Anne Graham Lotz Quotes
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I do not believe evil men are led by God. I believe there are plots of evil. We live in a sinful world, and there are a lot of things that happen as a result of sin.
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Just like you need to strengthen your core physically with exercise, you also need to strength your core spiritually.
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I think some people who say they're not Christians can behave in a more godly fashion than people who call themselves Christians.
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There were so many outstanding women in scripture that were leaders. And, you know, the organized church sometimes puts boundaries on us that the Bible doesn't.
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One misconception is that if we follow God in the life of faith, and that means obedience - that we read His Word, we're obedient, we pray, we go to church, we do the right things - that somehow His blessing means we're going to be okay.
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When Jesus says you must leave your family to follow Him, he doesn't necessarily mean physically. He means leave your dependence on them, make an emotional break with them.
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I read God's word when I am not suffering. And then I don't have to all of a sudden establish this habit when I am hurting.
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It has been religious people, often within the organized church, who have been the most critical of and even hostile to my relationship with God.
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Death is a door. When we close our eyes in this life, we will open our eyes to Jesus.
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You can work all your life and make all the waters in all the rivers on Earth drinkable, but if, when you die, you are not ready to meet God, it doesn't matter.
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I don't take any money from my ministry. I'm not on salary. My husband supports me.
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I felt that one of the things God impressed on me was that I needed to start a nonprofit corporation, so that any money that came my way, whether it was an honorarium, a book sale or a gift, would go into a nonprofit ministry.
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I don't want to be entertained. I don't want visuals or musicals. I don't want a vacation. I don't want to quit. I don't want sympathy. The cry of my heart is 'Just Give Me Jesus.'
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My life's goal is not to write books; my life's goal is to know God better today. The neat thing about a goal like that is you can achieve it. Faith is constant; it's a relationship.
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Religion can be one of the greatest impediments to finding God.
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I get up earlier than my husband and I intentionally spend time in prayer and Bible reading just to focus myself for the day, because the days get crazy.
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It was when my children were 5, 3 and 10 months old that I just felt the desperate need to get to know God through the pages of my Bible. And as a result, I started a Bible class in my city for the primary purpose of being in it.
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Sometimes when you're suffering really intensely, you can't pray for yourself.