Own Your Life Quotes

“It is natural to quarrel, to be selfish, to live a small-minded life. It is supernatural to love unconditionally, to serve others, to live a life of vision and faith.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“There is no single way to serve God, but the point is this: We each have only one life to live to tell a story about Him, about His ways, about His love. And if we are Christ followers, then God calls us to use our gifts, to exercise our faith, and to become salt and light right where we are.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“From the moment we take our first breaths, our days are numbered, so how we live matters. The decisions we make—the important ones and, yes, the mundane ones too—they all matter. Everyday decisions add up to form the life we live and the legacy we leave behind.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“God desires to work supernaturally through normal people who are willing to follow Him wholeheartedly and reflect His glory.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“If you have time for television but not for personal time with the Father, then you don’t understand the value of your relationship with Him. If you spend hours on the Internet each week but rarely open your Bible, you are not committed to the honor of knowing and listening to Him.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Look for other women with whom you can connect as well. So many women are isolated—with no friends as neighbors, no family close by, no kindred spirits.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Now is the time; today is the day. Own your life. Heaven will tell your story throughout eternity. May you live one worth telling. May you leave a legacy of vibrant faith and a pathway for others that is lavished with generous love and the kiss of God’s favor each step along the way.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Own your faith. Take responsibility for the miracles God wants to do in and through your life. No one else can faithfully show the people He has entrusted into your care what it means to live by faith. No one else can accomplish the work He created you to do.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Have you ever felt a stirring in your heart as a touching story brought tears to your eyes or as you heard a soaring symphony or a captivating song on the radio that opened a new window in your soul? Maybe you have felt a similar exhilaration while watching a sunset, camping out under the night sky, or holding a newborn babe. Something inside of you quickened, and for a moment, some heavenly beauty connected your inner self with the divine. C. S. Lewis referred to such experiences as joy. These are remnants and reminders of the perfect world God designed for us to live in—the shadow of places He longs to take us to, the reality of the other world He’s preparing for us.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Each of us has a different life puzzle to assemble. The choices you make in the midst of your life journey do have eternal consequences. Yes, you can throw the pieces at God in anger and say, “I do not like the life You have given me, and I refuse to live within these limitations with a humble heart. You have made me a victim. You have ruined my life. I will choose to live in darkness.” If that is your choice, the puzzle of your life will remain fragmented and separated, with holes in the picture. However, if you choose to bow your knee and submit to the varied circumstances of your life, God will do miracles. If you choose to trust and develop your integrity and an inner standard of holiness that isn’t dependent on cultural standards, the puzzle pieces will begin to come together. No matter what your limitations are—health issues, financial problems, a difficult marriage or divorce, a loss of friendship, death of a dream—your life is meant to be filled to the brim with the potential of God’s blessings. But in order to thrive and heal, you must accept any limitations by faith, trust in His faithfulness each step of the way, and wait for His grace so you can live a faithful story right in the place you find yourself.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Although our culture seems to worship being busy, constant activity will slowly undermine our perspective on life and kill our souls.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Owning your life—your actions and decisions, and their consequences—must begin with a healthy view of yourself that is based on what God thinks of you. Once you listen to His voice, your self-perception will change.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Running at such a pace to keep all of these balls in the air left me gasping for breath and longing for attention and support”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves” (Matthew 10:16). Jesus Himself acknowledged that when we go into our world, we are being sent as sheep among wolves—even in the church at large. Everyone is at a different level of maturity. When I begin spending time with a new friend, I have learned to be aware of warning signs to avoid long-term hurt. If a woman is constantly critical of others; carries lots of drama; tells me secrets and then always says, “Don’t tell anyone”; is fearful, gossips, or is not humble but defensive when corrected, I see these as cautions.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“God created us to soar, to dance, to fly—to live with gusto as we enjoy and discover the magnificence of the mysteries He has strewn through creation. He longs for us to hear His whispers throughout the day, to see the shadows of His ways moment by moment. But not only that; He also promises to walk with us through each day. Just as the sails caught the wind, letting the boat glide effortlessly through the water, so when our hearts are filled with the Spirit of God, we move ahead through life unburdened and with more ease.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” I love this quote because I want to be one of those people who dances to God’s invisible music—that invisible reality where God works in response to His children’s prayers, where angels dance, and where heaven prepares a glorious banquet for those just naive enough to believe in a Hero who will take us to a heaven where the celebration will never end. Our God delights to find even one such person. Own your sense of wonder, and the celebration of the stars and the unseen blessings of your life will always bring you a secret delight, an unquenchable song, and a bubbling joy that this world will never be able to quench.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“God is not so concerned that we are always happy as He is committed to helping us become mature and learn to be content. Begin to ask God how He wants you to live out your role in the story of life He has granted you. How can you live truthfully, heroically, and faithfully in such a way that you will fulfill the very destiny for which you were born? Where must you be faithful? How will you redeem the dark places in your life? How will you leave a legacy of faith that will give courage to those who come after you? Where does God want to see you develop excellence of character?”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“your defining voice, your generosity, your grace, and when you allow His Spirit to live freely in you, then, and only then, will you have the energy and wisdom to live the Christian life well. It is His work, and He will kindly carry your load.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“It’s all about your heart. Are you yielding yourself to Christ each moment because you love Him and desire to please Him? When that is truly the desire of your heart, you will begin to exhibit His life in your circumstances. As the apostle Paul reminds us, “Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit” (Romans 8:5, NLT).”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“God “has planted eternity in the human heart” (Ecclesiastes 3:11, NLT).”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Praying with You Lord, so often we are overwhelmed by all the tasks ahead of us. Today help us to turn our eyes to You so that we can discern between the truly important tasks and those that will not add any real value to our lives. May we look to You as our Peace today. Amen.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“God gave each of us a will-the ability to decide what we are "willing" to do. He did not make us like puppets that can be forced to act in a certain way. Instead, He created us so that we must set the direction of our own hearts and minds. Our attitudes ultimately guide our moment-by-moment choices, as well as the biggest decisions of our lives.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Deep friendships are often so very hard to find because this is the fallen place.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. PROVERBS 13:20”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“We should never expect the world to behave according to our morality, our standards of holiness, or our wisdom. Jesus would still call us to “owe them our love” to fulfill the law.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“A WISE WOMAN TAKES CARE OF HER EMOTIONAL HEALTH, her spiritual health, and her intellectual growth.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“I didn’t think I was the only one who loved my children but struggled with isolation and boredom in the sometimes overwhelming details of daily life. I believed that, among like-minded women, there was a need for community as we strived to raise godly children without many people to teach us or to share our burden.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“When we take the time to breathe, listen, and rest from the daily grind, we will slowly but surely begin to see miracles bubbling up in our lives.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Managing our stress and our rest is a sign of living wisely.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love

“Be sure to get away often enough that you are regularly exposed to God’s art and able to remember that He is transcendent above all the details of your life.”
― Sally Clarkson, Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love