Stop Trying Quotes

“God calls identity the “inner being” (Eph. 3:16) and desires this part of us “to be strengthened with power through his Spirit.” When this inner “self” is weak, we feel frustrated, anxious, fearful, defeated, and unhappy. When it is strong, we feel secure, fulfilled, valuable, purposeful, and happy—at least temporarily. This is the unseen dynamic that often drives our emotions and hence our behaviors. God also refers to identity as “the heart” (Prov. 4:23) and challenges us to guard and maintain it carefully because it is connected to all other facets of life.”
― Cary Schmidt, Stop Trying: How to Receive--Not Achieve--Your Real Identity

“Times of loss can be the starting point of a new journey, and the most transformational spiritual journeys are those in which God opens our eyes to new understanding. He shines light into unexplored places of our hearts and gently, wonderfully, redefines and reshapes us. He moves the gospel from our heads to our hearts during a lifetime of following Him.”
― Cary Schmidt, Stop Trying: How to Receive--Not Achieve--Your Real Identity

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― Cary Schmidt, Stop Trying: How to Receive--Not Achieve--Your Real Identity