Quotes to chew on..

I am not the greatest at balancing some tasks yet.

I absolutely love having my blog, however, don't get to post/elaborate on half the stuff I'd like to!

I have a 'Notes' app on my iPod filled with wonderful quotes from our speakers to think about and dig deeper in. If you're interested, read on and enjoy :)

-I would absolutely LOVE to talk to you if you have any questions or want to know more context for quotes/information listed-

--John Dawson spoke on Week 5 with the topic of "Father Heart of God"

"Did you really FIND the Lord, like you were looking for him?"

"We know we can be wounded by rejection, the deeper the wound is when you reject yourself" - (Guilt)

"(Religions) are a mechanism to transfer blame"

"Beginning of story is our shame. (Adam & Eve) We question God's character, which is unchanging.."

"Our character has to catch up to our calling"

"Idolatry; sin against God. When we substitute the person of God and His glory for something else"

" 'Leadership' is over used, we need parental behavior."

"You're not responsible for the outcome of your obedience, just your obedience."

"I will bring to your remembrance that which I have taught you" - Bible

1 Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you"

"When you go out and minister.. that's someone else's child"

"The maximized essence of you" (John's description of Heaven and our bodies)

"He delights to forgive you. God's judgements are motivated by love."

"What is your response to God when he simply says I love you?"

"He knows our limits."

"If you don't release things, bitterness will consume you."

"Thank you Lord for Your self control."

"Comforter."

--So not sure who these other thoughts came from, they're just in my notes? :)

If you read Matthew 8 you will see that "Jesus doesn't have all the stories of the Bible like we have today. (All of the amazingness we freely have.) But Jesus goes and operates according to the default level of faith He knows"

"Jesus did nothing in which He didn't see His father do - imitation."

(Referring to Bible) "These are not fairy tales, they are real. Not veggie tales, it's history." -Amen.

"God uses the obscure to topple the giants."

"Everyone is staring a giant in the face, some refuse to believe God can use us! Distracted by lesser lovers." - Giant = discouragement; robbing us of our birth rights

--These notes come from the band Jonathan David Helser 

"Sing things over and over and over until you believe it" - Referring to worship; get connected to God not just go thru the motions

"When you sing, angels sing with you."

"Character and aptitude increase, gain greater and greater domain."

"Our vocal cords are connected to heaven. Like a guitar is connected to an amp. When we sing, angels sing with us. When Jesus spoke he would go out on the water where it was a natural amplifier and all could hear Him speak. Our prayer room sits overlooking the ocean, for no coincidence. When we cry out, all the nations hear." -This was so impacting; brief overview: this was during a worship service one night in the prayer room, and the prayer room sits up on the hill overlooking the ocean, pretty significant.

--Quote from intercession over injustices

"So easy to look at issue and not at Jesus"

--More random quotes

"Greatness is always preceded by wilderness."

"Learn how to have peace in the storm."

"For it is only in your will I am free."

"Walk in the opposite spirit."

"Finite number of angels. They don't reproduce themselves." - Interesting thought

"We've been so rocked by the love of God that all we want to do is introduce Him to you also" -YWAM Speaker

"If you hunger to meet with Jesus you've come to the right place because He is even more hungry and anxious to meet with you!"

"Whatever you do, consider the person next to you. If you know what will irritate that person, don't do it."

"Consume me from the inside out."

"My heart and my soul, I give you control, let justice and praise become my embrace"

"Everlasting - Your light will shine when all else fades"

"How can I love this person best?"

"I am a representative of God."

"Anger is your boundary being trespassed."

"Emotion is like a thermometer."

"Look where you want to go, not where you've been."

"Deep down.. Soul feeling you're as worthy as anyone but not better than them.. My net worth is equal to my self worth.. Dream BIG."

One speaker told us a fishing analogy that was simple and I loved it.
"If you want to go fishing and are planning to go with a friend, don't sit around dwelling if that person doesn't show up! If you want to go, GO; even if someone tells you they'll take you or go with you. Be resourceful for yourself; if you really want to do something, DO IT, don't just sit around for someone else."

"Failure we see again and again, isn't final. Judgement has a point and consequences are for correction."

"Jesus heals people before they repent." - Just read the Bible for that :)

"Moment we are God's children, we are children of the nations."

"Jesus meets us where we are - lets meet people where they are."

"Gratitude changes everything."

"Imagine kicking, fighting, and screaming when a sin enters in to your mind, hating it that much."

"Meditation is the devotional practice of pondering the words of a verse of scripture with a receptive heart allowing the Holy Spirit to take it and apply it as a living Word to our inner being. The result is the impartation of divine truth. Meditation is the digestive faculty of the soul." - Campbell McAlpine

"You only think what your language allows you to think." -(culture shaping)

"You can fear God, or everything else."

"We are the people of redemption, not the curse."

"Whenever Jesus shows up at funerals, He ruins funerals."
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--Joseph Slavakin (current speaker)

"Problem is, we have a cultural view of God."

"Concept of God defines how we believe if one culture is close or far from God."

"The Bible, is not just a Western book."

"Wherever we go to teach the Gospel, there's something for us to learn also." -(I love this)

"If man gives enemy authority, the enemy gains authority.
Without man, enemy is powerless/useless.
We make the powerless powerful."



BE BLESSED :)