Above All Else Quotes

“The fruit of a good Christian is’?” Taylor asked. A light went on in Madison’s head. “Wow, I guess I kind of have been seeing it that way.” Taylor smiled. “I think many of us do, Maddie. We receive God’s grace and salvation then turn around and try to live out the Christian life in our own flesh and strength.” “And that leads to people-pleasing and perfectionism?” “Yep.” “So, if it’s the fruit of the Spirit, how do I get it?” Madison asked. “Let’s start by you spending the next week just contemplating that fact. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are not of us. We don’t stir them up inside.”
― Rosemary Hines, Above All Else

“Do you want in? Into the heart of God? Into His unending provisions, His boundless love, and His eternal mercy and grace? It’s only a prayer away. You don’t need any magical words. Just tell Him you know you aren’t perfect—that, in fact, you’ve fallen far short. Ask Him to forgive you and to make you one of His own. Thank Him for the cross and the forgiveness made possible by Christ’s death there, where He paid the price for every sin you or I have ever committed. And then trust Him to begin guiding you from this point on.”
― Rosemary Hines, Above All Else

“I began to see the immense impact a father has on his children and their lives. And I knew there were two important messages God wanted to communicate through this book. The first is the overriding importance of knowing God as the only perfect Father. The second is the sacred responsibility of earthly fathers to influence their children’s lives in positive ways—giving them a taste of the love of their heavenly Father while also pointing them to Him as their ultimate source of fulfillment of their deepest needs.”
― Rosemary Hines, Above All Else

“With both her earthly father and grandfather gone, God Himself was becoming so much more personal and important to her.”
― Rosemary Hines, Above All Else