Pilgrimage Quotes

“God also puts His people in the middle of things for the same reason that He put the tree of temptation in the middle of the garden--so that our choice to follow Him would be a conscious, daily one. Every time we publicly choose to live for Christ, He is glorified.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“While I don't have to leave home to find God's oasis, I do have to search for it, pursuing God in prayer and trusting Him to take care of me when all other hope is gone. He promised that "If...you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul" (Deuteronomy 4:29).”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“I listened to God and to my husband, not the the enemy's whispers, not to other people's opinions.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“Thirst is a symptom of need, the body's way of telling me to take action. If I don't listen, I end up dehydrated and all sorts of bad things can happen, including loss of consciousness and death. Spiritual dryness is also a symptom: Something is wrong! Take action! I'm drying up! I need God. My soul's longing for God is as never-ending as my physical need for water. And spiritual dehydration leads to spiritual death.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“We serve a promise-keeping God, a God of miracles. My vigorous attempts to save myself, like Herod's, will never succeed. But what is impossible for man, is always possible with God. When it seems as though all is lost and God asks, "Can these bones live?" let my answer be, "Sovereign Lord, you know.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“If He strips us of all our own resources, we just might learn to lean on Him. And to start praying again.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“The reality of life as His disciple, as one of "the sheep of his pasture" (Psalm 100:3), is a life of complete helplessness in a harsh environment, trusting the shepherd to lead us and feed us.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“But the truth is, I can't sip from an hour-long church service on Sunday morning or dash off a hasty prayer or gulp down a daily Bible verse and expect them to sustain me any more than I can expect a glass of water to last for a week.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“So often I have felt alone in my journey, yet I've been afraid to let anyone see my fear and weakness.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“Depression, I've learned, is sometimes caused by anger that we keep locked up inside.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“The journey has been a parody of my life recently: rushing, waiting, wandering, feeling lost and losing sleep, wondering if I'm getting anywhere.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“Our faith often grows stronger when we have to defend our beliefs, the same way that patriotism flowers and blooms when our country is threatened.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“Maybe it's because spiritual growth and vibrant faith in God don't happen in isolation, but under pressure.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“No terrain is too bleak, no distance too far that it will stop God from rescuing His own.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“The land promised to Abraham and his descendants is once again theirs. God always keeps His promises. Even in times of cataclysmic upheaval and change, God's love and faithfulness are unchanging.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“...combat worry, such as keeping a prayer journal and rereading it when I'm under attack.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“earning the right to be heard through acts of love and grace.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“Prayer is our greatest weapon in this battle for the hearts and minds of our loved ones,”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“Ah, but that would require a spending time with God--more than an hour or two on Sunday, I suspect--getting to know Him, communing with Him, praising Him.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“The site looks unpromising from a distance, blending in with the surrounding sepia-toned hills, but I'm learning that looks can be deceiving.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“I need to stay continually watchful, prepared with the whole armor of God if I want to combat the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“...once I understand that my enemy is never going to lay down arms and sign a peace treaty with, I would be wise to remain on full alert at all times.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“Besides re-arming myself with joy, I need to know the holes in my defenses, the places where I'm vulnerable and where the enemy has successfully attacked me before.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“Joy explodes throughout the book of Psalms like fireworks, and is the most potent anti-missile defense system there is.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“The wilderness is a place where we can lean on God and trust His promises, but it's also a place to discover that the arms He provides and the ears that listen to our fears sometimes belong to flesh-and-blood people.”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked

“Scriptures were just words on a page and my prayers failed to lift...”
― Lynn Austin, Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked