The Prophetess Quotes

“Do not blame God for what men have done.”
― Jill Eileen Smith, The Prophetess: Deborah's Story

“Sometimes a person's life is longer than their years.”
― Jill Eileen Smith, The Prophetess: Deborah's Story

“It is God who trains our hands for war.”
― Jill Eileen Smith, The Prophetess: Deborah's Story

“When had she started to love him so? Had she missed something precious in him in years past when she wished he had been something he was not? Or had he been what she wanted all along but she could not see it?”
― Jill Eileen Smith, The Prophetess: Deborah's Story

“Feelings matter little, my child. Commitment is a choice.”
― Jill Eileen Smith, The Prophetess: Deborah's Story

“God has put you in this place for this time, and the faith you carry now is that which will win the day. Forget any doubt you faced until this moment, my son. Forget your past failures. You can trust Adonai to keep His word.”
― Jill Eileen Smith, The Prophetess: Deborah's Story

“Our God is a forgiving God, a merciful God. He gave us the law to show us that we cannot keep it. He gave it to guide us, but also to make us realize that His law is perfect, He is perfect, but we are not. It is why He allows us to repent and sacrifice. A broken and contrite heart our God will not despise”
― Jill Eileen Smith, The Prophetess: Deborah's Story

“We cannot know what tomorrow will bring. But we can trust the One who holds it already in His hand.”
― Jill Eileen Smith, The Prophetess: Deborah's Story

“The men will listen to you because you hear the voice of God, Deborah. You are called out for such a time as this, to help us during this awful oppression. God is going to use you, perhaps both of us, to bring about that deliverance”
― Jill Eileen Smith, The Prophetess: Deborah's Story