Jesus Quotes Quotes

“She could envision Jesus out on the stormy waves calling her to join him, and not to depend on the laws of nature. She’d just need to keep her focus on the Savior and move forward in these tossing waves. To keep looking down on the watery sprays trying to sink her would be her undoing. As her father understood and often repeated, she now saw the storm warning. “You win some, you lose some.” Could Jesus defy natural endings?”
― Lynn Byk, The Fearless Moral Inventory of Elsie Finch

“She could envision Jesus out on the stormy waves calling her to join him, and not be distracted by the laws of nature. She’d just need to keep her focus on the Savior and move forward in these tossing waves. To keep focusing on the watery sprays trying to sink her would be her undoing. As her father understood and often repeated, she now saw the storm warning. “You win some, you lose some.” Could Jesus defy natural consequences-gravity?”
― Lynn Byk, The Fearless Moral Inventory of Elsie Finch

“If you think your marriage is the reward for your service and righteous living, you will scrutinize it for perfection and may get disappointed if it does not meet your expectations.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 2): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Stewardship, Humility, and Prayer (When God Speaks in Parables

“No society announces it wants to destroy its own foundation. Destruction of godly foundation is often disguised as freedom and empowerment.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 1): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Obedience, Faith, and Holiness (When God Speaks in Parables

“Greed is an addiction to things—be it money, food, power, property, sex, beauty, or fame. We just never seem to have enough of it.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 3): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Forgiveness, Greed, and Wisdom (When God Speaks in Parables

“The true test of whether we know the truth is if we have been liberated by it. We do not truly know until we are free.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 1): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Obedience, Faith, and Holiness (When God Speaks in Parables

“It’s not the intensity of trials that destroys a soul; failure is often due to the poor quality of the soul’s foundation.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 1): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Obedience, Faith, and Holiness (When God Speaks in Parables

“The wise builder loves the truth, even if it makes him uncomfortable. He understands that the veracity of the truth is not dependent on the immediate comfort it affords.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 1): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Obedience, Faith, and Holiness (When God Speaks in Parables

“God often sends us great trees hidden in tiny seeds, and if we are not careful, we may be discouraged by such small beginnings.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 1): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Obedience, Faith, and Holiness (When God Speaks in Parables

“Care should be taken to ensure that children, and even adults, do not become so addicted
to entertainment and activities that they despise quiet contemplation.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 1): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Obedience, Faith, and Holiness (When God Speaks in Parables

“The good soil is not an accident of nature. It is
intentionally tilled, even ploughed, to prepare for the seed.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 1): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Obedience, Faith, and Holiness (When God Speaks in Parables

“God’s Word is the wind beneath the wings of faith.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 1): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Obedience, Faith, and Holiness (When God Speaks in Parables

“While you think nothing is happening, the unseen seed is quietly pushing against the might
of the soil resting on it.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 1): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Obedience, Faith, and Holiness (When God Speaks in Parables

“Idleness may demand nothing of you, but that is because he pays nothing in return. He makes you sit down quietly beside him while you both watch your life pass you by.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 2): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Stewardship, Humility, and Prayer (When God Speaks in Parables

“Make the most of the hour(s) allotted to you. Remember, any hour spent brooding over lost hours is another lost hour.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 2): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Stewardship, Humility, and Prayer (When God Speaks in Parables

“Placing the demands of a transformed life on an untransformed soul would end in disaster. It is like trying to enforce sailing rules on a truck on dry land.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 2): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Stewardship, Humility, and Prayer (When God Speaks in Parables

“When it comes to kingdom business, it is not the talent you have that counts; it is the talent you count that counts.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 2): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Stewardship, Humility, and Prayer (When God Speaks in Parables

“Talents can be likened to oxen, which if not yoked properly may pull one apart.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 2): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Stewardship, Humility, and Prayer (When God Speaks in Parables

“The things you often complain about may be
subtle guides to what God has equipped you with the ability to fix.”
― Dami Olu

“It is more accurate to judge the state of our
heart by looking at our historic spending rather than at our proposed spending.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 3): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Forgiveness, Greed, and Wisdom (When God Speaks in Parables

“Heaven is prepared for believers who have
placed the gold of Mammon underneath their feet, not around their necks.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 3): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Forgiveness, Greed, and Wisdom (When God Speaks in Parables

“We tend to dread poverty when in wealth
than when we are poor. We do not want to go back to that life. So, the more we have, the more we want to store up.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 3): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Forgiveness, Greed, and Wisdom (When God Speaks in Parables

“Mammon is the hump that prevents the camel from passing through the eye of the needle.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 3): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Forgiveness, Greed, and Wisdom (When God Speaks in Parables

“Our worth is not determined by our current state but by the immutable truth that we bear the image and likeness of God.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 3): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Forgiveness, Greed, and Wisdom (When God Speaks in Parables

“If from the prodigal son, we learned how to
repent, from the father, we learn how to forgive. Long before the offender came to his senses, forgiveness was already waiting.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 3): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Forgiveness, Greed, and Wisdom (When God Speaks in Parables

“The Cross is where the flesh goes to die. Its hands can no longer reach for what it desires because they have been nailed to the Cross.”
― Dami Olu, When God Speaks in Parables (Volume 3): Understanding Jesus’ Parables on Forgiveness, Greed, and Wisdom (When God Speaks in Parables

“Jesus is powerfully anointed, and His presence ignites a fire within us, empowering us to overcome, to heal, and to set the captives free. His anointing breaks the yoke of bondage, shatters the darkness, and unleashes the miraculous. In His anointed name, we find strength, hope, and victory.”
― Shaila Touchon

“If love were easy, would we not all be good at it? To love like Christ, we must love the ones who we believe deserve it the least.”
― Allene vanOirschot

“I don't need a multitude of friends to validate my worth, for I have a Heavenly Father who knows my name. I don't seek the momentary approval of the world, for I have the eternal acceptance of God. I don't crave the shallow comforts of earthly relationships, for I have the profound peace of God's presence. And I don't rely on human hands to supply my needs, for I know that God's abundance is my true provision. In God alone, I am complete.”
― Shaila Touchton

“The seal of Jesus Christ is a mark of divine ownership, a badge of redemption, and a symbol of unconditional love. It is a seal that signifies our identity as children of God, our authority as ambassadors of Christ, and our destiny as heirs of salvation. Through this seal, we are secured, protected, and empowered to live a life that glorifies our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ.”
― Shaila Touchton