Father God Quotes

“I have to remember that I am just a steward of my children—they really belong to God. In a very real way, I am parenting on behalf of the Father, and I need to be always asking what of his character, truth, and perspective I need to be passing on to them today.”
― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near

“If you try to please the Father AND everyone else, you certainly won’t win the honor of hearing his words “Well done.” In your attempt to gain others’ approval, you will lose the approval that means the very most. As you scan the crowd of people looking on, you have to have eyes for just One. The rest of the voices need to fade into the background as you seek the pleasure of the only One whose opinion really matters—your Father.”
― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near

“Serving the Father will often express itself in service to others. However, it is important to always keep in mind exactly who you are striving to please. Trying to satisfy others will leave you empty and burned out, since there will always be more needs than you can possibly meet. Serving your Father, who is inviting you into his work and coordinating all the other pieces that need to be brought to bear, is something altogether different.”
― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near

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― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near

“Don’t clean up your heart and then leave it empty. What has been cleansed needs to be filled.”
― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near

“Sometimes we hold back in fear. But as John said, “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love’’ (1 John 4:18).”
― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near

“Often we just think of repentance and faith in relationship to sin, not realizing it applies to other areas as well. In cleansing a lie, repentance is renouncing the lie and agreeing with God’s assessment that it is false. Faith is actively receiving truth from God into that same place.”
― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near

“In a strange paradox, idolatry often puts us in the position of asking God to energize our false gods and then becoming disappointed when he “fails” us.”
― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near

“Father identity gives value. Father love brings security. Father pleasure gives healthy energy and motivation. Father place brings honor. Looking at the list, I had two contradictory feelings, each fighting the other for more of my attention. “This is awesome!” I cried out to myself. And then, “This is disturbing,” I muttered under my breath. It was awesome because these four gifts are exactly what all of us need. It was disturbing, however, because I had no idea how to take them from the paper and actually make them a real experience in real people’s lives. Mine included. THE IMPRINT When you were young, you were like hot wax or wet cement.”
― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near

“Don’t miss this: Identity gives value. As the Son of God, Jesus would automatically have astounding value and worth. And when identity is given rather than earned, it is secure in the midst of accusation and pressure.”
― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near

“Knowledge comes as we gather information; understanding is gained as we comprehend it. Wisdom, however, takes knowledge and understanding one step further. Wisdom is not just truth known or truth understood. Wisdom is truth applied.”
― Dave Patty, Father God: Daring to Draw Near