Your Story Has a Villain Quotes

“They came over to the side of the rope and joined in the cheering crowd with any ounce of energy they had left, yelling, “Come on! You can do it! Come on! You’re almost there! You can finish! Come on! I know you can!” They were cheering on their teammates and fellow runners. Standing there, I thought, What a picture of what the church is to be.”
― Jonathan "JP" Pokluda, Your Story Has a Villain: Identify Spiritual Warfare and Learn How to Defeat the Enemy

“Friends, you will never achieve perfection. You will never reach a sinless existence. You will continue to stub your toes, fall on your faces, and return to sin that you do not want to do, only to repent and turn back and start walking the road of faithfulness once again. Christian maturity is not an overnight process, as much as we may want it to be. While the Enemy would love for that to discourage you, the Scriptures actually tell us to expect it. But we cannot lose heart; we must keep fighting.”
― Jonathan "JP" Pokluda, Your Story Has a Villain: Identify Spiritual Warfare and Learn How to Defeat the Enemy

“He won’t give up with his lies. You know, if you just had a little bit more. Maybe a little bit more money. If you just lived in that neighborhood, had that car, you’d be happy then. If you just increased your income a little bit, you’d be happy. “That’s interesting, deceiver, because Scripture tells me that whoever loves money never has enough (Ecclesiastes 5:10). That, in Proverbs 23:5, it sprouts wings and flies away. It says that with food and clothing, I should be content with these (1 Timothy 6:8–10). In fact, it says in 1 Timothy 6 that anyone who loves money falls into temptation, into a trap, and is lured away. So, you’re a liar.”
― Jonathan "JP" Pokluda, Your Story Has a Villain: Identify Spiritual Warfare and Learn How to Defeat the Enemy

“You will never get in a bind believing that God can make good from anything.”
― Jonathan "JP" Pokluda, Your Story Has a Villain: Identify Spiritual Warfare and Learn How to Defeat the Enemy

“When you worship anything other than God, Satan will accept that as worship to himself.”
― Jonathan "JP" Pokluda, Your Story Has a Villain: Identify Spiritual Warfare and Learn How to Defeat the Enemy

“(Side note: Why do we all feel the need to call it big church, even into adulthood?)”
― Jonathan "JP" Pokluda, Your Story Has a Villain: Identify Spiritual Warfare and Learn How to Defeat the Enemy

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up . . . that it may benefit those who listen” (Ephesians 4:29). Is it unwholesome? Then don’t say it. Does it build others up? If yes, say it and encourage people. Does it cut them down? Then don’t say it.”
― Jonathan "JP" Pokluda, Your Story Has a Villain: Identify Spiritual Warfare and Learn How to Defeat the Enemy

“You will often get in a bind when you start telling Him the good He needs to bring—when you start telling Him, “No, this is the good I want!” God wants you to relinquish your desire to be God and to trust Him. Even when you feel as though taking that leap of faith off the diving board is more than you can do.”
― Jonathan (JP) Pokluda, Your Story Has a Villain: Identify Spiritual Warfare and Learn How to Defeat the Enemy

“We need to recognize tendencies and patterns—to let the roots of our faith dig in deep so when our faith is tested and the Enemy is after us, we can come out stronger on the other side.”
― Jonathan (JP) Pokluda, Your Story Has a Villain: Identify Spiritual Warfare and Learn How to Defeat the Enemy