Favorite quotes

I have a few favorite quotes & authors; they are treasures; my life & faith have been impacted & shaped & encouraged by them over the years.

Joyce Landorf

CS Lewis

John Eldredge

Alistair Begg

Chuck Swindoll

Zig Ziglar

Scriptures in the Amplified Version of the Bible

Here are some specific quotes I really like:

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)

“God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart.” (Charles Spurgeon)

“We got lemons, let’s make lemonade.” (Elbert Hubbard)

Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is a season (a time appointed) for everything and a time for every delight and event or purpose under heaven.

I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be,” and “Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.” (Joyce Meyer)

“Embrace the suck.” (Military Quote)

“It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war.” (Carl von Clausewitz)

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it.” (Chuck Swindoll)

“Don’t Waste Your Sorrows.” (Alexander MacLaren)

“Hurt people hurt people.” (Anonymous)

Ecclesiastes 3:11-22 says:

¹¹ He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.

¹² I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good as long as they live; ¹³ and also that every man should eat and drink and see and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God. ¹⁴ I know that whatever God does, it endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor can anything be taken from it, for God does it so that men will fear and worship Him [with awe-filled reverence, knowing that He is God]. ¹⁵ That which is has already been, and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by [so that history repeats itself].

¹⁶ Moreover, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness. ¹⁷ I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked,” for there is a time [appointed] for every matter and for every deed. ¹⁸ I said to myself regarding the sons of men, “God is surely testing them in order for them to see that [by themselves, without God] they are [only] animals.” ¹⁹ For the [earthly] fate of the sons of men and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no preeminence or advantage for man [in and of himself] over an animal, for all is vanity. ²⁰ All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust. ²¹ Who knows if the spirit of man ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth? ²² So I have seen that there is nothing better than that a man should be happy in his own works and activities, for that is his portion (share). For who will bring him [back] to see what will happen after he is gone?

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” (Zig Ziglar)

“If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.” (Zig Ziglar)

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” (Zig Ziglar)

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” (Zig Ziglar)

“Always stay humble and kind.” (Tim McGraw)

“Preach the Gospel at all times. And if necessary, use words.” (St. Francis of Assisi)

Henry David Thoreau:   “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms…”

Romans 15:13 …  “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope. and overflow with confidence in His promises.”