Who Do You Say I Am? Quotes

“In God’s justice system, it is the battle with the lions, bears, and the giants of the land that equips us to be kings.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“We are not meant to come through our battles as merely survivors. We are meant to come off the battlefield as victors, and to lead others out to victory, as well.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“No one is meant to fight a war against the enemy in vain. God delights in granting our request for redemptive spoils of our spiritual warfare.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“Ask Him for wisdom to understand what is actually the enemy at work in your life versus what is simply God allowing you to be buffeted and trained for your destiny.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“Any place where my heart believes I have more love, compassion or mercy than God, I have elevated myself above Him and am believing a lie. And any place where I have placed limits on His love and power, I have humanized Him and reduced Him to what my mind can comprehend.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“It is a weapon of spiritual warfare to rejoice in the Lord, in full confidence of what God will produce from your darkness, and in the face of insurmountable evidence to the contrary.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“So how can God take something tragic in our lives and bring good from it? The answer isn’t found so much in the ‘how,’ but in the ‘Who.’ The answer is found in who God is. It is found in His character. It is found in the essence of His presence, in the fragrance of His being. …It is found in a love so encompassing—so extravagant—we have not the mind to comprehend it.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“Is it worth the sacrifice? Is it worth the cost? There was a time I told the Lord to “pick someone else. This is too hard!” I’m so thankful He turned a deaf ear.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“The spiritual DNA of who God created us to be resides in us before we walk in any of it.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“As we know Him (intimately), sin loses its grip on us. Our love for Him deepens, and serving Him becomes a great joy and fulfillment, not a drudgery birthed out of performance.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“God pushes us to offense—without explanation—and asks us the same question Jesus asked His disciples, ‘Do you also want to go away?’ And then we have a choice. We either believe or we don’t. We either let Him be God, or we put Him in a box.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“We have often mistaken the seasons of ease in our lives for God’s blessing. God has blessed us, but what we don’t understand is that sometimes He is blessing us even more when everything appears to be falling apart at the seams.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“When you are going through a dark time, one side effect can be to forget the power and the goodness of God. When God isn’t doing what you think He should, it is easy to focus on the problem, and it suddenly becomes larger than the solution—which is God Himself.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“My focus had to be on God and who He is, not on the enemy and what he was doing. Darkness feeds on attention and fear, and I wasn't going to offer it any nourishment.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“Holding an expectation of God actually honors Him. A heart of faith-filled expectation says, ‘I know You are good. I know You are all-powerful. I know You are a loving Father and a faithful friend, and I anticipate You being just that.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“We may say, ‘God works all things together or good.’ But if we are not waiting with expectation for our ashes to turn to beauty, this remains head knowledge—not a reflection of our faith in a God who works the impossible on our behalf, simply because He loves us.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft

“Have you ever experienced something in your life you never thought would touch you or your family? Have you ever felt like, ‘God! I thought we were friends, you and me? I thought you loved me. You don’t even seem to be acting according to You Word!’ …I have.”
― Kristen M. Smeltzer, Who Do You Say I Am?: Overcoming the Spirit of Identity Theft