Favorite Quotes

I keep a document on my computer full of some awesome quotes I come across at random times. I was reading through them last night, and thought to post them here, in hopes that they may bless you, as they have been very encouraging words to me. I put my sources at the bottom: all great books/blogs/sites I recommend reading for sure! Enjoy!:)

“Sin happens when we don't trust God above everything (when we interpret in the wrong way) and when we don't desire God above everything (when we worship the wrong thing.)”

~Tim Chester 

"Do not become self-sufficient. Self-sufficiency is Satan’s net where he catches men, like poor silly fish, and destroys them. Be not self-sufficient. The way to grow strong in Christ is to become weak in yourself. God pours no power into man’s heart till man’s power is all poured out. Live, then, daily, a life of dependence on the grace of God."

~Charles Spurgeon

“Religion says ‘you must impress God,’ but the gospel says ‘Jesus impressed God for you.”

“If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full.”

~John Piper

 "What a comfort is this; when Satan is tempting, Christ is praying!"

~Thomas Watson (1663)

"Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter."

 ~Francis Chan

“Good theology will always lead to humility and worship. It displays the greatness of God. It reflects the beauty of Jesus and the gospel, and the wonder of God’s justice and mercy coming together in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.”

~Joe thorn 

“When you get down to the essence of our righteousness, we are not saints because we are saints, but because Jesus is. To be justified to God through Christ, then, means that having received the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, we are declared righteous ourselves, pardoned from the charge of guilt. We are reckoned innocent, not on the basis of our own innocence, mind you, but on the basis of Christ’s innocence."

~Justin Holcomb

“When you’re excited to see Jesus change lives, you get excited to play a part by giving. It’s not a chore; it’s an honor.”
~Jamie Munson


“Because of total depravity, you and I were desperate for God’s grace before we were saved. Because of total depravity, you and I remain desperate for God’s grace even after we’re saved."
~Tullian Tchividjian 


"Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior." 

~John Newton

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