Becoming Free Indeed Quotes

“My faith is as strong as it’s ever been—not because Christianity tells me the right way to live or unlocks some “key to success” but because I can find no one more compelling, more lovely, more hopeful than Jesus.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“A Christian woman’s identity is found in Jesus, not in her roles, which will change throughout her life.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“A leader without accountability is not a true leader.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“I needed to stop asking myself what the verses I was reading meant to me and instead try to figure out what God was saying about Himself. When I did that over the coming years, I would begin to see that the Bible is more interested in telling me who God is than giving me guidance for every small decision I make. God is the main character of the Bible; I am not.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“I knew a lot about how to act, things to do and not to do, but none of it was driven by a love for God. It was more about a desire to perform, look good in front of others, and follow the status quo.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“No matter how many restrictions I place on my behavior, my wardrobe, my time, or my appetites, I'll never get away from my sinful self.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“God doesn’t promise to remove all sin and struggles—but He does promise to be my refuge during every trial.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“The right fear of God is because He is all-powerful, in control of everything, and, at the same time, kind, compassionate, and loving.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“A church is not a museum for saints—it’s a hospital for sinners.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“If a teacher says the Christian life can only be lived successfully with some secret bit of knowledge they have discovered, then that teacher should be avoided at all costs.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“I’ve learned that if I have a conviction against something because it is spiritually unhelpful for me, that doesn’t mean the same activity is spiritually unhelpful for someone else. That’s the beauty of Christian liberty.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“True righteous living comes from a heart that has been transformed.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“This is called proof-texting. It’s coming up with an idea you want to promote and using a smattering of verses to support your claim.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“I am not in charge of my life.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“Rejecting Christianity because it’s associated with a teacher like Gothard may give the appearance of freedom, but it will not lead to true freedom.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“In the end, that’s all disentanglement is: trusting God and taking the next step in the right direction. As you untangle the lies from the truth, Christ will be there with you, keeping you by His side until He calls you home.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“Starting with those car rides and going through my relationship with Jeremy, I would learn that I needed to stop asking myself what the verses I was reading meant to me and instead try to figure out what God was saying about Himself. When I did that over the coming years, I would begin to see that the Bible is more interested in telling me who God is than giving me guidance for every small decision I make. God is the main character of the Bible; I am not. I had never thought about the Bible that way. I honestly hadn’t considered that it was God’s story. This was the beginning of a massive perspective change in my life.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“It’s hard to argue with personal experience. They also make it easy for someone, like me, to judge others. When a personal experience becomes a black-and-white rule, it’s natural to judge someone who is engaged in the behavior that you’ve been told can lead to a destructive outcome. I used to do that all the time.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“true leadership is servant leadership.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.”1 We unite around the gospel, we give freedom for differences of opinions on lots of other issues, and we seek—at all times—to love people.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“The cross is where God’s perfect justice and mercy meet.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“Leaders use fear to keep people in line and ensure their loyalty. Give someone a sense of belonging, a group of people to share life with, a commitment to a cause, and an enemy to defeat, and you have a powerful recipe for loyalty.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“when the Bible talks about fearing God, it’s talking about being in awe of Him.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“Being afraid of God is different from fearing Him. The Bible says that fearing God is a good thing, something that brings joy and peace.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“The Bible says that sometimes the reason for our suffering is to help us grow closer to God. Sometimes it’s simply a result of living in a broken world.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“If you want to be sure your leaders are teaching you truth, keep your Bible open and compare what they are telling you to what the Bible actually says.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“cannot give up on Christianity because Christ will not give up on me.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“If love is giving all of yourself for the good of others, that doesn’t just mean your strengths. It also means your weaknesses.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“While a woman can walk in good works as a wife and mom, she can also do that through a vocation, service to the church, and by loving others well. I hope that’s something all women know, especially those who are not married or who struggle with infertility.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

“But along my journey of disentanglement, I’ve come to see that unfettered freedom does not produce the good life. In the end, it often leads to more bondage. Why? Because it puts me in charge of my life, and I am not the best judge of what is best for me.”
― Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear