The Daniel Dilemma Quotes

“Jesus connected with people before he corrected them.”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“It is better to have less of what doesn’t matter and more of what does. It is better to have enough so that you can enjoy what you have than to have more and never enjoy it.”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“Any time you are choosing a guide to get you through hard places, you want to know some very crucial things are true about them: that they are wise, that they are experienced, that they will care for you, and that they will get you through safely to the other side.”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“We overlook the fact that God knows every moment of our past and loves us as if he didn’t. In fact, he wants to redeem our past, but too often we get in the way because we refuse to let go of our old labels.”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“Fewer pics posted on Instagram?”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“When culture shifts--and we know it always will--we should get excited. Because in the midst of those chaotic, unsettling changes, we live on solid ground. In Christ, we have the hope the world needs. And like the prophet Daniel, we are catalysts for redemptive change--people of influence, who know our goal is not to be right, but to be effective.”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“You will never know all that your life can be until you hand it over to the One who gave you life.”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“Remember, God isn't looking for perfection. He's looking for humility and honesty about our need for Him--our brokenness. The Bible tells us God is especially attracted to a repentant heart. "My sacrifice, oh God, is a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise." (Psalm 51:17)”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself. Humility is thinking of yourself less. We can be courageous and contrite at the same time.”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“Pride is a gateway sin that offers an open doorway for our enemy to drop in and tell us just how great we are, and how we really don't need God.”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“It’s always easier to resist the winds of change if your roots run deep in God’s truth.”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

“My family and I keep our lives and our ministry simple so we can do more for God. Living simply lowers costs and frees up our time so resources can go to the work of the Lord.”
― Chris Hodges, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise