Sandi

“It is surrendering what we think we know about the Father so we can truly know him.”
― Ted Dekker, A.D. 30

“With each birthday, we change. With each death, we change. With each great love and each bitter heartbreak, we change. With each hurtful word and each cut of betrayal, we change. With each burst of happiness and each tear-inducing laugh, we change. With each good story, great friendship, and meaningful conversation, we change. Our lives are in a constant state of change, moving fluidly between the past, the present, and the future. And so it is until the day we die. We can’t stop change or do much to control it, but we can control the way we react to what happens to us along the way. With God’s help, we can overcome our past, transform our present, and embrace our future.”
― Kasey Van Norman, Named by God: Overcoming Your Past, Transforming Your Present, Embracing Your Future

“Magnificent Holy Father, We rejoice over the fact that You are never ashamed to be called our God, and we sincerely hope we are never ashamed to be called the bride of Christ. Open our eyes to the vision You had in mind when You called us to be “fishers of men,” and give us a heart to naturally draw others toward You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”
― Shannon Ethridge, Completely Irresistible: Drawing Others to God's Extravagant Love

“I have wasted loads of sideways energy fueling the desire to forget what has happened in my past. Somewhere along the way we have been tricked into believing that if we can simply ignore what has happened to us, it will lose its hold on us. The truth is, however, that God does not intend for us to forget our past because it has the potential to make us stronger, more purpose-filled people. God can redeem those experiences and use them to transform us into a more accurate image of his Son.”
― Kasey Van Norman, Named by God: Overcoming Your Past, Transforming Your Present, Embracing Your Future