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“When we are set free from the bondage of pleasing others, when we are free from currying others'approval-then no one will be able to make us miserable or dissatisfied. And then, if we know we have pleased God, contentment will be our consolation.”
― Kay Arthur

“All suffering has an end.”
― Kay Arthur

“According to God, the One who designed and instituted marriage, love is a choice. It’s a matter of obedience, not emotion.”
― Kay Arthur, A Marriage Without Regrets: No Matter Where You Are or Where You've Been, You Can Have...

“When we appropriate God's great enablers-His grace and His peace-we can achieve gentleness and calmness even during hard times.”
― Kay Arthur, Walking with God in the Quiet Places: Devotions for Women

“Greatness is never achieved nor dreams realized apart from great discipline.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“There are times, beloved, when God will place you in the middle of trials—a hospital stay, rejection, a financial blow. He lets you hurt as others hurt, knowing that the way you handle it will be a testimony, that your response will show others that there’s something awesomely different about you.”
― Kay Arthur, Search My Heart, O God: 365 Appointments with God

“There is a purpose in everything that God allows. Second,”
― Kay Arthur, When the Hurt Runs Deep: Healing and Hope for Life's Desperate Moments

“I believe the reason so many are failing today is that they have not disciplined themselves to read God's Word consistently, day in and day out, and to apply it to every situation in life.”
― Kay Arthur

“Life can get distorted and out of whack when you don’t know God. And you can’t really know Him in truth apart from the Word of God. Look around you at the lives people are living. Find out how important the Bible is in their lives and how much time they devote to studying it. Notice the relationship between their knowledge of God and the way they handle life.”
― Kay Arthur, Lord, Teach Me to Study the Bible in 28 Days

“When “the day of the Lord” comes (and I think it will come sooner than we think), the only thing that will matter is that you and I have glorified Him on earth and have finished the work that He has given us to do individually. To glorify Him means to live in such a way that our lives truly demonstrate who He is. One of my weaknesses is seeking to please people—trying to keep everyone happy—and I have to remember that it is God whom I have to serve. He alone must be my God! If not, I’m not demonstrating who He truly is! Am I—are we—doing what He has called us to do, to be? Or are we trying to fulfill the expectations of others? God is our director—and our audience. We only have to please Him. Jesus could say what He said in John 17:4 because He always and only pleased the Father—not Himself, not His family, not His friends, not His associates, not the crowd. The question comes to us, then: “How am I going to know what pleases Him?” His answer is simple…and yet not so simple. Simple in that we’ll know His will if we learn to meet with Him each day and listen to His Word. First we must be in His book—the Bible. Second, we must seek and ask His direction; then we must be still so that we can hear His still, small voice which tells us, “This is the way…walk in it.” Jesus’ habit was to get alone with the Father. And this is where the answer to “How am I going to know what pleases Him?” is not so simple. There’s so much noise, so much pressure—there are so many people pulling on us—that being alone and quiet can be a major battle. But the battle must be won. If it’s not, then the wrong things will matter, and we won’t be able to say we have glorified Him on earth and have finished the work He’s given us to do. When that happens, our lives will be lived at man’s direction, and we’ll never satisfy our human audience. Therefore, let’s give Him thanks and do whatever is necessary to live according to His will and direction. Nothing else really matters! We are accountable only to an audience of One. “Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.         I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,         And will glorify Your name forever” (Psalm 86:11-12).”
― Kay Arthur, Speak to My Heart, God: For Every Need, for Every Moment. . .

“Faith is not faith until it is tested!”
― Kay Arthur, When the Hurt Runs Deep: Healing and Hope for Life's Desperate Moments

“Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.20”
― Kay Arthur, A Marriage Without Regrets: No Matter Where You Are or Where You've Been, You Can Have...

“Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another (Galatians 5:19-26).”
― Kay Arthur, A Marriage Without Regrets: No Matter Where You Are or Where You've Been, You Can Have...

“Through a diligent study of God’s Word, under the guidance of His Spirit, you’ll drop a strong anchor that will hold in the storms of life. You will know your God. And when you know your God, not only will you be strong, but you will do great exploits for Him (Daniel 11:32).”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“One of the most important principles of handling the Word properly and studying the Bible inductively is to interpret Scripture in the light of its context. Why? Because context always rules in interpretation.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“will be able to face each day, each moment, each opportunity and challenge with a hope that does not falter. That’s what this devotional is all about, beloved. Each brief, one-page reading addresses the challenges and joys of surrendered living and points you to unchangeable, eternal truths about your God, His Word, and His love for you. Within each devotional, you’ll find a verse or two set in boldface; these scriptures provide key thoughts on which you’ll want to meditate throughout your day. You may even want to memorize these verses so you can bring them to mind and draw on their insights for encouragement”
― Kay Arthur, Lord, I Give You This Day: 366 Appointments with God

“Whatever it takes to get you to the place where God is your all in all and you live in total dependence on Him is worth the pain. Let”
― Kay Arthur, When the Hurt Runs Deep: Healing and Hope for Life's Desperate Moments

“God sent His Son—His only begotten Son, born of a virgin (and therefore without the sin that every human has at birth)—to die for our sins.”
― Kay Arthur, Lord, Teach Me to Pray in 28 Days

“Christianity isn’t a religion, it’s a relationship. And as we all know, a relationship requires a high commitment to communication.”
― Kay Arthur, Lord, Teach Me to Pray in 28 Days

“You only want out of the situation, because you weren’t determined to stick in there and stay strong no matter what. You fail to pray, “God, this is disappointing, but I know You have something You want to teach me in this, some purpose You want to accomplish; so I will trust You to meet all my needs according to Your riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
― Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined: Learning to Embrace Life's Disappointments

“glorious aspects? Do you desire to truly walk by the Spirit, not giving in to the pull of the world and the flesh? Do you yearn for God’s balm to heal the wounds of the past? Would you like to face each day with quiet confidence and bold faith, fully prepared to cope with whatever it brings? All this and more—all the abundance of life promised by Christ—comes with surrender, my friend. For believers, surrendering to God is not a one-time occurrence;”
― Kay Arthur, Lord, I Give You This Day: 366 Appointments with God

“Deuteronomy 6:6, 7: These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.”
― Kay Arthur, A Marriage Without Regrets: No Matter Where You Are or Where You've Been, You Can Have...

“my love cannot negate the words of my mouth and the righteousness I require.”
― Kay Arthur, Israel, My Beloved

“Saturate yourself in the Word of God; it is your safeguard against wrong doctrine.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.”
― Kay Arthur, Having A Real Relationship With God

“God wants us to have faith that does not complain while waiting, but rejoices because we know our times are in His hands ... hands that labour for our highest good.”
― Kay Arthur

“Serving God, valuable as that might be, is no substitute for knowing Him and communicating with Him. Real service flows out of relationship, not obligation.”
― Kay Arthur, Lord, Teach Me to Pray in 28 Days

“Parables amplify or affirm doctrine rather than establish it, because parables are more obscure than clear doctrinal passages.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances” (Ezekiel 36:26–27). When you come to God in genuine repentance, He gives you the kingdom of heaven by giving you the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is not only your guarantee of redemption; He is the very means of living righteously so you can enter God’s kingdom. Listen again to Ezekiel 36:27: “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.” Here is the promise of God’s indwelling Holy Spirit, the Enabler who gives us the power to keep God’s laws and walk in obedience to His commandments. Here is the promise of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, the One who sets you free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2), the One who gives you a new heart! Remember, beloved, you need”
― Kay Arthur, Lord, I Give You This Day: 366 Appointments with God

“One thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14).”
― Kay Arthur, Lord, Heal My Hurts: A Devotional Study on God's Care and Deliverance