Almost Heaven Quotes

“Because I don't think God trusts just anybody with so much heartache. The world has not yet seen what God can do with a man who gives both halves of a broken heart to him. And I don't doubt that a man like that can change the world...or at least a little part of it.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“Music has a way of filling in the missing places. It is a gift from God above, who didn't have to provide it, but He did anyway and I half think He decided life just wouldn't be as good without it.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“Somtimes when you know the right thing to do, you simply have to do it, even though it breaks your heart.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“It seems to me there are times when you have to act and times when you have to wait, but the hardest times are those when you want to do one but you have to do the other and you're not sure which is the best.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“To many, God is not someone you know but something you try to get off your back.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“It's funny how aimless a person can feel at times, even when they know God is in control.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“God has a way of working on His own timetable. And it usually is a lot different from ours.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“I took her hands in both of mine. “Darlin’, what happened in those woods does not define the rest of your life. People might look at you and say, ‘There’s that woman that was taken to the cabin in Kentucky.’ But God doesn’t look at you that way. He says, ‘There’s my daughter. There’s my spotless bride that my Son died for.’ What happened out there does not have to follow you.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“Humans struggle with the underside of the tapestry, unable to see the beauty in their situation, for they cannot know how the trouble of life fits with The Plan.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“Thi is the malady onf the humans, that they can hold on to that which is fleeting and of little consequence and call it everlasting. They focus on awards, achievements, and whatc an be done in their own strength while the Almighty desires to work trough their weakness.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“[...] the struggle of our lives was not a sign that there was still life. If you stopped struggling, that's when you needed to be worried. The fight meant that God was helping you keep going one more day even if you didn't thik you coould make it.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“Sometimes the biggest enemy you have is down deep in your own soul.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“Sometimes you have to just shovel away the locusts that have eaten your life and move on the best you can.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“Don’t question the purpose of things; just sing along.”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven

“song—a long, winding tune that turns minor at times, major at times, but mostly is just running along in the background”
― Chris Fabry, Almost Heaven