Forward Quotes

“Lord, help me to focus on Your will for my life so I won’t be distracted, destroyed, discouraged, disappointed, or defeated.”
― David Jeremiah, Forward: Discovering God’s Presence and Purpose in Your Tomorrow

“Stop allowing things from the past to control you in the present or hinder you in the future. Paul shook things off. He didn’t let them cling to him like anchors pulling him down.”
― David Jeremiah, Forward: Discovering God’s Presence and Purpose in Your Tomorrow

“Moses was stuck on the backside of the desert for years, unaware of God’s future for him (Ex. 3:1). Naomi was trapped in Moab after the deaths of her husband and sons (Ruth 1:5). Elijah was stuck in the wilderness, feeling sorry for himself after his failure to bring about the revival he’d hoped for Israel (1 Kings 19:10). Ezekiel was stranded in Babylon at age thirty, frustrated he couldn’t enter his priestly service in Jerusalem at the temple (Ezek. 1:1). Peter was caught in a dark, depressive cycle on the Saturday before Easter (Matt. 26:75). Thomas was cast into faithless despondency when he missed the Savior’s appearance on Easter Sunday (John 20:24). Paul was stuck in Troas where a great door of evangelism was open for him, but he had no peace of mind because of anxiety about problems in the Corinthian church (2 Cor. 2:12–13). The apostle John was exiled on the Island of Patmos, lonely and unable to continue his ministry—or so he thought (Rev. 1:9).”
― David Jeremiah, Forward: Discovering God’s Presence and Purpose in Your Tomorrow