The Journey Quotes

“When I think of this story, I can’t help but think of the many immigrants, both legal and illegal, who flee to the United States either in fear for their lives in their home country, or in hopes of a better future. Jesus was a child taken into Egypt as an alien, a refugee.”
― Adam Hamilton, The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem

“Invite God to use your disappointments to accomplish God’s purposes.”
― Adam Hamilton, The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem

“we are reminded that God is often most profoundly at work in those times when we’re confused, broken, or wounded.”
― Adam Hamilton, The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem

“God’s blessings are not about ease and comfort, but rather about the joy of being a part of God’s work, being used by God for God’s purposes, and being accompanied by God’s presence, particularly in the face of adversity.”
― Adam Hamilton, The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem

“God favors the humble rather than the proud. God’s greatest work in our lives may be difficult and challenging, and we may never receive recognition or the praise of others, but we are called to serve anyway, seeking nothing more than God’s satisfaction and glory.”
― Adam Hamilton, The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem

“Christmas is not about how much you buy or what you eat or whom you visit. It is about your willingness to say, with Mary, “Here am I, Lord. Use me according to your will.”
― Adam Hamilton, The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem

“Sometimes God asks us to be with people we don’t want to be with, to go to places we don’t want to go to, and to do things we don’t want to do.”
― Adam Hamilton, The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem

“After all, it seemed likely that many early Christians did not even know the story of how Jesus was conceived, so why should the doctrine of the virgin birth be seen as a requirement of the faith?”
― Adam Hamilton, The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem

“Hope is a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of our journeys and use these to accomplish his purposes.”
― Adam Hamilton, The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem