Without Rival Quotes

“God uniquely created your DNA and knit your frame in secret so he could surprise the world. He authored how your heart expresses itself; he was the architect of your smile and the melody of your voice; he made all of your features with the fondest thoughts of only you in mind. He celebrated along with your parents your first smile and watched with affection your first steps.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“there is a vast difference between talking about God and listening to a God who talks to you.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“God would have never granted women a voice if he intended for them to remain silent. God knew that Adam, and our world, would need the voice and influence of women.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“Comparison is the thief of joy. Theodore Roosevelt”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“wants to redeem, restore, and change your identity so that there is no incident, season, or name from your past left to define you.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“Knowing who you are is vastly more important than knowing where you are going or even what you can do. Because he is your Creator, God has quite a bit to say to you about who you are. And who you truly are carries within it the revelation of what you could be.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“There are very real forces that whisper lying innuendos that assault your mind, your will, and your emotions in the hope of causing you to turn on yourself and then to turn on others.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“I challenge you to invite the Word of God into your life experience. To begin this process right now, let’s arrest this moment with prayer. Dear heavenly Father, I thank you that I am all that you say about me. Forgive me for reducing your image and for the times I bowed down to idols of my own making. I refuse to worship limited images set up by human hands. Holy Spirit, reveal any area in my life where these idols yet have sway. You are love, and therefore not only am I loved, but I can also love others as you do. You are my source of life and the very reason I draw breath. You are able to finish what you begin in my life, and you have made me capable of all that you have set before me. In Christ I am your daughter, and because my heavenly Father is almighty, I have all the might I need by your Spirit. You are my ultimate healer; I will no longer look to the world to heal the very wounds it inflicted. Because you are the source of all wisdom, I will lean into your counsel. Forgive me for the times I allowed your expression in my life to be limited to the crusts and crumbs of others. I want to know you intimately and profoundly. I believe that you are more than I have ever imagined, and I invite you to lead me into a life of unrivaled wonder. Because of who you are, I am who you say I am. Regardless of what I feel in this moment, I am fearfully and wonderfully made. In the name of Jesus, amen.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“I am one of those who should first connect with coffee and then the Holy Spirit before I go public.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“There it is . . . Our God declares the end in the beginning. In Christ, God loved us before we loved him, caught us before we fell, forgave us before we asked, clothed us in righteousness before we realized we were naked, and cleansed us before we were aware of our filth. God called those who were enemies, aliens, and strangers his very own children and friends. And wrote the story of our life before we drew our first breath.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“For some of us, our feelings are an idol. If we feel beautiful, we believe we are beautiful. If we feel good, we believe we are good. If we live by our feelings alone, they will lie to us and it will not be long before we are led astray.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“Rather than compete for what was never meant for you . . . you would have the energy to discover what is yours.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“Yes, seasons, criticisms, and events can refine you—they have the potential to shape the mettle of your life, but they are not the substance of your life . . . God is.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“hesitancy, fear, or anger all that has been entrusted to us. God”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“The wise do not classify. The wise do not want to be classified. Classifying people is not classy.”
― Lisa Bevere, Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

“Nuestro Dios no está más cerca de ti en un monte, en una ciudad o ni siquiera en una iglesia. Ningún individuo puede alejarte de su presencia.”
― Lisa Bevere, Sin Rival: Abraza tu Identidad y Propósito en una Era de Confusión y Comparación