Habits of a Child's Heart Quotes

“Seduction by one's own ego is a fearful thing.”
― Marti Garlett Watson, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“We must intentionally help our children process the world through God's eyes.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“But if we can radiate true joy from a deep place in our souls, despite the external realities, we will have much to say to a stressed-out, cynical culture that knows very little of true joy.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“When we train ourselves, in the midst of unpleasant or difficult circumstances, to focus intentionally on the gifts God gives us, it helps us put our own lives into proper perspective.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“Seek to view all of life as an opportunity to give God honor and glory.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“When we live a seamless life, the language we use, the way we treat those around us, and our attitude will all be the same from one venue to the next.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“The Discipline of Worship helps us develop a life dedicated to giving God honor and glory in all that we say and do.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“No, confession works only when we take explicit, concrete steps that walk us away from committing the same offense again.”
― Marti Garlett Watson, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“Where God has gifted us, there is a niche for us to fill. Let's be faithful in looking for it.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“Think about what your children are observing about you. Do they see you playing by jungle rules (survival of the fittest), or by kingdom rules (mercy and grace freely extended to all)? The daily seeds of submission we plant both knowingly and unknowingly will have lifelong consequences for our children.”
― Marti Garlett Watson, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“At the pace many of us live, we desperately need to hear Jesus call us to come away and rest, to withdraw from the fever and pitch of our lives and to refresh and restore ourselves in the Spirit of Christ. We need a quiet environment to let our souls rest in God. As we learn to practice this discipline, we become better at speaking words of comfort and direction to the people around us. We discover that silence is not empty when God fills it.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“Train yourself to say what you want to say and then stop.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“The Discipline of Solitude invites us to empty our lives and minds of constant noise and clutter so that we may be filled with the still small voice of God and that from hearing God's voice we can speak to a hurting world.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“Strive to be a witness to joy and enthusiasm in all of your conversations.”
― Marti Garlett Watson, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“If we place ourselves on the lifelong path of creating a low-maintenance way of being in the present moment, we will not be weighed down with places to be or things to do that prevent us from carving out contemplative moments and savoring the satisfied spirit so ready to surround us if only we slow down.”
― Marti Garlett Watson, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“The Discipline of Simplicity helps us understand that 'less is more' because when we have fewer possessions and activities to worry about and keep track of, we have more time to enjoy life and focus on our relationships with God and each other.”
― Marti Garlett Watson, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“The Discipline of Study helps us 'renew our minds' through intentional learning so that we have the mind of Christ, seeing people, situations, and events as God views them.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“When we are not sated by food, every self-imposed tummy growl reminds us of why we are fasting and that God wants to fill our emptiness with His presence and grace.”
― Marti Garlett Watson, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“Just as we help our children expand their vocabularies by reading to them and engaging them in conversations, we expand our vocabularies of prayer by making other people's prayers our own. Hymnals, denominational prayer books, and books of prayers from Christian people in all cultures and time periods can enrich our own prayer lives as we hear new ways of expressing old needs or experience a fresh perspective of how to pray for a situation.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“When we practice a rule of prayer, prayer gradually becomes a holy habit, something we do that is not dependent on feelings or moods or our ability to articulate well. It becomes central to our lives and strengthens our connections to God.”
― Valerie E Hess, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines

“No human being could help me or bring me the comfort I craved--not my husband, not my pastor, not my dearest friends. No, my soul had to face its long night of suffering alone--except, of course, for the presence of God.”
― Marti Garlett Watson, Habits of a Child's Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines