Dare To Live Greatly Quotes

“Robertson Davies writes, “Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and then become even more extraordinary because of it.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“We get what we expect in life, as Norman Cousins pointed out, “The main trouble with despair is that it’s self-fulfilling. People who fear the worst tend to invite it. Heads that are down can’t scan the horizon for new openings. A burst of energy does not spring from a spirit of defeat. Ultimately, helplessness leads to hopelessness.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Pray and listen to God. Ask Him to speak to your heart. Ask Him to reveal His word, presence, and assurance in all that you do. Listen with purpose. Listen with “fiery furnace” faith and begin believing like the champion you were created to be.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“We are known by our fruit. Words are powerful but without action, they are useless. The amount you give will determine what you get back. The joy in this life is living beyond self.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Envision victory. Envision God’s promises. Envision being God’s masterpiece that you are. Envision running the race with full confidence. Envision being totally focused and locked-in, fulfilling and enacting His purpose in your life.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“It’s high time for us to stop, read, and remember what’s really going on all around us. We have to get up and enter the fight, not with the weapons of human strength or psychological might, but with the spiritual weapons of worship, witness, and prayer. In short, we need more war rooms. We need to step into the closet and make it ground zero for our fiercest battles. It’s time that we stopped going it alone and started getting personal with Jesus. This might be hard, but it’s our only path to victory.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“our fight is with enemies from the unseen world. We don’t battle against people, but against the demonic forces that are at war within them. As Paul says: “We wrestle, not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6: 12).”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Today, I’m in the midst of a struggle far greater than cancer that’s ravaging my body. My fight is not with free radicals, IRS auditors, or Hell Week instructors, but with “the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6: 12).”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“God’s Word is your compass board. Jesus is your perfect swim buddy and your only lasting refuge. His love is perfect, and it’s the only way to escape the enemy’s tricks, illusions, and traps.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“as Rick Warren said, “Other people are going to find healing in your wounds. Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts. . . . Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“They may have been few in number, but men at their worst and near-death still maintain the freedom to choose their meaning and purpose.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Victor’s Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning, explores how life holds potential meaning in the most horrific circumstances.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Life is a journey. The journey’s never perfect, nor should it be. Faith allows us to face the imperfections and the required sacrifices with courage. It’s faith that provides confidence to succeed in life. However, it’s costly—as any worthwhile success is.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Although in different circumstances, Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965 spoke also about the results of remaining low profile, as he said, History will have to record the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the vitriolic words and other violent actions of the bad people but the appalling silence and indifference of the good people. Our generation will have to repent not only the words and acts of the children of darkness but also for the fears and apathy of the children of light.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“God and His people await you with the love that no words or tears can ever explain while on earth. This is the church. A stirring community of Jesus followers.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“What is the church? As we learned more than ever on that day, the church is not a building. It’s Christ and His followers, who choose to love through action. Such a church of “called-out” people binds us to Jesus. The church imitates Jesus and pronounces the secret of having true joy and lasting peace, even in the darkest of moments. The church is fearless. It’s active.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Our circumstances don’t frame our view of God; rather, Jesus frames our view of our circumstances. The Holy Spirit is not finished yet.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Pastor Louie Giglio shared that during times of uncertainty, we must cling to the one thing that’s certain: Jesus.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“all things, even death, work together for the good of those who love God.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Remember, God wants you to live a life full of joy. Without such joy, how can you offer anyone good news, especially God’s Good News? By being a light in a dark world, you can send the shadows back to where they belong.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“No matter the circumstances, God created you for a purpose, His purpose. Do you want to fulfill that purpose? Then follow Jesus. Replace grief with meaningful prayer. Walk in Jesus’s footsteps rather than in your emotions. Stand on solid ground instead of shifting sand. When God reveals that it’s time to grow beyond your comfort and to be others-focused, go full throttle. Don’t look back; keep your gaze on Jesus. Keep moving.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“What if the pain feels as if it’s just too great to move forward? Simple. I stop and weep. But only for a season. Then I go to my knees. One doesn’t happen without the other. I’ve found that the deeper the weeping, the deeper the feeling of physical comfort I feel afterward. It’s amazing how God created and prepared our bodies to overcome all sorts of struggles, provided we truly trust Him.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Telemachus lost his physical life, but he gained eternity, and who knows how many other people his act of obedience helped to do the same? I can’t wait to meet him in heaven and find out.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Being available to the Holy Spirit is a full-time, 24/ 7 process. However, the rewards are unwavering faith that shines bright in the darkness around you.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“There’s nothing you can lose on earth for being obedient to God that he cannot restore a thousand times over in heaven.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Telemachus’s obedience cost him his life, but what it gained was of far greater value.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Standing up to the crowd is scary, and it could cost you your life. I get it. Yet isn’t that exactly what Jesus calls us to do? To speak up against injustice and lay down our lives? He said there’s no greater love than this (John 15: 13).”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“the only way to be content with who we are is to know whose we are—God’s masterpiece.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Once you arrive in heaven, you’ll be greeted by name too. You’ll be treated like a celebrity, shown to the finest suite, and have all your needs met. And it won’t be a temporary stopover, forcing you to pack in every possible experience within less than a day stopover. Nor will you have to hide away hotel shampoo and soaps. It will be your eternal home, a place to rest, relax, recuperate—and then set off on the new adventures to which God will call you.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly

“Tadpole faith requires us to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.”
― L.C. Fowler, Dare To Live Greatly