James MacDonald - God Quotes

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When you say, I don't know exactly what God is doing, but I know he's in control—that's evidence you're trusting Him.

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Repentance is the key that unlocks the door to all that God has for us, but it is not easy.

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Trust means you anchor your heart in the reality of God's awareness of your situation.

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Even if God could lie, He would have no motivation. He can gain nothing by lying. Everything He wants to have happen happens.

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Fear is the contradiction of faith. Faith says, Whatever it is, it'll be okay because of God.

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What kind of future is in God's plan? A good one to which you can look forward. That's why you can hope.

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The Christian way is a life of faith. In order to hold on to the promises of God, you've got to believe them and live by them.

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It's not unlikely that God would lie—that would be a matter of probability. It is impossible for God to lie.

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At this moment, God is watching your life and at some point in this trial, He will say enough. You don't need to falter.

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This fight is not going to be over in 10 minutes or 10 weeks; there's no quick solution. If you think it's taking too long, remember, God is with you.

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We all know the disappointments that come when we base anticipation on what we and other humans can deliver. God will never have a problem delivering!

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Doubt is a lack of confidence or assurance that God will keep his promises. Faith is an active confidence that God's promises are always true.

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When you come to the place where you can't do anything else, you must stand still and believe… When you can't do anything, let God do it all.

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[God's] purposes are always accomplished. His enemies are always defeated. His faithful followers are always rewarded. His Son's throne will be established forever.

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You'll face overwhelming odds; you'll be incredibly outnumbered. Fear would be your natural inclination. But keep in mind, God is with you.

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Only when we have done all we knew to do can we wait by faith for God to do what only He can do.

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Difficult trials will naturally evoke powerful emotions in us. How would your circumstances look today if you chose to focus first on God's promises?

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When God promises, He's not saying, I'll try. He means, I can and I will.

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Church was never intended to be a place where we serve God to the exclusion of meeting with Him.

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Don't lean on your own understanding. If your trust in God is limited by your understanding of His ways, you will always have a limited trust.

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While we wait, God builds our faith in His promises.

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God looked through eternity past and He saw you and He chose to reach out and redeem you by His own grace. It's hard to imagine that kind of love.

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Don't miss God's fingerprints all over the events, lining up people and circumstances in perfect timing to preserve His people and advance His agenda.

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Sometimes it feels like God backs away from you when you hit hard times, but that's not true.

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I want to be a part of the grand plan. Being on board with God's objectives means I understand that this is not about me.

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Take a deep breath and take this to heart; God has nothing to do with broken promises. When He says, I promise, mark it down—it's going to happen.

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Eventually you can see that your pain was part of a much larger picture that God was carefully painting.

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It doesn't matter what has happened, better things are coming. God's plan produces hope in me.

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While you can't keep fear from visiting, you can slam the door in its face. With God's promise in your hand, that's exactly what you are able to do.

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Let God Himself be the main attraction at church again, and let us be tireless in our insistence that church is for God, about God, through God, and to the glory of His great Son.

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