Beth Moore Quotes - Page 6

Christ sometimes provokes a question so that He can be the answer.

In my morning time with God, I ask Him to fill all my hollow places with His lavish, unfailing love. This frees me from craving the approval of others and requiring them to fill up my “cup.” Then, if someone takes the time to demonstrate his or her love for me, that's the overflow! I am free to appreciate and enjoy it, but I didn't emotionally require it!

When we don’t take God too seriously, others don’t take our leadership too seriously!

God's approval is a whole lot easier to get than man's.

Be careful not to give too much credence to the old adage that time heals. Mark my word. It's God that heals. Time only tells.

God's desire is not for us to turn our churches and Christian gatherings into hideouts from the world. Rather, they're meant to be places where we become equipped and fortified to minister out in the world.

Men are not our problem; it's what we are trying to get from them that messes us up. We use guys like mirrors to see if we're valuable.

Whether we like it or not, life has a lot of drama and pain. But God is writing a great story. Are we going to let Him? Are we going to trust Him?

A person full of the Holy Spirit cannot be full of self. Pride never accompanies power in the fully yielded life.

Even if the steering wheel fits, you don't have to keep gripping it.

Sometimes, God may prioritize performing a miracle on our hearts and minds over a miracle concerning our circumstances.

only you can decide how your fires will affect you. Will you be sanctified or scarred

We will never be more ourselves, with the fullness of our personality and the uniqueness of our gifting, than when we just wholly give ourselves over to our very faithful, faithful God.

If Jesus gives us a task or assigns us to a difficult season, every ounce of our experience is meant for our instruction and completion if only we'll let Him finish the work. I fear, however, that we are so attention-deficit that we settle for bearable when beauty is just around the corner.

The purpose exceeds the pain.

Let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that pride is a problem only for the lost. The most effective means the enemy has to keep believers from being full of the Spirit is to keep us full of ourselves. No wonder the Bible states and restates that God hates pride. It is the enemy of genuine ministry. It is the end of many homes.

You must go to God's Word to know what is true about yourself.

There is not a single darkness if you life that God cannot bring His light upon.

If a person fears God, she has no reason to fear anything else.

How often we expect big things from God without preparing for big things from him

God is not harsh; He is holy. He is not selfish; He is sovereign. He is not unfeeling; He is all-knowing. Like David, we need to come to know Him, and respect Him; and, like David, we will love Him more.

Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

Authentic faith cannot help but act.

God is the only one who truly gets it because He knows the intimate ways of our minds and hearts.

God doesn't work for us; we work for God.