Power Moves Quotes

“Deflecting from the way that you harm someone and highlighting the way that they harm instead is a sign of immaturity that keeps you from truly being powerful.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“Where you start may not be where you land, but until you learn to make space for your truth, you cannot tap into the fullness of God’s goodness concerning your life, nor can you reasonably expect anyone else to do the same.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“Your power is not going to come from an opportunity, position, or person.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“Your ideas that feel weird”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“When you draw closer to God it doesn’t just initiate a journey of bearing God’s image on Earth; it also grants you access to God’s plans for the earth.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“Your invitation to God to meet you”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“God desires to dwell with you.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“Don’t allow your openness to random people and connections to become a threat that leaves you stagnant.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“You were not meant to burn with power every single second of your life.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“You are a force among forces.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“You’re not any less powerful just because you’re bruised.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“You’re powerful when you trust that your world can adjust to your truth”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“Have you ever considered why the responsibility we have to our wellness is the first thing we’re willing to sacrifice when prioritizing expectation? It’s because we’ve embraced a mentality that makes it more comfortable for us to disappoint ourselves rather than running the risk of disappointing others. You cannot expect others to advocate for the needs that you have made optional.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“A person who seeks to move with power is only able to do so when they discern when the power they’ve been granted transformed from a tool into a weapon and wounded an undeserving soul. There’s nothing more powerful than being able to take accountability for where you’ve messed up so that you can grow. If you can’t admit where you failed, you cannot reflect God’s character on Earth. Power without accountability will always turn to abuse. I believe that this is why Jesus was intentional about taking time away from His close circle to have solitude with God.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“Any relationship that requires you to be stagnant will frustrate you because the connection feels like restriction at a time when pursuing freedom has become your passion.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“Most people are trying to determine what type of person you are. Once they’ve identified the type of person you are—shy, fashionable, athletic, smart, fun loving, clumsy, funny, forgetful, moody—they build walls around you and expect you to stay in the category that they understand.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“When expediency becomes more important than accurately living according to our values, there will be damage.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“The foundation of my faith is connected to my profound belief that following the life of Jesus is the only way to experience the fullness of God’s plan for the earth and for you.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

“Life is a messy job. You get to decide whether you allow that mess to help you or bury you.”
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force