Secrets of the Vine Quotes

“God didn’t want me to do more for Him. He wanted me to be more with Him.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“Do you want more abundance? More is always possible, but you’ll have to do something opposite of what you’re currently doing. You’ll have to cooperate with God’s ways and respond in obedience and trust.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“Communion with God is a relationship, not a sensation.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“C. S. Lewis said that God whispers through pleasure but shouts through pain.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“God’s actions are all intended to nudge you—lovingly, wisely, persistently—toward the life and character you desire but can’t reach without help.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“Lord, let me make a difference for you that is utterly disproportionate to who I am.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“Let’s be honest—pruning is cutting and cutting hurts.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“As unthinkable as it sounds—as contradictory as it is—the Vinedresser’s secret for more is … less.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“What percentage of Christians do you think have experienced scourging? It may shock you to read that God scourges “every son.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“Can I look back over my walk with God and see very clearly that a sinful behavior I used to be caught up in is no longer an issue? Are there thoughts, attitudes, or habits that used to dominate my life but don’t anymore? If you can answer yes, you’re moving forward and upward with God.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“Our dreams, like the disciples’, are always too small.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“Jesus loved to convey the deepest truths with simple, earthy examples.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“C. S. Lewis said that God whispers through pleasure but shouts through pain. Sometimes our Father has to shout.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance

“Our dreams, like the disciples’, are always too small. We are here to fulfill God’s dream—that we will bring Him glory through a remarkably abundant life. That’s how we find our greatest personal fulfillment, now and for eternity.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance