Brian Houston Quotes
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To choose life with God is to choose a blessed life.
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Living fully, loving completely, leading boldly—these are the hallmarks of Jesus’ time on earth.
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Sometimes I think we spend a lot of time fleeing from the devil, when we really need to stand our ground. The Bible doesn't teach us to flee from the devil; it teaches us to draw near to God, to resist the devil, so he will flee from you. We don't need to worry about running away from the devil and trying to hide from him. We simply need to focus on drawing near to God and his purpose for our lives. This is how we can best resist the devil. When he sees us drawing closer and closer to God, when he watches as our faith muscles grow bigger and stronger, he's forced to accept defeat.
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Jesus kept his harshest words for the religious bullies he encountered and reached out to sinners and publicans, all with a measure of love and grace, in order that they might be saved.
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The Bible tells us, “Do not despise the day of small beginnings” (see Zech. 4:10). I believe that whatever it is God has entrusted into your hand—your family, your career, your ministry—don’t count it as insignificant and don’t approach it with a lack of vision.
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The moment we think we can is when we take our eyes off Jesus—and that’s when we begin to sink!
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When something is over, don't stop. The end of an era is not the completion of a destiny.
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Follow your heart, stay true to the gift that is on your life, go forth in the strength that you have, be comfortable in your grace zone, be confident in your call - and watch as God exceeds your every expextation and leads you into a wide-open and spacious life.
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Remember, sin is something you do, guilt is something you feel, and shame is something you carry.
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That’s because sympathy identifies with the problem, but compassion gets up, looks up, and says, “I need to do something about this.
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We are called to love all people with the love of Christ, because his Father loves all people, wants to bless all people, and wants to save all people.
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Whether you are graced with the gift of leadership, the gift of athletics, or the gift of creativity, we are called to be good stewards and faithful servants of what is in our hand. No one is exempt, and if you didn’t play your part we would be missing out on the unique grace and the individual strengths that you bring to the here and now. There is a beautiful satisfaction that comes from knowing that we are doing exactly what God made us to do and are being obedient to his calling on our lives. It is as we discover our strengths, and grow comfortable in the grace we have been given, that we will begin to see the promises of God for our wide-open, spacious future begin to take shape.
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The purpose of God's blessing is to enable you to be a great channel of blessing to others. If you have nothing, there is nothing you can do for anyone else; if you have a little, you can only help a little; but if you have plenty, there is a whole lot you can do. When you are blessed, you have a mighty foundation from which to impact others. You are blessed to be a blessing.
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I became comfortable in myself, when I listened to what God had to say about me, that I was able to step inti all that God had for me. It was then I discovered the unshakable truth that you will never come second by putting God first.