Beth Moore Quotations

I have to have a daily, vibrant relationship with Jesus in order to survive that process toward healing.

To possess dignity is to be worthy of respect. Worthy of high esteem. Absorb this: you are worthy of respect.

I didn't have a fireworks moment for my salvation. I had a falling in love with Jesus in Sunday school when I was a very young child.

What I thought as a young adult is you act like you have it together whether or not you do because that is what church people do. That is not what God has called us to do.

I believe that children are, by nature, very forgiving. I don't think children expect their parents to be perfect. I think they demand that their parents be real.

I am convinced now that virtually every destructive behavior and addiction I battled off and on for years was rooted in my (well-earned) insecurity.

My very addictive personality and all sorts of strongholds are a thing of the past for me. Yet at the root of every single one of those issues was insecurity, something I had battled since childhood.

God wants us to believe Him to be huge, even if we don't know what to believe Him for in a particular situation and circumstance. I can believe God to be God, to come and show Himself mighty and merciful in that situation, even if I don't really know biblically what I'm to ask Him for.

I want women to love Jesus! That is what I would give every single thing I have for, every earthly good I've got. That is the greatest desire of my heart.

God's good. He can just pull a life out of a pit, can't He?

Sometimes you have to shove all the surface stuff to the side in order to see whats underneath.

As God took me through the journey that became the Bible study 'Breaking Free', He taught me to look for a common denominator among the things that triggered my destructive habits.

I don't know what kind of courage it took thousands of years ago, but I know how courageous women need to be today.

The Word of God is so much broader than people are giving it credit for. Look at Proverbs, a book written on how to live.

I try as hard as I know how to keep my reader relating on a broad level so I don't lead her someplace where she thinks that's the only thing that could cause insecurity.

For the most part I write very stream of consciousness. I basically need to be recording an entire writing session because it's almost like I black out and just start singing whatever is on my mind and forget it as soon as I stop.

Writing songs always trumps whatever else was on the schedule, it really is the most important and can be so fickle, you have to grab it when it's there.

Christian hedonists don't discount suffering, they just don't give up until they find the gain in loss.

God desires to change us from the inside out. Renewing our minds, starving our self-destructive tendencies, and teaching us to form new habits.

God desires that we become spiritually healthy enough through faith to have a conscience that rightly interprets the work of the Holy Spirit.

We're stronger and braver TOGETHER. Do not let this world and this narcissistic culture make competitors out of the very people who are meant to be your comrades in arms.

Nothing on earth compares to the strength God is willing to interject into lives caught in the act of believing.

May our memories of kindness be long and of offenses be short.

Praise becomes compulsory when we experience true intimacy [with God].

The Bible teaches that there are no lost causes. No permanent pit-dwellers except those who refuse to leave.

In my morning time with God, I ask Him to fill all my hollow places with His lavish, unfailing love. This frees me from craving the approval of others and requiring them to fill up my “cup.” Then, if someone takes the time to demonstrate his or her love for me, that's the overflow! I am free to appreciate and enjoy it, but I didn't emotionally require it!

God is not harsh; He is holy. He is not selfish; He is sovereign. He is not unfeeling; He is all-knowing. Like David, we need to come to know Him, and respect Him; and, like David, we will love Him more.

There is not a single soul that jealousy looks good on. Nobody! It looks ugly on everybody and it makes us act ugly - it makes us act out of character.

No sin, no matter how momentarily pleasurable, comforting, or habitual, is worth missing what God has for us.

A head full of biblical knowledge without a heart passionately in love with Christ is terribly dangerous - a stronghold waiting to happen. The head is full, but the heart and soul are still unsatisfied.

A high regard for the things of this world always signals a lowering regard for God.

We will never be more ourselves, with the fullness of our personality and the uniqueness of our gifting, than when we just wholly give ourselves over to our very faithful, faithful God.

Be careful not to give too much credence to the old adage that time heals. Mark my word. It's God that heals. Time only tells.

When you accept the fact that God is determined about you and you add to it your determination about Him, I am telling you there'll be no stopping you from fulfilling the absolutely God-ordained destiny He has for you.

Cynicism is carnality that thinks its smart.

He (God) is determined to pursue you because He knows the greatest joy in your life will come from His lan for you.

When we’ve ceased hearing or changing, we need a new environment.

A crushing hurt comes to our heart and the sympathizing, scarred hand of Christ presses the wound; and just for a moment,the pain seems to intensify,...bu t finally the bleeding stops.

If you're still drawing breath, God's not done with you yet. Don't quit. Be brave and believe God is for you.

God holds his people responsible for righteousness, not for results.

God is the only one who truly gets it because He knows the intimate ways of our minds and hearts.

When we detach the Word of God from the heart of God, we miss the point of God.

When we don’t take God too seriously, others don’t take our leadership too seriously!

Humility takes a supply of supernatural strength that comes only to those strong enough to admit weakness

Insecurity is at the heart of every rivalry.

When Eve dropped her shield of faith, every other piece of her spiritual armor became vulnerable.

Somethings wrong with us for us to value ourselves so little.

Men are not our problem; it's what we are trying to get from them that messes us up. We use guys like mirrors to see if we're valuable.

Setbacks, on the other hand, just make us feel weak and stupid: I should have conquered this by now. I happened on a question not long ago that oerfectly expresses this mentality: How many times must I prove myself an idiot?

One person can bring favor to many during the storm.

Every inch of ground we refuse to take with God, we surrender to the enemy.

Wisdom is knowledge applied. Head knowledge is useless on the battlefield. Knowledge stamped on the heartmmakes one wise

The question is whether or not our insecurities are substantial enough to hurt, limit, or even distract us from profound effectiveness or fulfillment of purpose.

Insecurity's best cover is perfectionism. That's where it becomes an art form.

Nothing will kill what you've been called to do more than comparing yourself to someone else.

some of us have so much defeat in our past that we feel we lost the race before we knew it started.

Insecurity is miserable. That's the bottom line. We don't need it. We don't want it. And we really can live without it. So what would happen if we quite being accomplices in our own misery?

God is always better than he has to be. You can count on that.

Better to admit where you're not and ask God's help to get you where you need to be.

We live by faith. We love by faith.

It is not about never doubting, it is about coming out on the other side with twice the faith you had going into your doubt.

A powerful motivation for believing God in our present is intentionally remembering how He's worked in our past.

Your wealth of experience makes you rich. Spend it on hurt people. They need it so badly.

I don't just commit sin. Apart from God, I am sinful. My problem is not just what I do; it's who I am without His nature.

No matter what authority Satan and his subjects have temporarily been allowed in this world system, Christ can pull rank anytime He wants to.

Let's all wise up. Some of us aren't fighting the fire; we're playing with fire. Flirting with the devil. Stop it! Stop it now before all hell literally breaks loose.

Christ sets us free by the power of His Spirit; then He maintains our freedom as we learn to live from day to day in the power of that Spirit.

Sometimes, God may prioritize performing a miracle on our hearts and minds over a miracle concerning our circumstances.

To overcome prejudice, we can boldly speak against it and teach our children total intolerance for it. We can get to know one another; when we do so, the stereotypes that impede relationships will fall away. Finally, we can express regret to others for past prejudicial sins and ask God to forgive us and change our thinking.

Much guilt arises in the life of the believer from practicing the chameleon life of environmental adaptation.

Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

Soothing words can become just another drug we swallow to dull our pain.

God's idea of guarding his heart is to guard himself against diminishing love. He guards his love. Now if that doesn't become revolutionary I am not saying it right.

A prisoner unaware is the kind of prisoner most vulnerable to her captors, the easiest prey there is.

We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, but frankly we won't if we're too afraid to try.

Never will He hold your hand more tightly than when He is leading you through the dark.

Nobody appreciates deliverance like those who've nearly been destroyed.

Beloved, whatever we are gripping to bring us satisfaction is a lie-unless it is Christ. He is the Truth that sets us free. If you are holding anything in your craving for satisfaction right now, would you be willing to acknowledge it as a lie? Even if you feel you can't let go of it right this moment, would you lift it before Him-perhaps literally lifting your fisted hand as a symbol-and confess it as an idol? God does not condemn you. He calls you.

God alone created marriage. Adam slept through the entire ceremony. Eve came in late. It seems to me men are still sleeping through marriage, and women are still coming to their senses a little too late. God alone performed that ceremony, and He alone can hold it together.

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. Matthew 12:37

As God took me through the journey that became the Bible study Breaking Free, He taught me to look for a common denominator among the things that triggered my destructive habits.

Satan knows that the nature of humankind is to act out of how we feel rather than what we know. One of our most important defenses against satanic influence will be learning how to behave out of what we know is truth rather than what we feel.

It's never fun when we're in the midst of the storm. But when we land someplace we know we never could have found on our own, it is a beautiful thing.

Trust God for your current life circumstances and believe that He has called you this day to be courageous.

Satan never wastes a fiery dart by aiming at a spot covered by armor. The bull's eye is located dead center in our inconsistency. That's where the enemy plans to bring us down.

A pair of hands clasped in earnest prayer is the best means we have this side of heaven to hang onto Jesus for dear life.

We were created for the purpose of giving God's invisible character a glimpse of visibility.

I don't know how, but I know Who

I want God’s Word to get into our bone marrow and change the way we walk...change what we do...change how we think.

The purpose exceeds the pain.

We long to find someone who has been where we've been, who shares our fragile places, who sees our sunsets with the same shades of blue. Soul mates. They somehow validate the depth of our experiences.

Even if the steering wheel fits, you don't have to keep gripping it.

The giant step in the walk of faith is the one we take when we decide God no longer is a part of our lives. He IS our life.

Intimacy with God is that I can come in with the honesty of my heart, tell Him how much I'm hurting.

Authentic faith cannot help but act.

A big difference exists between trying to manipulate God to give us what we want and cooperating with God so He can give us what He wants.

God's approval is a whole lot easier to get than man's.

...if I die suddenly, my gravestone might appropriately offer this insight into my departure: "God got tired." I require lots of work.

The moment we decide to throw more energy into fighting for our mate than with him, the crack of a fist on the enemy's jaw splits the ears of angels.

FAITH receives more than it asks. DOUBT loses more than it disbelieved.