Cursing the Church or Helping It? Quotes

“Stop being fake and start being real. Start being real with the people around you, and start being real with God. Churches are not Broadway musicals where we can play the role of a Christian. You may think that you can play a role with people and get away with it, but I tell you today that you can't play that role with God. He sees through your plastic smiles and fake veneers.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“One person does make a difference. Jesus was one person. He made a difference. Stop telling the Lord that the problem is too big. Stop looking at your problem. The more you look at the problem, the bigger it gets. God is bigger than that problem. Keep your eyes on God! Let God be bigger than your feats! You are one person, but you have the life of God on the inside of you. You can and will make a difference!”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“Maturity is learning not to be run by your emotions. You control your emotions; they don't control you.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“In today's society, Christians have a bad rap for things like holding picketing signs, screaming mantras of hate, and bombing abortion clinics. Somehow, I don't think that's showing love.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“I believe that forgiveness is a processes. You might be able to release some offenses right away, but some offenses hurt deeper. You have to choose to let go and let God.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“We used to live in a society where if we saw one person struggling in our boat, we'd all stop what we were doing and help that person. We'd all work together as a team. In today's world, we see that person struggling in the boat, feel glad it's not us, and pick them up and throw them in the water. We just don't really care about each other anymore.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“When new believers come into the Church-when the young and innocent who are so full of life come in-we must treat them with honor and respect. We must be careful not to violate them in anyway. We are held accountable for their spiritual growth.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“Gossip is multiplying like breeding rabbits in the Church today. We may pretend it isn't, but we're only lying to ourselves. We like to put pretty little bows on it in the Church today. We like saying that we're just passing on some information so that so-and-so can be prayed for by our other sister. We like to justify it in our heads, but sin is sin so I'm going to call it that.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“God isn't looking for a bunch of actors. He is looking for people who are sold out to His plan and purpose.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“Accuracy is not the measure of a true prophet. You will know the true prophets by their fruit.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“The story of Balaam is also a good reminder that just because a person can flow in the gifts of the Holy Spirit doesn't mean they have character.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“There is a lost and dying world out there. They need to see that the Church is different from their socially-segregated high schools. They need to see a 'family' operating as a team, not a bunch of cliques playing a role.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam

“The world sees the junk that is going on in the churches, and they don't want any part of it. If we really accept the Great Commission in Matt 28:19, we will put our differences aside, we'll stop asking, 'What is in it for me?' and we will genuinely start loving each other.”
― Anna M. Aquino, Cursing the Church or Helping It?: Exposing the Spirit of Balaam