What God Thinks When We Fail Quotes

“But Scripture triumphantly proclaims a different outcome. No failure-no matter how serious, no matter how devastating to us and to our loved ones, no matter how open and public-will have the last word. The Bible is insistent: God will triumph in the end. And that means his grace will always have the last word in our lives.”
― Steven C. Roy, What God Thinks When We Fail: Finding Grace and True Success

“We must remember that any evaluations that are made now are not final. Any judgments of our success or lack of it-whether they are the judgments of other people or of us-are only provisional. They are like the score of a baseball game at the end of the fifth inning. Knowing whether a team is ahead or behind can help a manager come up with wise strategies for how to play the rest of the game. But no baseball manager, player or fan mistakes the score in the fifth inning for the final score of the game. There is more of the game to be played. And sometimes the final score can be very different from what was expected mid-game.”
― Steven C. Roy, What God Thinks When We Fail: Finding Grace and True Success

“No act of faithfulness on our part, no matter how small, no matter how unappreciated in the eyes of others, will ever go unnoticed by God. He knows, and he will reward his faithful people.”
― Steven C. Roy, What God Thinks When We Fail: Finding Grace and True Success

“If we humble ourselves to receive God's love, and if we trust him to change our hearts and empower us to live a life of humble, loving faithfulness, every one of us can be truly successful in our lives. And that is good news!”
― Steven C. Roy, What God Thinks When We Fail: Finding Grace and True Success

“When Jesus calls us to fidelity and permanence in marriage (Mt 19:1-12), will we trust him enough to follow him in obedience, or will we trust the siren song that says if I only had another partner I would really be happy? The list could go on and on, but I hope the point is clear. The fundamental issue in following Jesus is one of faith. If we trust him, our faith will inevitably lead us to follow his prescription for our lives.”
― Steven C. Roy, What God Thinks When We Fail: Finding Grace and True Success

“And conversely, if we are genuinely faithful to God, trusting him enough to be obedient to him, we are are truly successful, no matter what anyone else might say about us.”
― Steven C. Roy, What God Thinks When We Fail: Finding Grace and True Success