600 Powerful Steven Furtick Quotes To Inspire Your Faith
1. The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel
2. The voice you believe will determine the future you experience.
3. God is a taker before He’s a giver. Before He gives His grace, He takes my shame. Before He gives His light, He takes my darkness
4. “God guarantees that His Word will not return void. He doesn't guarantee that the return will be immediate. Keep sowing!”
5. Your obedience is what activates God’s will long before the support of others confirms it
6. “Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness. ” ― Steven Furtick
7. “At some point we all have to get over our pride and own our deficiencies and dependencies. ”
8. “The faith to step out is worthless without the faithfulness to stick it out. ”
9. “Whatever the what-if is, as quickly as I can, I must assess the nature of the fear. What, specifically, am I so afraid of?” ― Steven Furtick
10. “The voice you believe will determine the future you experience. ” ― Steven Furtick
11. After EACH DAY of creation, God said: “It is good” (see Gen. 1). Don’t wait until you get “there” to celebrate. Celebrate along the way
12. Sometimes things don’t work out the first time so that you’ll learn to lean on God the next time
13. “God cannot bless who you pretend to be. ”
14. “the voice you believe will determine the future you experience.”
15. Don’t fear failure. Fear faithlessness. Don’t fear attack. Fear apathy. Don’t fear rejection. Fear regret. - Steven Furtick
16. “If the dream in your heart isn’t biblically based, focused on Jesus, affirmed by the key people in your life, and tethered to your passions, gifts, and life experiences, chances are, you’re way off prompt.”
17. My joy is not determined by what happens to me, but what Christ is doing in me and through me
18. Stop trying to be impressive to people and start being effective for God.
19. Love is not words, it’s actions, and love isn’t feelings, it’s a decision.
20. If God didn’t want you to win, why would He call you “more than a conqueror” through Christ? - Steven Furtick
21. “Gratitude begins where our sense of entitlement ends. ” ― Steven Furtick
22. “Audacious vision never cowers in the darkness.”
23. “When you realize that God is the only One who really has any lasting reward to give, He becomes the only One whose approval you desperately need.”
24. “you either kick fear out of your heart or it will keep you out of the places God has prepared for you. ”
25. “Audacity is not an activity. Audacity is an approach. ”
26. It is the experience of love that enables us to change.
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28. “Accepting God’s acceptance of me doesn’t mean I’m going to stop trying. It means I’m going to stop trying out. And I am intentionally redirecting my obsession. ” – Steven Furtick
29. “God will arrange every experience in your life to serve His purpose. ”
30. If your life is under attack right now, it could be a sign that you’re carrying something of value.
31. “The Enemy can’t keep you from being who God says you are. But he can blind you from realizing who God says you are. ” – Steven Furtick
32. In your struggle, God gives the gift of comfort so that later, you can give others the gift of empathy.
33. “When you discover who God is, you discover who you are. And when you discover who you are, you no longer have to struggle with the insecurity and self-promotion that define much of society. You no longer have to strain to measure up, to qualify. You are free to be yourself.”
34. He deals with us, not according to what our sins deserve, but according to what His love decided—on the cross.
35. “Seizing God's vision means deciding that you will not spend another day surviving your work environment, family dynamic, or dysfunctional situation.”
36. “The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1)”
37. But we must develop the habit of separating our sense of worth from our appraisal of our behavior.
38. “When your perspective is preloaded with the Word of God, lies lose their power over your life.”
39. “The greatest risk you can take in your life is to risk nothing with your life. To live life in the kiddie pool. To make your ultimate ambition a completely safe life. Because then if you fail, it’s embarrassing. And if you succeed, it’s insulting to a God who had much bigger things in mind for your life.”
40. “True ministry isn’t just ‘cut and paste,’ it has to be birthed from the inside out. ”
41. Most of us overestimate how much control we have & underestimate how much choice we have. The truth is, you never really have control, but you always have a choice. Make the choice today to stay submitted & give your control to God. He can handle things much better than you can. - Steven Furtick
42. “The less I can depend on circumstances to define my identity, the more I must look to the Lord to reinforce His thoughts concerning me and to impress them into my heart until I respond as if it’s second nature:”
43. “If you’ve ever been frustrated by your failures or exasperated by your weaknesses, this book is for you. ” ― Steven Furtick
44. When your perspective is preloaded with the Word of God, lies lose their power over your life.
45. Your praise is contagious – So is your complaint. What are you carrying today?
46. God wants people to be able to look at your life and get a glimpse of who He is.
47. Don't allow the enemy to use your moments of pain to distract you from the purpose God has for your life.
48. “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)”
49. “Be governed by your calling, not your circumstance. ” – Steven Furtick
50. “You can’t be afraid to stare into the pupils of the possibility of pain and see it for what it is. ” ― Steven Furtick
51. The strength of your faith is directly related to your willingness to apply it in places you don’t fully understand yet. - Steven Furtick
52. “The Enemy’s lies are often powered by truth. ”
53. “Prayer is the arena where our faith meets God's abilities.”
54. “Before you were born—before any of your defects were apparent to you—they were absolutely apparent to God. That didn’t stop Him from calling your name and setting you apart. He placed you on the earth at a certain time for a pre-decided purpose.”
55. “People don’t believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They always believe what they tell themselves. ” – Steven Furtick
56. “Enjoy the journey, because the destination is a mirage.”
57. “The problem comes when we go beyond confessing our sin (which means agreeing with God about it) and begin defining ourselves according to the sin.”
58. Just because you’re in a storm doesn’t mean that God isn’t there. The proof of God’s presence is that He’s never left you through it all.
59. “Since God authored this day and He knows the end from the beginning, you might as well relax and enjoy the plot twists.”
60. I’m not raising my kids to survive the world. I’m raising them to change it.
61. If you do what God has called you to do and be who God has called you to be when the time is right – you’ll be exactly where you need to be for God’s assignment to find you. - Steven Furtick
62. Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience. - Steven Furtick
63. God cannot bless who you pretend to be.
64. “At some point we all have to get over our pride and own our deficiencies and dependencies.”
65. “If you think you have to swap unworthy for worthy, you will bang your forehead against a self-created wall for the rest of your life, and you’ll never get any closer to your goal. But once you realize that God’s acceptance overrules your unworthiness, you can instantly find peace.”
66. Faithfulness is not a feeling – it’s a choice you can make – even in the midst of great frustration
67. You must follow Jesus for yourself, but you can’t follow Him by yourself.
68. “You can’t fulfill your calling in your comfort zone!” ― Steven Furtick
69. The difference between a vision and a daydream is the audacity to act.
70. Let’s thank God for where we are and who we’re becoming on the way to where we’re going.
71. “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. (John 14:12)”
72. God loves you too much to leave you where He found you
73. “In other words, you either kick fear out of your heart or it will keep you out of the places God has prepared for you. ”
74. It doesn’t matter who your opponent is if you already know your outcome. - Steven Furtick
75. “We can never hope to crash the chatterbox until the signal (God’s Word) becomes louder in our lives than the incessant noise around us that clamors for our attention and depletes our courage.”
76. The thing is, you can’t un-sin. You can only repent.
77. “The call to be greater is the call to walk with God, Himself.”
78. “What matters most is not what I think I am or am not. What matters is what my Father sees in me and what He says about me. ” ― Steven Furtick
79. “How are you defining the truth of who you are? By whose standards? What subtle lies has the serpent been weaving into your understanding of God’s intentions for you? How have they been corrupting your identity? What is that corruption costing you? Peace? Joy? The ability to connect with others who need you to be there for them? The ability to hear from God about His direction for your life?”
80. “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.”
81. “Every second you spend wishing God would take away a struggle is a forfeited opportunity to overcome. ”
82. “Winning the war of words inside your soul means learning to defy your inner critic. ” ― Steven Furtick
83. “When you know the builder, you can have complete confidence in the quality of his work.”
84. Most of us overestimate how much control we have & underestimate how much choice we have. The truth is, you never really have control, but you always have a choice. Make the choice today to stay submitted & give your control to God. He can handle things much better than you can
85. “God gives the exact experiences he wants them to have in order to shape the specific destiny he designed for them. ”
86. “Gratitude begins where my sense of entitlement ends. ”
87. “Because the voice you believe will determine the future you experience. ”
88. “It shouldn't freak you out to realize that God's eyes are on you. Because He doesn't see you through eyes of disapproval or disappointment. His presence is not a sign of condemnation. It's actually an invitation. God is present with you, through His Holy Spirit, because He intends to uproot you from the tyranny of the familiar, shatter the monotonous life you've had. And take you on an adventure.”
89. “Isn’t this a microcosm of how our lives feel sometimes? I don’t completely understand the rules, and I’m surrounded by others who are smarter. Fitter. Funnier. Better. But when we narrow our focus and know where to look for the approval of our Father, life takes on a glorious simplicity. The burning question is no longer “What did they think of that?” Or even “What did I think of that?” Now it’s only “God, were You good with that? Thumbs-up? If You’re good, I’m good.” His acceptance becomes my guidance. And my reward.”
90. “The first truth is this: When it comes to hearing God’s voice, identity always comes before activity. And that’s a spiritual secret the chatterbox was hoping you’d never discover.”
91. “The people who accomplish the most astounding things for God's glory aren't the people who feel the least fear. Often they're the ones who deal with the most intense fear. But instead of letting that fear disable their dreams, they start increasing their capacity for faith. They act on the part of God's direction they do understand. And they leave the rest up to him.”
92. Your greatest weakness may actually be God’s greatest platform to display His power and glory in your life. - Steven Furtick
93. “his objective is to mess with your head until you have forgotten who you are.”
94. God will arrange every experience in your life to serve His purpose.
95. “The goal of faith isn’t to take away your fears but to leverage those fears to create bolder belief. ”
96. “In other words, you either kick fear out of your heart or it will keep you out of the places God has prepared for you.”
97. Jesus is more than just our escape plan to get us out of this world; He’s the master teacher showing us how to do it right while we’re here
98. “Don’t you dare let the magnitude of your fears send you back to dry land. ” ― Steven Furtick
99. “I’m not raising my kids to survive the world. I’m raising them to change it. ” ― Steven Furtick
100. “Audacious faith is the raw material that authentic Christianity is made of. It's the stuff that triggers ordinarily level-headed people like you and me to start living with unusual boldness.”
101. “Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience. ”
102. “The next time you lose your momentum in daily life as you're chasing after God's best for you, don't give up and conclude that it's over. The greater life hasn't ended for you. It's only out of sight under the waters of the ordinary. And God can resurface it, supernaturally, as many times as it takes. As many times as you're willing.”
103. “God is able to stir up your spirit, pour out his presence, and reveal his glory in your family, business or community.”
104. “His Spirit speaks with promptings that are not audible—often they are much louder than that—always in perfect harmony with the Scriptures and always resounding with perfect wisdom.”
105. For your calling to be fulfilled your issues must be confronted
106. One of the main reasons we struggle with insecurity: We’re comparing our behind-the-scenes with everybody else’s highlight reel
107. God’s Word is perfect and powerful, but if we don’t make it personal, it will not change our lives.
108. You don’t have to accept every attitude that your emotions suggest!
109. “Stop waiting for what you want and start working what you have. This can turn your greatest frustration into your greatest potential innovation. If you’ll do your part, God will begin to do what only He can do: He’ll make your box bigger. ” ― Steven Furtick
110. God gets the greatest glory in your life in the face of your greatest resistance
111. “But we must develop the habit of separating our sense of worth from our appraisal of our behavior.”
112. Failing does not make you a failure. Your greatest opportunities for growth exist when you face your failures and weaknesses head on
113. “If you’ll do the believing, he’ll do the achieving. ”
114. It doesn’t matter who your opponent is if you already know your outcome
115. “God gives the exact experiences he wants them to have in order to shape the specific destiny he designed for them.”
116. “What do you do when your greatest accomplishments lead you straight down the path of an even greater fear?” ― Steven Furtick
117. “My joy is not determined by what happens to me, but what Christ is doing in me and through me. ” ― Steven Furtick
118. Sometimes God will bypass the questions we ask to give us the answers we really need
119. “Most people go through life thinking God never speaks to them when in fact He’s always speaking. To everyone. Always directing. Sometimes warning. Sometimes affirming. But we hear so little of what He says because our consciousness of His voice is obscured by our mental static.”
120. “The problem comes when we go beyond confessing our sin (which means agreeing with God about it) and begin defining ourselves according to the sin. In this way we allow our lives to be defined by what we did rather than anticipating our tomorrows according to what Christ has done. We allow the Enemy to rob us of the value of grace’s great exchange, which is the central proposition of Christianity. We stop learning from our mistakes under the tutelage of the Spirit. And we start accepting labels created by the lies of condemnation.”
121. What is the fear of God, then? It is being terrified of ever being outside of His protection.
122. “If we have the audacity to ask, God has the ability to perform. ”
123. You don’t have to wait for a special occasion to celebrate how far God has brought you. THIS is the day!
124. If your life is under attack right now, it could be a sign that you’re carrying something of value
125. “Seizing God’s vision means deciding that you will not spend another day surviving your work environment, family dynamic, or dysfunctional situation. Instead, you will bring about substantial change for the glory of God.”
126. One of the Enemy's most effective strategies is to get you to focus on what you don't have, what you used to have, or what someone else has that you wish you had. He does this to keep you from looking around and asking, 'God, what can You do through what I have?'
127. “You can’t be afraid to stare into the pupils of the possibility of pain and see it for what it is. ”
128. “Audacious faith is not passive. Neither is audacious prayer. Every aspiration you have in prayer needs an accompanying action. Otherwise you're not really praying. You're just pontificating.
129. Have you settled in a place that God intended you to pass through? Don’t settle until you get to where He is calling you
130. Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience.
131. “I have nothing to prove, because I am already approved. ”
132. “If the size of your vision for your life isn’t intimidating to you, there’s a good chance it’s insulting to God. ”
133. “the nature of your calling does not indicate the level of God’s approval of you. And the fact that others have gifts and opportunities you don’t have doesn’t diminish the intensity of God’s intentionality about the things He created you to do.”
134. Satan’s main job isn’t temptation. It’s accusation.
135. “Our purpose statement is: So that people far from God will be filled with life in Christ.”
136. True freedom in Christ comes when you realize you have nothing to prove to anyone, because in Christ, God fully approves of you.
137. “When God demands more of you, it’s because He sees more IN you. ”
138. “Would have. Could have. Should have. This is the language of condemnation underscored by the passivity of regret. It’s a dead language. The thing is, you can’t un-sin. You can only repent.”
139. “Extraordinary moves of God begin with ordinary acts of obedience. ” – Steven Furtick
140. “Every heart has an atmosphere. What is the atmosphere of your heart? Nothing good develops in an atmosphere of anxiety”
141. Our culture plays a huge role in defining our view of success, self-worth & beauty, but God has a different view. You may think you have to be someone you’re not in order to get where you want to go. The truth is God can only bless who you really are, not who you pretend to be. - Steven Furtick
142. I had learned over time that the gospel isn’t about what God wants from us but what he wants for us.
143. God’s will doesn’t have to seem perfect TO me to be perfect FOR me. - Steven Furtick
144. “What is the fear of God, then? It is being terrified of ever being outside of His protection.”
145. “If your problem is too big for you, it’s just the right size for God. ” – Steven Furtick
146. “Don’t fear opposition. Expect it. And use it as an opportunity to fuel your growth.”
147. “When you know who you are, you will know what to do. ” ― Steven Furtick
148. I have nothing to prove, because I am already approved.
149. What would happen if you stopped asking, “God, WHY am I going through this?” and started asking, “God, WHAT are you preparing me for?”
150. “But we must develop the habit of separating our sense of worth from our appraisal of our behavior. ” ― Steven Furtick
151. “Every heart has an atmosphere. What is the atmosphere of your heart? Nothing good develops in an atmosphere of anxiety. ”
152. “Because in Christ, who you are matters infinitely more than anything you do or cannot do.”
153. Gratitude begins where our sense of entitlement ends.
154. “When you know the builder, you can have complete confidence in the quality of his work. ” ― Steven Furtick
155. “But sometimes, even though the life you have is good, you’re haunted by a sense that on the other side of the fence that marks off the life you’re living is a greater place that God is preparing for you.”
156. “Winning the war of words inside your soul means learning to defy your inner critic.”
157. The death of contentment is comparison.
158. “Audacity is not an activity. Audacity is an approach.”
159. “The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1) The”
160. “Audacious faith is not passive. Neither is audacious prayer. Every aspiration you have in prayer needs an accompanying action. Otherwise you're not really praying. You're just pontificating. You do the natural. Trust God for the super.”
161. Accomplishing the impossible is all about seeing the invisible.
162. “I choose to believe that the same God who intervened to bring his Son back to life intervened on this day in history to help his people.”
163. “Usually, a Page 23 vision will begin when you see God dropping hints, not when you see him shooting stars in your direction. And your vision will probably flow from something you're already doing-relationships you've already established, priorities you're already passionate about.
164. “Don't you dare let the magnitude of your fears send you back to dry land.”
165. The only thing harder than waiting on God, is wishing that you had!
166. “God knows us intricately and intimately. He sees our past, present, and future. Every moment of every day of our lives is laid out before him. He is more aware of our complexity than anyone, including ourselves. He designed us, he delights in us, and he understands us.”
167. “I have nothing to prove because I am already approved. ” ― Steven Furtick
168. Faith will tell you to have patience when everything else is telling you to panic. Faith will tell you to hold on when everything else is telling you to let go. Faith will tell you to push forward when everything else is telling you to pull back.
169. In your struggle, God gives the gift of comfort so that later, you can give others the gift of empathy
170. “The voice you believe will determine the future you experience. ”
171. “God gives people the exact experiences he wants them to have in order to shape the specific destiny he's designed for them.”
172. Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience
173. Jesus sets me free to believe I have nothing to prove and only One to please.
174. “The Enemy can’t keep you from being who God says you are. But he can blind you from realizing who God says you are. ”
175. “Our sin is our personal responsibility, but in Christ it is no longer the center of our identity. ”
176. Your obedience is what activates God’s will long before the support of others confirms it. - Steven Furtick
177. “Sometimes God will bypass what you hope for to give you what you really need.”
178. “Being brave doesn’t mean we have no fear – it means we refuse to be overcome by it. ” – Steven Furtick
179. When God speaks to you about your potential, He will cause you to confront your past
180. “Most of us are so focused on what we don’t have that we’re blinded to what we do have. ”
181. Make faith your starting place – not your last resort
182. “Today’s excuses are tomorrow’s regrets dressed in disguise. ”
183. If your life is under attack right now, it could be a sign that you’re carrying something of value. - Steven Furtick
184. One of the Enemy’s most effective strategies is to get you to focus on what you don’t have, what you used to have, or what someone else has that you wish you had. He does this to keep you from looking around and asking, “God, what can You do through what I have?
185. Sometimes God will bypass the questions we ask to give us the answers we really need. - Steven Furtick
186. “There are certain phrases I’d like to see permanently banned from our Christian vocabulary. The one that sets me off the most is full-time ministry. I know what it’s supposed to mean, but I vehemently disagree with its implications. To say that someone is called to full-time ministry suggests that others are permitted to do part-time ministry. But Jesus didn’t die on a part-time cross. He doesn’t love us with a part-time love. He doesn’t cover us with a part-time pardon for sins. There’s no such thing as a part-time Christian, and there’s no such thing as part-time ministry.”
187. “If you want to change the direction of your life, change the declaration of your lips. ”
188. “The Enemy does his best work in the darkness of our ignorance and speculation. He hammers away with what-ifs in the workshop of thoughts we are too afraid to face.”
189. “What I struggle with is believing that God loves me, not just because He has to, but also because He wants to. ”
190. “Audacious vision never cowers in the darkness. ”
191. “What matters most is not what I think I am or am not. What matters is what my Father sees in me and what He says about me. ”
192. “Be governed by your calling, not your circumstance. ”
193. God can’t redeem the regrets you don’t release
194. “The serpent gets nervous when we start challenging the doubts, dysfunctions, and insecurities his questions have propagated in our lives.”
195. “When you have that affirmation from someone who knows you completely and loves you anyway, the world doesn’t have a medal big enough or shiny enough to tempt you. The spirit of comparison and competition is broken, because you know you have a higher calling.”
196. “You don’t have to accept Every attitude that your emotions suggest!”
197. God is not ashamed to be identified with the parts of you that you think you need to hide
198. “You have a personal birthright to believe in a God-given mission for your life.”
199. “Lots of times, our main problem isn’t our problem. Our biggest problem is our perspective on our problem. ”
200. “The same power that stopped the sun and raised Christ from the grave lives in every believer!” – Steven Furtick
201. God gets the greatest glory in your life in the face of your greatest resistance.
202. “God performs the most impressive feats through the most unimpressive people. ”
203. God wants people to be able to look at your life and get a glimpse of who He is
204. “If God always met our expectations, He’d never be able to exceed them. ”
205. “It’s easy to criticize context (circumstances and situation) you’ve never experienced. ” ― Steven Furtick
206. Winning the war of words inside your soul means learning to defy your inner critic.
207. “When you know who you are, you will know what to do.”
208. “If God always met our expectations, He’d never be able to exceed them.”
209. “Audacious faith is not passive. Neither is audacious prayer. Every aspiration you have in prayer needs an accompanying action. Otherwise you’re not really praying. You’re just pontificating. ” – Steven Furtick
210. “Whatever season of life you’re in right now, don’t be so focused on the next gift you want that you miss the grace God has already given you.”
211. “Today’s excuses are tomorrow’s regrets dressed in disguise. ” ― Steven Furtick
212. “By contrast, condemnation will never call you to come into God’s presence. It will convince you that you have nowhere to go because of where you’ve been. One of my friends told me that the most prominent feature of depression is the unremitting belief that things will never get any better than they are right now. In the same way, one of the most prominent features of condemnation is the unshakable sensation that I’ll never change from who I am right now. I’ve always struggled with this; therefore, I’ll never conquer it. Condemnation is the older brother in the parable of the prodigal son. He wrongly believes—and wants to make you believe—that because you went to the pigpen, the pigpen should be your permanent mailing address. But it’s not his house we’re returning to or his rules we’re abiding by. The Father makes a different proclamation: This son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. (Luke 15:24, emphasis added) Now that’s more like it. The past is buried (he was dead); the present is resurrected (he is alive). That’s the way the Father speaks. He understands the correct usage of tenses. What was does not determine what will be, because God is in every moment, redeeming it for His glory. And it gets even better than that. Not only does the Spirit set us free from chains that have bound us to our past, but He actually unleashes the Father’s vision of our future into our present reality. That”
213. The promise of God is this: What’s ahead of me is always more than what’s behind me
214. “When you know who you are, you will know what to do. ”
215. “Because fear often finds its power, not in our actual situation, but in what we tell ourselves about our situation.”
216. “The goal of faith isn't to take away your fears but to leverage those fears to create bolder belief.”
217. Even if your life is filled with unstable, unreliable, undependable people, you have one Source in your life who is constant. (see Mal. 3:6)
218. “If you want to change the direction of your life, change the declaration of your lips. ” ― Steven Furtick
219. “Audacious faith is not passive. Neither is Audacious prayer. Every aspiration you have in prayer needs an accompanying action. Otherwise you’re not really praying. You’re just pontificating. You do the natural. Trust God for the super.”
220. The nature of your calling does not indicate the level of God’s approval of you.
221. What if the thing that produces your pain, is the very thing that God will use to release His power?
222. “Is it possible that when we’re not getting the affirmation or confirmation we desire, it’s because God doesn’t want our faith to rest in affirmation we can feel? In these times could it be that He’s at work on a deeper level, teaching us to rely on His character rather than our performance?”
223. “When your perspective is preloaded with the Word of God, lies lose their power over your life. ”
224. “Not only does the Spirit set us free from chains that have bound us to our past, but He actually unleashes the Father’s vision of our future into our present reality.”
225. “The voice you believe will determine the future you experience. ” – Steven Furtick
226. “Gratitude begins where my sense of entitlement ends.”
227. “God guarantees that His Word will not return void. He doesn’t guarantee that the return will be immediate. Keep sowing!”
228. “I can’t expect God’s blessing on my work unless I do it God’s way. ”
229. “Stop waiting for what you want, and start working what you’ve got. Your greatest limitation is God’s greatest opportunity. ”
230. Stop trying to be impressive to people and start being effective for God
231. God is a taker before He’s a giver. Before He gives His grace, He takes my shame. Before He gives His light, He takes my darkness. - Steven Furtick
232. “There is solid rock at the bottom. If you have built your life on confidence in the promises of Christ, then you can dive into your what-ifs, and although you may lose your breath,”
233. “Every second you spend wishing God would take away a struggle is a forfeited opportunity to overcome. ” ― Steven Furtick
234. “chatterbox wants to inundate us with logorrhea.”
235. Just because it didn’t happen the way you wanted doesn’t mean God isn’t working. If He said He would…He will!
236. Don’t you dare let the magnitude of your fears send you back to dry land.
237. “The more deeply we reinforce our identity in Christ, the more fortified we will be against the onslaught of opposing voices in our lives.”
238. Bad decisions aren’t without consequence, but in the frame of grace, they’re never beyond redemption. - Steven Furtick
239. If you stay stuck in the shame of what you did, you won’t step forward into who God wants you to become
240. “I’m determined to take ground and win big for the kingdom of God. I’m unapologetic about my mission to change the world for the glory of Jesus. I want to be a Joshua in my generation.”
241. “The only people who are completely sure they've heard from God are either clinically insane or under the influence of hallucinogens.”
242. Just because you’re not visible doesn’t mean you’re not valuable. You can be left out by others but set apart by God for His special purpose.
243. “That’s why Jesus could say about Peter, “I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it,” only to directly correct and confront Peter just verses later: “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns” (Matthew 16:18, 23)”
244. “God’s strength is made perfect in your weakness – not in spite of your weakness but because of it to reveal His glory.”
245. Instead of running from frustration, it’s time for you to face it. Instead of praying for the problem to be removed, embrace the answer — God’s grace and strength. Ask Him to use your struggle for His glory and to produce according to His purpose in your life
246. “Don’t you dare let the magnitude of your fears send you back to dry land. ”
247. Instead of running from frustration, it’s time for you to face it. Instead of praying for the problem to be removed, embrace the answer — God’s grace and strength. Ask Him to use your struggle for His glory and to produce according to His purpose in your life. - Steven Furtick
248. When you focus on everything that could possibly be missing, you miss everything that could be possible
249. “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel. ”
250. God doesn’t pick people like people pick people. Where people see problems, God sees potential
251. “When the devil wanted to lure Adam and Eve away from their true identity in God, he did it through the power of insinuation.”
252. “You must follow Jesus for yourself, but you can’t follow Him by yourself. ”
253. “We constantly analyze and summarize each other. We compare people to our standards—spoken or unspoken—to see how they measure up. Then we accept them or reject them; we praise them or criticize them; we revere them or ridicule them. We all secretly administer exams in the university of our own opinions.”
254. At some point we all have to get over our pride and own our deficiencies and dependencies.
255. “God is your very present help in times of trouble, and each one of your days has been ordained.5”
256. “My soul sometimes feels like a Twitter feed where I’m following a million of the most annoying people ever, and I can’t find the Unfollow button.”
257. “It’s resolving to live with the mind-set that declares, My joy is not determined by what happens to me but by what Christ is doing in me and through me.”
258. “If you’re going to ask God to do something impossible in your life, you’ve got to have some clarity about what you’re asking for. ”
259. “One of the Enemy's most effective strategies is to get you to focus on what you don't have, what you used to have, or what someone else has that you wish you had. He does this to keep you from looking around and asking, "God, what can You do through what I have?”
260. “It shouldn’t freak you out to realize that God’s eyes are on you. Because He doesn’t see you through eyes of disapproval or disappointment. His presence is not a sign of condemnation. It’s actually an invitation. God is present with you, through His Holy Spirit, because He intends to uproot you from the tyranny of the familiar, shatter the monotonous life you’ve had. And take you on an adventure. ” ― Steven Furtick
261. “But we must develop the habit of separating our sense of worth from our appraisal of our behavior. ”
262. “By learning to distinguish between the way God speaks and the way the Enemy speaks, we move toward words of life and grow in the ways of God.”
263. “If you want to change the direction of your life, change the declaration of your lips. ” – Steven Furtick
264. “If you’ve ever been frustrated by your failures or exasperated by your weaknesses, this book is for you. But”
265. Even if your life is filled with unstable, unreliable, undependable people, you have one Source in your life who is constant.
266. “More can be accomplished in a half hour of prayer, worship, and listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit than in a month of strategizing on our own.”
267. “The minute I start being afraid of what people might say is the minute I become useless to God. ” – Steven Furtick
268. “It is the experience of love that enables us to change.”
269. “Jesus will always move away from religious drama and toward the needs of people who are hurting. Jesus will always go out of his way to find and minister to people who others will go out of their way to avoid. I love him for that. ” ― Steven Furtick
270. If God didn’t want you to win, why would He call you “more than a conqueror” through Christ?
271. “The voice you believe will determine the future you experience”
272. “The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist. —STEVEN PRESSFIELD, THE WAR OF ART”
273. When you know who you are, you will know what to do.
274. “What I struggle with is believing that God loves me, not just because He has to, but also because He wants to.”
275. “The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.”
276. Being brave doesn’t mean we have no fear - it means we refuse to be overcome by it.
277. “God gives the exact experiences he wants them to have in order to shape the specific destiny he designed for them. ” – Steven Furtick
278. Jesus asked Peter to leave his career at the peak of success. Peter didn’t waver—He knew the secret to success is submission
279. “If you're going to ask God to do something impossible in your life, you've got to have some clarity about what you're asking for.”
280. God can only bless who you really are, not who you pretend to be. You will never get what you’re after if you’re always trying to get it by being someone or something you’re not. Don’t settle for someone else’s blessings when God wants to give you your own
281. “Don’t be ashamed to celebrate victories that may seem small to others. Only you and God know what they really cost. ”
282. “You have a personal birthright to believe in a God-given mission for your life. ” – Steven Furtick
283. “One of the Enemy’s most effective strategies is to get you to focus on what you don’t have, what you used to have, or what someone else has that you wish you had. He does this to keep you from looking around and asking, “God, what can You do through what I have?” ― Steven Furtick
284. The minute I start being afraid of what people might say is the minute I become useless to God.
285. “My joy is not determined by what happens to me, but what Christ is doing in me and through me.”
286. Etch your vision in stone-but sketch your strategy in pencil.
287. “I want you to live in the middle of a move of God.”
288. Living your problems and loving them like locked rooms is much different from denying them or capitulating to them. It is believing that God is with you in the imperfect, even disappointing circumstances of your life. It is saying to Him with faith in your heart
289. “Audacious faith is not passive. Neither is audacious prayer. Every aspiration you have in prayer needs an accompanying action. Otherwise, you’re not really praying. You’re just pontificating. You do the natural. Trust God for the super. ” ― Steven Furtick
290. “Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience. ” ― Steven Furtick
291. Lots of times, our main problem isn’t our problem. Our biggest problem is our perspective on our problem.
292. Faith will tell you to have patience when everything else is telling you to panic. Faith will tell you to hold on when everything else is telling you to let go. Faith will tell you to push forward when everything else is telling you to pull back
293. Don’t fear opposition. Expect it. And use it as an opportunity to fuel your growth
294. “Etch your vision in stone-but sketch your strategy in pencil. ”
295. “The problem comes when we go beyond confessing our sin (which means agreeing with God about it) and begin defining ourselves according to the sin.” Related: inspirational quotes about trusting in god
296. God can do amazing things when you least expect it; in places where you’re not even looking for it. - Steven Furtick
297. “But this is the starting point, or—more likely—the starting-over point. You can’t go any further until you realize that the worth of your activity for Christ cannot rise above your understanding of your identity in Him. And there is unlimited power in the Word of God. Power to overcome the warped ways we see ourselves. And power to reassemble the image of God that we haven’t always reflected but have already received.”
298. “The goal of faith isn't to take away your fears but to leverage those fears to create bolder belief. Faith leads you past your fears and reassures you of God's presence. And after a while, you begin to trust that God is going to lift you above the weaves this time just like he did last time.”
299. God gets the greatest glory in your life in the face of your greatest resistance. - Steven Furtick
300. What are you doing to grow your gift? Great destinies require great diligence. God works through what you are willing to work on. - Steven Furtick
301. “The next time you lose your momentum in daily life as you’re chasing after God’s best for you, don’t give up and conclude that it’s over. The greater life hasn’t ended for you. It’s only out of sight under the waters of the ordinary. And God can resurface it, supernaturally, as many times as it takes. As many times as you’re willing.”
302. “The more deeply we reinforce our identity in Christ, the more fortified we will be against the onslaught of opposing voices in our lives. ” – Steven Furtick
303. Just because you’re in a storm doesn’t mean that God isn’t there. The proof of God’s presence is that He’s never left you through it all. - Steven Furtick
304. God’s strength is made perfect in your weakness – not in spite of your weakness but because of it to reveal His glory. - Steven Furtick
305. My joy is not determined by what happens to me, but what Christ is doing in me and through me.
306. Obedience is your responsibility, the outcome is God’s!
307. “We comfort ourselves by insisting that, while our lives might not be very fruitful, at least we’re being faithful. The fact is, we’ve become more fearful than we realize, and it’s costing us more than we may ever understand. This is not God’s idea of faithfulness. Now,”
308. “I want you to live in the middle of a move of God. ”
309. “Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness. ”
310. The next time you lose your momentum in daily life as you’re chasing after God’s best for you, don’t give up and conclude that it’s over. The greater life hasn’t ended for you. It’s only out of sight under the waters of the ordinary. And God can resurface it, supernaturally, as many times as it takes. As many times as you’re willing
311. “What are you forfeiting in your life—right now—because of the force of fear pushing against your faith? Because you’re listening to the wrong voice?” ― Steven Furtick
312. “Our sin is our personal responsibility, but in Christ it is no longer the center of our identity.”
313. “If you want to change the direction of your life, change the declaration of your lips”
314. “Extraordinary moves of God begin with ordinary acts of obedience. ”
315. “But at the bottom, you see that the same Rock that holds up your life in clear skies is supporting your future when everything around you shakes and rocks and reels.”
316. “Perfectionism is the enemy of progress. The”
317. “Crash the Chatterbox is about using that understanding to short-circuit the thoughts and patterns that the Enemy employs to disrupt the greatness God has initiated.”
318. The strength of your faith is directly related to your willingness to apply it in places you don’t fully understand yet
319. “I have nothing to prove, because I am already approved.”
320. “even when you go through hell, God is there. Only people who have been to the absolute bottom have the right to report with veracity: God Himself is at the bottom. His voice is there. And when there is only silence, He is still there. At the bottom of the deepest, darkest what-if imaginable is a faithful God.”
321. “If God always met our expectations, He’d never be able to exceed them. ” ― Steven Furtick
322. I dont believe God's called me to survive the world but to change it for His glory.
323. Prayer is the arena where our faith meets God's abilities.
324. Sometimes God will bypass what you hope for to give you what you really need.
325. God’s will doesn’t have to seem perfect to me to be perfect for me.
326. At the end of each day of creation, God stopped and said: “It is good” (See Genesis 1) —Don’t wait until you get “there” to celebrate. Celebrate small steps towards victory. Each day. Celebrate God’s faithfulness in the middle. And definitely celebrate when you’ve met your goal
327. If you do what God has called you to do and be who God has called you to be, when the time is right – you’ll be exactly where you need to be for God’s assignment to find you
328. Even if you mess up, God’s disappointment with your sin will never be greater than His love for you.
329. “We comfort ourselves by insisting that, while our lives might not be very fruitful, at least we’re being faithful. The fact is, we’ve become more fearful than we realize, and it’s costing us more than we may ever understand. This is not God’s idea of faithfulness.”
330. “The great mistake made by most of the Lord’s people is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.”
331. “I don’t believe God’s called me to survive the world but to change it for His glory. ” ― Steven Furtick
332. “Seize God's vision. Activate your faith. Make your move.”
333. “You do the natural. Trust God for the super. ”
334. “Faith doesn’t always mean that God changes your situation. Sometimes it means He changes you.”
335. “When you have a dream in your heart, but no earthly idea how to make it happen, keeping your faith intact is a full-time job. ” ― Steven Furtick
336. “The death of contentment is comparison.”
337. “The people who accomplish the most astounding things for God’s glory aren’t the people who feel the least fear. Often they’re the ones who deal with the most intense fear. But instead of letting that fear disable their dreams, they start increasing their capacity for faith. They act on the part of God’s direction They do understand. And They leave the rest up to him.”
338. “Satan’s main job isn’t temptation. It’s accusation.”
339. “Prayer is the arena where our faith meets God’s abilities. ” ― Steven Furtick
340. “But no matter who pays your salary, you’re a full-time employee of the kingdom of God.”
341. “The only opportunity the chatterbox ever has to download lies into our heads is if we have allowed it first to delete the memory of who we are in Christ.”
342. “Living your problems and loving them like locked rooms is much different from denying them or capitulating to them. It is believing that God is with you in the imperfect, even disappointing circumstances of your life. It is saying to Him with faith in your heart,”
343. “The less I can depend on circumstances to define my identity, the more I must look to the Lord to reinforce His thoughts concerning me and to impress them into my heart until I respond as if it’s second nature.”
344. “When you know the builder, you can have complete confidence in the quality of his work. ”
345. “No act of service is insignificant when done for the most significant purpose in the universe: proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
346. “How many cycles of predictable yet completely avoidable defeat will we have to face before we get serious about replacing our faulty understandings with a foundation of God’s favor? When we neglect this process—out of ignorance or out of habit or because it’s easier to live in the predictability of slavery than the responsibility of true freedom—we sabotage ourselves.”
347. Whatever God does next in your life will emerge from what you’re doing right now. - Steven Furtick
348. “I’m not raising my kids to survive the world. I’m raising them to change it. ”
349. “I tend to be one of those people who takes great pride in calling it like I see it. I say things like, “I’m not being grumpy or negative or pessimistic. I’m just keeping it real.” “I’m not complaining. I’m just calling it like I see it.” But people armed with a spirit of gratitude know that often it is what you call it. So what if, instead of calling it like we see it, we began to call it like God says it?”
350. Whatever season of life you’re in right now, don’t be so focused on the next gift you want that you miss the grace God has already given you
351. “The world of what-ifs is a black hole, and it will suck your joy, peace, and hope into its vortex if you venture near its vicinity.”
352. Audacity is not an activity. Audacity is an approach.
353. What if what you went through wasn’t meant to destroy you, but to develop you?
354. “I have nothing to prove, because I am already approved. ” – Steven Furtick
355. “What makes you think you have to turn your life around before you can completely commit your life to God? What makes you think you have to impress God with your obedience before He will impart His grace to you? What makes you think you have to do things to get God to like you, much less love you? What makes you think you have to be the perfect spouse or parent before God will perfectly love you? Many Christians spend a lifetime trying to achieve something that Jesus already achieved for them. God’s acceptance isn’t based on performance. It wasn’t for Jesus. And because of what He did for you, it isn’t for you either. The acceptance He had, you have. The love He unconditionally received, you unconditionally receive. Yes, Jesus was the Son of God. But through Him, you are a child of God with the same privileges.1 That includes the privilege of having God look at you and say, “I am well pleased.”
356. “People who walk in audacious faith don’t stop and pray. Audacious faith teaches us to push and pray. ” – Steven Furtick
357. Our aim should be pointing others to Christ, not impressing them with our Christ likeness.
358. Your greatest weakness may actually be God’s greatest platform to display His power and glory in your life.
359. “You don’t have to sing a single note to get God—or anyone else—to notice you.”
360. But no matter who pays your salary, you’re a full-time employee of the kingdom of God.
361. True creativity is fresh, but not always original.
362. Your greatest weakness may actually be God’s greatest platform to display His power and glory in your life
363. Just because you’re not visible doesn’t mean you’re not valuable. You can be left out by others but set apart by God for His special purpose
364. “If we have the audacity to ask, God has the ability to perform. ” – Steven Furtick
365. “Maybe God wants to do something beyond your abilities, and he is far less intimidated by your failures and limits than you are. ”
366. “Accepting God’s acceptance of me doesn’t mean I’m going to stop trying. It means I’m going to stop trying out. And I am intentionally redirecting my obsession.”
367. “The goal of faith isn’t to take away your fears But to leverage those fears to create bolder belief.”
368. Failure isn't final until you quit!!
369. “Audacious faith is not passive. Neither is audacious prayer. Every aspiration you have in prayer needs an accompanying action. Otherwise you’re not really praying. You’re just pontificating. You do the natural. Trust God for the super. ”
370. “When you have a dream in your heart, but no earthly idea how to make it happen, keeping your faith intact is a full-time job.”
371. “You can spend your life clutching and clawing and fighting, but what you really need is for God to grab you. For grace to grasp you.”
372. You have a personal birthright to believe in a God-given mission for your life.
373. “The thing is, you can’t un-sin. You can only repent.”
374. “Being brave doesn’t mean we have no fear – it means we refuse to be overcome by it. ” ― Steven Furtick
375. “The death of contentment is comparison. ” ― Steven Furtick
376. The presence of God will not always fix your problems, but it will clarify your perspective
377. “What do you do when your greatest accomplishments lead you straight down the path of an even greater fear? Instead of summoning his faith and standing firm to see the deliverance of his God, Elijah retreats. And in his escape from his geographical surroundings, he begins to back down from the boldness that has characterized his whole ministry up to this point. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. (1 Kings 19:3–5) Now I’m confused. Verse 3 says he was running for his life. Yet verse 4 says he asked God to kill him. Which one is it? Are you looking for life support, Elijah? Or shall God send the angels of euthanasia? One of these things is not like the other. The more I studied this text, though, and considered the context of Elijah’s despair and compared it to similar feelings I’ve experienced under much less duress, the more I got it. Although the text says Elijah ran for his life—and I’m sure that’s how it appeared—it seems like something deeper is going on. In fact, I’m not sure Elijah was running for his life at all, at least not in the sense we would use that phrase. I believe Elijah was actually running from his life. You see, it had been a long, lonely three years for Elijah. Did he survive the drought? Undoubtedly. And through him God won the battle with a unanimous decision. But winning can be as exhausting as losing. Sometimes the pressure of success can drain you at an even deeper level than the frustration of failure. Elijah knows Queen Jezebel doesn’t have the power to call on her gods and end his life. If she had, he’d have been buried beside his bull back on the mountain. So it’s safe to assume that his greatest fear at this point isn’t dying. His greatest fear is living—and having to fight yet another agonizing battle. Jezebel’s threat is ultimately impotent, yes. But that doesn’t make it ineffective. Because fear often finds its power, not in our actual situation, but in what we tell ourselves about our situation.”
378. “The only thing harder than waiting on God, is wishing that you had!”
379. “Being brave doesn’t mean we have no fear - it means we refuse to be overcome by it.”
380. Stop waiting for what you want, and start working what you have. This can turn your greatest frustration into your greatest potential innovation. If you’ll do your part, God will begin to do what only He can do: He’ll make your box bigger
381. When you focus on everything that could possibly be missing, you miss everything that could be possible.
382. God’s Word is perfect and powerful, but if we don’t make it personal, it will not change our lives. - Steven Furtick
383. Your greatest message will be spoken by your life, not your lips.
384. “I’m not raising my kids to survive the world. I’m raising them to change it.”
385. Many people never reach greater because they don’t leave good enough behind.
386. “Stop waiting for what you want, and start working what you have. This can turn your greatest frustration into your greatest potential innovation. If you’ll do your part, God will begin to do what only He can do: He’ll make your box bigger. ” – Steven Furtick
387. “Many people never reach greater because they don’t leave good enough behind. ” – Steven Furtick
388. “Perfectionism is the enemy of progress. ” ― Steven Furtick
389. “It's easy to criticize context (circumstances and situation) you've never experienced”
390. “Because in Christ, who you are matters infinitely more than anything you do or cannot do. ”
391. Don’t fear failure. Fear faithlessness. Don’t fear attack. Fear apathy. Don’t fear rejection. Fear regret
392. “People don’t believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They always believe what they tell themselves. —SETH GODIN”
393. Be governed by your calling, not your circumstance.
394. “When you have a dream in your heart, but no earthly idea how to make it happen, keeping your faith intact is a full-time job. ” – Steven Furtick
395. What are you doing to grow your gift? Great destinies require great diligence. God works through what you are willing to work on
396. Chatterbox wants to inundate us with logorrhea.
397. What makes you think you have to turn your life around before you can completely commit your life to God? What makes you think you have to impress God with your obedience before He will impart His grace to you? What makes you think you have to do things to get God to like you, much less love you? What makes you think you have to be the perfect spouse or parent before God will perfectly love you? Many Christians spend a lifetime trying to achieve something that Jesus already achieved for them. God’s acceptance isn’t based on performance. It wasn’t for Jesus. And because of what He did for you, it isn’t for you either. The acceptance He had, you have. The love He unconditionally received, you unconditionally receive. Yes, Jesus was the Son of God. But through Him, you are a child of God with the same privileges. 1 That includes the privilege of having God look at you and say: I am well pleased
398. Whatever God does next in your life will emerge from what you’re doing right now
399. God knows everything about you—including the ugly parts, the broken parts, and the dysfunctional parts—yet he still believes in you. He still has a future and a hope for you.
400. “Our lives can be a bit like that. We can spend so much time and energy trying to be like other people that we never let the world hear the real us. What’s worse, we never hear the real us.”
401. You cannot endure what you never enjoy!
402. “Accepting God’s acceptance of me doesn’t mean I’m going to stop trying. It means I’m going to stop trying out. And I am intentionally redirecting my obsession. ”
403. “Did you know it’s possible to have the right passion, but have the wrong expression of the right passion?” – Steven Furtick
404. God performs the most impressive feats through the most unimpressive people.
405. “If the dream in your heart isn't biblically based, focused on Jesus, affirmed by the key people in your life, and tethered to your passions, gifts, and life experiences, chances are, you're way off prompt.”
406. “In which we overpower the lies of insecurity with the truth God says I am.”
407. “Enjoy the journey, because the destination is a mirage. ” ― Steven Furtick
408. God’s Word is perfect and powerful, but if we don’t make it personal, it will not change our lives
409. “Every heart has an atmosphere. What is the atmosphere of your heart? Nothing good develops in an atmosphere of anxiety. ” ― Steven Furtick
410. Jesus will always move away from religious drama and toward the needs of people who are hurting. Jesus will always go out of his way to find and minister to people who others will go out of their way to avoid. I love him for that.
411. Let’s thank God for where we are and who we’re becoming on the way to where we’re going. - Steven Furtick
412. You don’t have to wait for a special occasion to celebrate how far God has brought you. THIS is the day! - Steven Furtick
413. The only force in the world powerful enough to overtake fear is the full-grown love of God.
414. “Obedience is your responsibility, the outcome is God’s!”
415. “He deals with us, not according to what our sins deserve, but according to what His love decided—on the cross.”
416. “The point is, regardless of our particular variety of temptation and condemnation, the Enemy wants to magnify our failures to the millionth power with his exaggerations so he can pervert the power of the Spirit’s conviction.”
417. “If the size of your vision for your life isn’t intimidating to you, there’s a good chance it’s insulting to God. ” ― Steven Furtick
418. Let’s thank God for where we are and who we’re becoming on the way to where we’re going
419. “Seize God’s vision. Activate your faith. Make your move.”
420. Our sin is our personal responsibility, but in Christ it is no longer the center of our identity.
421. “If God wants us to hear and know and obey His voice, why does He whisper?”
422. God gives the exact experiences he wants them to have in order to shape the specific destiny he designed for them
423. Your greatest message will be spoken by your life, not your lips
424. It shouldn’t freak you out to realize that God’s eyes are on you. Because He doesn’t see you through eyes of disapproval or disappointment. His presence is not a sign of condemnation. It’s actually an invitation. God is present with you, through His Holy Spirit, because He intends to uproot you from the tyranny of the familiar, shatter the monotonous life you’ve had. And take you on an adventure
425. “When your perspective is preloaded with the Word of God, lies lose their power over your life. ” ― Steven Furtick
426. “The great mistake made by most of the Lord’s people is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone. ”
427. Whatever God does next in your life will emerge from what you’re doing right now.
428. “Jesus will always move away from religious drama and toward the needs of people who are hurting. Jesus will always go out of his way to find and minister to people who others will go out of their way to avoid. I love him for that.”
429. God can do amazing things when you least expect it; in places where you’re not even looking for it
430. Even if you mess up, God’s disappointment with your sin will never be greater than His love for you
431. “The gospel, however, says that those who do not forget the past are condemned to repeat it. By looking to the Lord and beholding His love for us, we not only remember His benefits, mercies, and provision. We are also enabled to forget our shame, our sin, and our shortcomings.”
432. “God gives people the exact experiences he wants them to have in order to shape the specific destiny he’s designed for them. ”
433. “One of the Enemy’s most effective strategies is to get you to focus on what you don’t have, what you used to have, or what someone else has that you wish you had. He does this to keep you from looking around and asking, “God, what can You do through what I have?” – Steven Furtick
434. “The minute I start being afraid of what people might say is the minute I become useless to God. ”
435. “you either kick fear out of your heart or it will keep you out of the places God has prepared for you.”
436. “The goal of faith isn't to take away your fears but to leverage those fears to create bolder belief. Faith leads you past your fears and reassures you of God's presence. And after a while, you begin to trust that God is going to lift you above the waves this time just like he did last time.”
437. Did you know it’s possible to have the right passion, but have the wrong expression of the right passion?
438. “Be governed by your calling, not your circumstance.”
439. Every second you spend wishing God would take away a struggle is a forfeited opportunity to overcome.
440. God often chooses our weakest places to do His greatest work. - Steven Furtick
441. Jesus sets me free to believe I have nothing to prove and only One to please
442. “The death of contentment is comparison. ”
443. God cannot be the source of your strength if the world is the source of your standards
444. “Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we change. In fact, God loves you so that you can change. What empowers change, what makes you desirous of change, is the experience of love. It is that inherent experience of love that becomes the engine of change.4”
445. Fulfillment doesn’t start with getting what we want. It starts with wanting what God wants
446. “There's no such thing as a part-time Christian, and there's no such thing as part-time ministry.”
447. God’s plan is not always a route that makes sense. But then again, He never said it would be easy – just that it’d be worth it
448. “Many people never reach greater because they don’t leave good enough behind. ”
449. “Love is not words, it’s actions, and love isn’t feelings, it’s a decision. ” – Steven Furtick
450. Stop waiting for what you want, and start working what you have.
451. “My joy is not determined by what happens to me, but what Christ is doing in me and through me. ”
452. The world of what-ifs is a black hole, and it will suck your joy, peace, and hope into its vortex if you venture near its vicinity.
453. Perfectionism is the enemy of progress.
454. You can’t make God move in your life, but you can make room for God to move in your life.
455. “Being brave doesn’t mean we have no fear – it means we refuse to be overcome by it. ”
456. “The great mistake made by most of the Lord’s people is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.”2”
457. “Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience.”
458. “Stop waiting for what you want, and start working what you have. This can turn your greatest frustration into your greatest potential innovation. If you'll do your part, God will begin to do what only He can do: He'll make your box bigger.”
459. “Winning the war of words inside your soul means learning to defy your inner critic. ”
460. “The Enemy can’t keep you from being who God says you are. But he can blind you from realizing who God says you are.”
461. God can’t redeem the regrets you don’t release. - Steven Furtick
462. “What do you do when your greatest accomplishments lead you straight down the path of an even greater fear?”
463. “A believer who is equally convinced of these two realities—sin is serious, but Christ is enough—is the Enemy’s worst nightmare.”
464. “You can't make God move in your life, but you can make room for God to move in your life.”
465. The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel. - Steven Furtick
466. God is your very present help in times of trouble, and each one of your days has been ordained.
467. Enjoy the journey, because the destination is a mirage.
468. “Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness.”
469. God often chooses our weakest places to do His greatest work
470. “I dont believe God's called me to survive the world but to change it for His glory.”
471. “Audacious faith is the raw material that authentic Christianity is made of. It’s the stuff that triggers ordinarily level-headed people like you and me to start living with unusual boldness. ” ― Steven Furtick
472. “The reason why we struggle with insecurity is that we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel. ” ― Steven Furtick
473. “Enemy can’t do a thing to diminish God’s promises—that ability is decidedly beyond the limits of his power. So instead he lures you into places where your perspective of God’s promises will be diminished.”
474. “Steven Furtick is a pastor, songwriter, & New York Times best-selling author. As founder and lead pastor, he has helped grow the multi-site Elevation Church into a global ministry through online streaming, television, and the music of Elevation Worship. He holds a master of divinity degree from Southern Theological Seminary…” (Read More)
475. “The next time you lose your momentum in daily life as you’re chasing after God’s best for you, don’t give up and conclude that it’s over. The greater life hasn’t ended for you. It’s only out of sight under the waters of the ordinary. And God can resurface it, supernaturally, as many times as it takes. As many times as you’re willing. ” – Steven Furtick
476. If your problem is too big for you, it’s just the right size for God.
477. “Stop waiting for what you want, and start working what you have. This can turn your greatest frustration into your greatest potential innovation. If you’ll do your part, God will begin to do what only He can do: He’ll make your box bigger. ”
478. Just because it didn’t happen the way you wanted doesn’t mean God isn’t working
479. “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel. ” – Steven Furtick
480. “Whatever the what-if is, as quickly as I can, I must assess the nature of the fear. What, specifically, am I so afraid of?”
481. The faith to step out is worthless without the faithfulness to stick it out.
482. Our purpose statement is: So that people far from God will be filled with life in Christ.
483. “I hear the things God has spoken about me, and I want so badly to believe them. I want to believe that I’m filled with the Spirit, as He says I am. But if I’m filled with the Spirit, why am I so often led by my selfishness? Why are my motives constantly compromised by socially acceptable expressions of envy and subtle manifestations of greed? If what God says about me is right, why can’t I live the way I claim to believe?”
484. “Would have. Could have. Should have. This is the language of condemnation underscored by the passivity of regret. It’s a dead language. ” ― Steven Furtick
485. “Maybe God wants to do something beyond your abilities, and he is far less intimidated by your failures and limits than you are.”
486. “But mark this: the nature of your calling does not indicate the level of God’s approval of you. And the fact that others have gifts and opportunities you don’t have doesn’t diminish the intensity of God’s intentionality about the things He created you to do.”
487. “The goal of faith isn’t to take away your fears but to leverage those fears to create bolder belief. ” ― Steven Furtick
488. Maybe God wants to do something beyond your abilities, and he is far less intimidated by your failures and limits than you are.
489. “In the yard my actions didn’t reflect God’s love. But they didn’t weaken it or make it go away, either. Because it’s not a love based on what I do. It’s a love based on what Jesus has done.”
490. “This is one of the main reasons we struggle with insecurity: we’re comparing our behind-the-scenes with everybody else’s highlight reel.”
491. “If the size of your vision for your life isn't intimidating to you, there's a good chance it's insulting to God.”
492. “The only thing we ever have to be afraid of is that we would ever live one moment of one day outside the protection of the One who can command the wind and the waves to be still.”
493. “Love is not words, it’s actions, and love isn’t feelings, it’s a decision.”
494. “It’s easy to criticize context (circumstances and situations) you’ve never experienced”
495. Your obedience is what activates God’s will long before the support of others confirms it.
496. “Extraordinary moves of God begin with ordinary acts of obedience.”
497. God’s strength is made perfect in your weakness – not in spite of your weakness but because of it to reveal His glory
498. It shouldn't freak you out to realize that God's eyes are on you. Because He doesn't see you through eyes of disapproval or disappointment. His presence is not a sign of condemnation.
499. God wants people to be able to look at your life and get a glimpse of who He is. - Steven Furtick
500. “at the core of every temptation we will face, we’re ultimately being tempted to question in our hearts, and then contradict with our actions, our true identity as God’s children.”
501. Nothing gets stronger without resistance.
502. “You can't fulfill your calling in your comfort zone!”
503. “Confidence without humility is arrogance. Humility without confidence is weakness. Confidence and humility are both biblical. And they’re equally essential for living a life of true faith.”
504. “Could it be that God intends for us to have the same kind of audacious faith-the kind of faith that dares to believe God for the impossible-as a normal way of life?”
505. “God performs the most impressive feats through the most unimpressive people. ” – Steven Furtick
506. “Enjoy the journey, because the destination is a mirage. ”
507. “Confession 1: God says I am. Overpowering the lies of the Enemy in your insecurities Confession 2: God says He will. Overpowering the lies of the Enemy in your fears Confession 3: God says He has. Overpowering the lies of the Enemy in your condemnation Confession 4: God says I can. Overpowering the lies of the Enemy in your discouragement”
508. “The Holy Spirit makes us more aware of our lack of holiness to stimulate us to deeper yearning and striving for holiness. But Satan will attempt to use the Holy Spirit’s work to discourage us.”
509. “There’s no such thing as a part-time Christian, and there’s no such thing as part-time ministry.”
510. You can't fulfill your calling in your comfort zone!
511. Sometimes you have to go back to where you started to see how far God’s brought you
512. “the only force in the world powerful enough to overtake fear is the full-grown love of God.”
513. “When you have a dream in your heart, but no earthly idea how to make it happen, keeping your faith intact is a full-time job. ”
514. “Admitting our weaknesses is not doubt, fear, or lack of faith. Actually, it is one of the clearest signs that we have faith. It means that our confidence is placed in God, not ourselves. It means we are secure enough in who he is to admit who we are not.”
515. “God performs the most impressive feats through the most unimpressive people.”
516. “What matters most is not what I think I am or am not. What matters is what my Father sees in me and what He says about me.”
517. “When we allow our thoughts to go unchecked, a steady drip of lies cements the wrong patterns within our minds, building a Berlin Wall of bad beliefs.”
518. “When we allow our thoughts to go unchecked, a steady drip of lies cements the wrong patterns within our minds, building a Berlin Wall of bad beliefs. ” ― Steven Furtick
519. “True freedom in Christ comes when you realize you have nothing to prove to anyone, because in Christ, God fully approves of you.”
520. “Lots of times, our main problem isn’t our problem. Our biggest problem is our perspective on our problem. ” – Steven Furtick
521. Jesus will always move away from religious drama and toward the needs of people who are hurting. Jesus will always go out of his way to find and minister to people who others will go out of their way to avoid. I love him for that
522. God’s will doesn’t have to seem perfect TO me to be perfect FOR me
523. “If you are a believer who hopes to accomplish the will of God for your life—and go to the next level spiritually—you have to defy the inertia of internal discouragement to get there.”
524. “It is the experience of love that enables us to change. ”
525. “The key is training your mind to know the difference between the Enemy’s threats and God’s whispers—and conditioning your heart to respond accordingly.”
526. “Gratitude begins where our sense of entitlement ends. ”
527. “You can’t make God move in your life, but you can make room for God to move in your life. ”
528. Before you were born—before any of your defects were apparent to you—they were absolutely apparent to God. That didn’t stop Him from calling your name and setting you apart. He placed you on the earth at a certain time for a pre-decided purpose
529. “No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the LORD. (Isaiah 54:17) Of”
530. The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.
531. God gives the exact experiences he wants them to have in order to shape the specific destiny he designed for them.
532. “The One who lives outside of time invites you into a reality that is informed by His perfect plans to give you hope and a future. God speaks in the past tense about battles you’re currently fighting. And He buries the shame of yesterday in order to resurrect the moment you are in and sustain you in the season He is calling you to embrace.”
533. Faith doesn’t always mean that God changes your situation. Sometimes it means He changes you
534. “Accomplishing the impossible is all about seeing the invisible. ” – Steven Furtick
535. “When you realize that God is the only One who really has any lasting reward to give, He becomes the only One whose approval you desperately need. You can rest in the fact that you have it—in full measure—because the work of God’s perfect Son, Jesus, secured your acceptance the moment you placed your faith in Him. Before you ever win or lose, God has turned His face toward you. He has chosen you. And He is pleased.”
536. “God guarantees that His Word will not return void. He doesn’t guarantee that the return will be immediate. Keep sowing!” ― Steven Furtick
537. “Whatever the reason, I have a strong conviction in parenting to teach my kids that mistakes are inevitable but disrespect is inexcusable. And ingratitude is more than a misdemeanor.”
538. “Love is not words, it’s actions, and love isn’t feelings, it’s a decision. ”
539. “By learning to distinguish between the way God speaks and the way the Enemy speaks, we move toward words of life and grow in the ways of God. ”
540. Sometimes things don’t work out the first time so that you’ll learn to lean on God the next time.
541. “And even when you can’t get seem to get your act together, your identity is secure and completely intact. Because in Christ, who you are matters infinitely more than anything you do or cannot do.”
542. “What are you forfeiting in your life—right now—because of the force of fear pushing against your faith? Because you’re listening to the wrong voice?”
543. God’s strength is made perfect in your weakness – not in spite of your weakness but because of it to reveal His glory.
544. “At some point, we all have to get over our pride and own our deficiencies and dependencies. ” ― Steven Furtick
545. “The more deeply we reinforce our identity in Christ, the more fortified we will be against the onslaught of opposing voices in our lives. ”
546. “Failure isn’t final until you quit!!”
547. You do the natural. Trust God for the super.
548. The only opportunity the chatterbox ever has to download lies into our heads is if we have allowed it first to delete the memory of who we are in Christ.
549. “Our lives can be a bit like that. We can spend so much time and energy trying to be like other people that we never let the world hear the real us. What’s worse, we never hear the real us. What”
550. Opposition doesn’t prevent the presence of God, it provides an opportunity to prove the presence of God.
551. “You can’t be afraid to stare into the pupils of the possibility of pain and see it for what it is.”
552. Every heart has an atmosphere. What is the atmosphere of your heart? Nothing good develops in an atmosphere of anxiety.
553. “When you give all you've got for the cause of the One who gave it all to you in the first place, the effects of your investment will literally reach the heavens.”
554. Just because you’re in a storm doesn’t mean that God isn’t there. The proof of God’s presence is that He’s never left you through it all
555. “Would have. Could have. Should have. This is the language of condemnation underscored by the passivity of regret. It’s a dead language. The thing is, you can’t un-sin. You can only repent.”
556. Our aim should be pointing others to Christ, not impressing them with our Christ likeness
557. “If God always met our expectations, He'd never be able to exceed them.”
558. There is solid rock at the bottom. If you have built your life on confidence in the promises of Christ, then you can dive into your what-ifs, and although you may lose your breath.
559. Fulfillment doesn’t start with getting what we want. It starts with wanting what God wants. - Steven Furtick
560. “I will not let the discouragement of what I’m going through make me forget the benefits of belonging to the God who has been so good to me. He has saved me, blessed me, forgiven me, restored me, satisfied me, healed me, crowned me, and renewed me.”