Be Strong and Surrender Quotes

“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” (Voltaire)”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“Living life by our feelings won’t result in a life worth living. Remember, the heart is deceitful above all things.”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“You cannot live life on what feels good. If we live our lives based on our desires, based on our feelings, we will lose our lives” (Pastor Phil Dvorak).”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“Jesus turned the list of hundreds and hundreds of don'ts into three simple do's. Love God, love your neighbors, and love yourself; do this and all the other laws will fall into place.”
― Paul D. Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“Sometimes in life we are so busy carrying around our junk that we can’t pick up the gifts that God is trying to give us.”
― Paul D. Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely” (Alcoholics Anonymous, 1st. Edition).”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“There are a lot of good books out there, but none more needed than this one,”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“never are we more genuinely like God than when we freely give the gift of forgiveness to someone who doesn’t deserve it.”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“Not only is forgiveness unfair, it is also unjust.”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“Never does an offender control us more than when we do not forgive them!”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“Submission is not a dirty word. It is the gateway to faith, fulfillment, and freedom.”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“The fact that we do not desire all of God truly reveals that He does not have all of us” (Pastor Michael Eleveld).”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“When we are humble, he’s on our team and he’s fighting for us, not against us.”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“The essence of our built-in sin nature—from the factory—is to think we are God.”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“When we are proud or arrogant, we think we know better than the Almighty, and we are in opposition to God.”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less” (C.S. Lewis).”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“The 12 steps and the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous are both based on the Good Book, the Bible, and in particular on the book of James.”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“Come to the feet of Jesus knowing you have nothing to offer him” (Pastor Philip Dvorak).”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“According to the Mayo Clinic, people who experience positive self-talk “…live healthier lifestyles – they get more physical activity, follow a healthier diet, and have reduced rates of smoking and alcohol consumption.” We actually become what we think about.”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true” (Søren Kierkegaard).”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“Simply put, whenever we get unexpectedly knocked over in life, it is whatever is inside of us that spills out.”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide

“Will you let the hurts in your life make you bitter or better?” (Dr. Jared Pingleton).”
― Paul Meier, Be Strong and Surrender: A 30 Day Recovery Guide