “wicked and lazy” servant was passive. He did not try. God’s grace covers failure, but it cannot make up for passivity. We have to do our part.”
― Henry Cloud, Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No

“Gratitude is the attitude that sets the altitude for living!”
― James MacDonald, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late

“More of anything other than God will never fill that longing for fulfillment He has placed within you and me.”
― James MacDonald, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late

“With God, we can be satisfied and fulfilled with very little, but without Him, all that we have will always be dry and deeply disappointing.”
― James MacDonald, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late

“One of the consequences of covetousness is that it destroys the capacity to discern sufficiency. It distorts our thinking to the point where: Enough is never enough.”
― James MacDonald, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late

“Winds of adversity may have blown through your life. Your world may be falling apart. But if you will look closely enough, you’ll see the light of God’s faithfulness shining through the debris.”
― Dutch Sheets, The Power of Hope: Let God Renew Your Mind, Heal Your Heart, and Restore Your Dreams

“Like Abraham you will believe, like Sarah you will conceive, and like Moses you will rise from your isolation and exile. You will live again. God is determined to reverse your tragedy into transformation and crown your tomb with the testimony of a glorious resurrection. From”
― Dutch Sheets, The Power of Hope: Let God Renew Your Mind, Heal Your Heart, and Restore Your Dreams

“Faith is active confidence in God.”
― James MacDonald, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late

“Every step with God is a step of faith. Every lesson learned is a lesson of faith. Every victory won is a victory by faith. That’s the prominence of faith in the New Testament.”
― James MacDonald, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late

“Refuse to become a hopeless victim. God wants to heal your heart, fill you with the power of hope, and cause you to be bold in Him. Hope-killing giants look small when measured against Him. Be”
― Dutch Sheets, The Power of Hope: Let God Renew Your Mind, Heal Your Heart, and Restore Your Dreams

“God doesn’t want to overwhelm us with a lot of theology in order to receive our healing. He keeps it simple. Nonetheless, there is great power to be found in these simple and easily implemented truths. The first of them is to “draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8).”
― Dutch Sheets, The Power of Hope: Let God Renew Your Mind, Heal Your Heart, and Restore Your Dreams

“Psalm 107:2 says, “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so.” The Scriptures tell us that death and life are in the power of our words (Prov. 18:21). Think about that—death and life are released by what we say. Make sure the words you speak are life-producing words. S”
― Dutch Sheets, The Power of Hope: Let God Renew Your Mind, Heal Your Heart, and Restore Your Dreams