Stormie Omartian Quotes

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I know several couples who experienced adultery in their marriages, but because in each case there was a wife who was willing to pray and a husband open to allowing God to change and restore him, the marriages are still intact and successful today. Only prayer, a submitted heart, and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit can work those kinds of miracles.

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Jesus made it possible for us to have the peace that passes all understanding-the kind that carries us, stabilizes us, grounds us, and keeps us from slipping.

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It's important that you keep asking God to show you what He wants you to do. If you don't ask, you won't know.

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The truth is you always grow to love the people you pray for. That's because you develop God's heart of love for them.

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There are so many things we do not appreciate in our life until we recognize God's love for us in them.

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The past should not be a place where we live, but something from which we learn.

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The reason we must put on the whole armor of God is to withstand evil. We don't war against people, but against a spiritual hierarchy of invisible power.

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One of God's main purposes for your life is to fill you with so much of His love that it overflows onto others.

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The greatest sense of love, which is available for us at all times, is God's love.

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How you respond to the enemy of your soul determines whether his plan for your life or God's plan for your life is realized.

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Talking to God should be part of every aspect of life, in times of peace as well as in every battle.

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Not knowing who God made us to be, trying to be who we are not, or even just desiring to be someone else, can only lead to a life of misery, frustration, and unfulfillment.

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It's in those private times that we are refreshed, strengthened, and rejuvenated. It's then we can see our lives from God's perspective and discover what is really important. That's where we understand who it is we belong to and believe in.

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We don't want to limit what God can do in our children by trying to parent them alone—Trust God to take care of them.

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God wants to lead you to places you cannot get to without Him, and He does that by the power of His Spirit. He can bring you into the realm of the miraculous-not as a show, but as a demonstration of His love and compassion for the lost, hurting, or needy. Who among us doesn't want or need that?

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You are either becoming more like Christ every day or you are becoming less like Him. There is no neutral position in the Lord.

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God is a place of safety you can run to, but it helps if you are running to Him on a daily basis so that you are in familiar territory.

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Don't think too small about what God could do in your life-be prepared for God to do a big thing.

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The most important thing we can pray about for others is that they will know God better and that He will help them understand His will, grow in spiritual wisdom, and live lives that honor Him. We can pray that they will become more like Him and bear the fruit of His Spirit.

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Because God is a God of mercy and His mercy endures forever, you can trust that he will have mercy on you (See: 1 Chronicles 17:13). Therefore you can show mercy to your spouse by forgiving whenever he (she) does or says something that hurts or disturbs you.

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We will never be happy until we make God the source of our fulfillment and the answer to our longings. He is the only one who should have power over our souls.

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A wife's prayers for her husband have a far greater effect on him than anyone else's, even his mother's. (Sorry, Mom.)

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My dreams had to be His dreams, the ones He placed in my heart. They couldn't be the ones I thought I should have, or needed for the purpose of making other people like me.

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One of the greatest gifts you can give your husband is your own wholeness.

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If your prayers haven't been answered, it doesn't mean they won't be answered. In fact, they may have already been answered, but just not in the way you wanted or expected them to be.

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You have no idea how many people there are in the world whose day could be made and their life changed for the better if someone would just look them in the eye, smile, and say, "Hello.

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Forgiveness doesn't make the other person right, it makes you free...

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If you feel you can't forgive, ask God to penetrate your unforgiveness with His love. When we have to do the impossible, God says that the way it happens is "not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit" (Zechariah 4:6). This means that certain things will not be accomplished by human strength, but only by the power of God. The Holy Spirit will enable us to forgive even the unforgivable.

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In the darkest times of your life, your praise to God should be the loudest. Let the enemy know you're not afraid of the dark.

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It's not about finding ways to avoid God's judgment and feeling like a failure if you don't do everything perfectly. It's about fully experiencing God's love and letting it perfect you. It's not about being somebody you are not. It's about becoming who you really are.

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