Living So That Quotes

“Allowing God’s Word to work in us requires digesting His Word. But digestion can only occur by first ingesting God’s Word. Yes, we must read God’s Word.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Our lives should not be self-centered and static; rather, they should be others-centered and active, making a difference for the kingdom of God.”
― Wendy Blight, Living So That: Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“At the moment of our salvation, we, too, like Christ, die and are buried. But ours is a spiritual rather than a physical death. Our sin nature, our “old self,” dies with Christ. And just as Jesus was raised from the dead into new life, we, too, are raised from spiritual death to a new spiritual life.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Life is messy, and God knows that. One of the reasons He gave us the Bible is to equip us to live out our faith in the midst of our messy lives.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Emotionally, our faith is often muddled by fear, hesitancy, and doubt. But our feelings become irrelevant when Jesus is the object of our faith—when He alone is the One in whom we trust . . . not ourselves, not our emotions, not our abilities . . . but Him alone.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“When Jesus gives us new life, He strips away all that binds us . . . all that holds us captive . . . and frees us so we can be fully alive to enter into a new life with Him. Do you live in this freedom, or do you live bound up in grave clothes, held captive by bitterness, unforgiveness, anger, fear, doubt, sickness, or something else? Friend, Jesus wants you to live and walk in the freedom of the cross.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“The better you and I know the Word, the better able we are to live out God’s plan for our lives.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Allowing God’s Word to work in us requires digesting His Word. But digestion can only occur by first ingesting God’s Word. Yes, we must read God’s Word. But more than that, we must study it and allow it to permeate our hearts and minds.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Faith-filled choices are harder to make. They occur when we react not out of our emotions but out of a Spirit-led heart and mind. And faith-filled choices have good consequences that bless not only us but also those around us.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Grace is undeserved. It makes no sense in the world’s economy. In one of His last acts, Jesus forgave the thief hanging on the cross beside Him and told him he would be with Him that day in paradise. It didn’t matter to Jesus what motivated this man’s confession. Jesus still forgave him. He forgave him knowing he would never study the Bible, never impact the kingdom, and never bring another to Christ.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Grace began in the garden of Eden, when God covered Adam and Eve with animal skins. Grace continued as God extended it to the hard-hearted Israelites throughout the Old Testament. Jesus lived and extended grace throughout His entire ministry. Even after Jesus’ death, grace continued as He, through His disciples, extended grace beyond the Jews to the Gentiles.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“God didn’t give us the law to set us up for failure; rather, He gave us the law to protect us from failure.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Consequently, because of our sinful nature, when something is forbidden, the law makes us aware of it and we desire to do it all the more.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“The faith-less choices tend to come easier for most of us. They occur when we react quickly out of our emotions and basically “do what comes naturally.” And more often than not, those choices have negative consequences that hurt not only us but also everyone with whom we come in contact. Faith-filled choices are harder to make. They occur when we react not out of our emotions but out of a Spirit-led heart and mind. And faith-filled choices have good consequences that bless not only us but also those around us.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“this is what is so powerful about the Word of God. No matter how often we read it, we receive something fresh and new each time.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Meaning: our lives should not be self-centered and static; rather, they should be others-centered and active, making a difference for the kingdom of God.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“If we can so easily remember catchy lyrics and memorable movie lines, how much more should we seek to remember the precious words of our Lord and Savior?”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“What fills our hearts and minds will determine our choices.”
― Wendy Blight, Living So That: Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“You and I act on what we believe and not on what we know.”
― Wendy Blight, Living So That: Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“God's Word makes it very clear that the state of our hearts determines the quality of our "listening ears.”
― Wendy Blight, Living So That: Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Grace does not depend on what we have done, but on what God has done for us.”
― Wendy Blight, Living So That: Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“One promise of which we can be certain . . . when we respond to trials with faith and trust, God will use our suffering for good, and it will point people to God and bring glory to Him.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Abiding and obeying gives our lives purpose because it is in the midst of these activities that God works in and through us to do His work.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Never forget that we are made in the image of God. So the more intimately you and I know our Father in heaven, the better we will know and understand ourselves and how God wants us to live and move and exist while on this earth (see Acts 17:26–28).”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“What makes faith valid is not its subjective strength, but the trustworthiness of its object.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Our flesh is weak. The Holy Spirit is strong. We can feed one nature or the other. The one we feed most will be the one to gain power. Feed the flesh, and it will prevail. Feed the Spirit, and it will prevail. Our actions impact the outcome of this battle. The choices we make every day determine the victor.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Our Christian walk should never be stagnant. The crucial question for us is this: Which direction are we moving? Are we moving forward or are we moving backward?”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“We can choose to make “faith-filled” choices, or we can choose to make “faith-less” choices.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“The Bible equips us for ministry. And ministry is not limited to pastors, priests, nuns, speakers, authors, and Bible teachers. Ministry is doing God’s work wherever He has placed us . . . in our home, in our school, in our workplace, in our neighborhood, in our community, and in our world.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life