Austen Quotes

“God leads us into a place where we can’t fix it so that he will. He lets us get in over our heads.”
― Susan May Warren, Austen

“Everyone thinks that God won’t give us more than we can handle. But that’s not true. In fact, that thought is absolutely contrary to the nature of God. He puts us in situations that are over our heads because He wants us to need Him. Paul said that when he was sitting in a prison in the bottom of a ship, during a storm at sea that overwhelmed them to the point where they gave up hope of being saved. In another passage, Paul talks about their troubles in Asia as being so dire, they despaired of life itself. That doesn’t sound like something they could handle on their own.” Her voice softened. “I know it’s terrifying to be in a place where we can’t control things. But we have to trust that God is good and He is sovereign.”
― Susan May Warren, Austen