Nancy Leigh DeMoss Quotes

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• Though my natural instinct is to wish for a life free from pain, trouble, and adversity, I am learning to welcome anything that makes me conscious of my need for Him. If prayer is birthed out of desperation, then anything that makes me desperate for God is a blessing.

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  Pain, Prayer, Women

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2012). “The Quiet Place: Daily Devotional Readings”, p.80, Moody Publishers

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• Don't assume you have to be extraordinary to be used by God. You don't have to have exceptional gifts, talents, abilities, or connections. God specializes in using ordinary people whose limitations and weaknesses make them ideal showcases for His greatness and glory.

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  Women, Greatness, History

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• We are never more like Jesus than when we are serving Him or others. There is no higher calling than to be a servant.

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  Jesus, Calling, Servant

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• Once we agree with God that we exist for His pleasure and His glory, we can accept whatever comes into our lives as a part of His sovereign will and purpose. We will not resent, resist, or reject the hard things, but embrace them as friends, sovereignly designed by God to make us more like Jesus and to bring glory to Himself.

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  God, Religious, Jesus

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• I have learned that in every circumstance that comes my way, I can choose to respond in one of two ways: I can whine or I can worship! And I can't worship without giving thanks. It just isn't possible. When we choose the pathway of worship and giving thanks, especially in the midst of difficult circumstances, there is a fragrance, a radiance, that issues forth out of our lives to bless the Lord and others.

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  Life, Thanksgiving, God

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• Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness.

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  Contentment, Needs, Realization

  "The Lord's Prayer" with Leslie Basham, www.reviveourhearts.com. August 29, 2016.

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• True Joy is not the absence of pain but the sanctifying, sustaining presence of the Lord Jesus in the midst of the pain

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  Jesus, Pain, True Joy

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2007). “Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free”, p.223, Moody Publishers

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• The more we hold on to our hurts, anger and bitterness, the more we become slaves to unforgiveness.

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  Hurt, Bitterness, Slave

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• God is good whether or not His choices seem right to us, whether or not we feel it, whether or not it seems true, and whether or not He gives us everything that we want.

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  Giving, Choices, Want

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• When God calls you to do something, He provides everything it takes to get it done.

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  Done, Get It Done

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• Instead of fixing all your problems, God may be wanting to use your problems to teach you to trust and obey Him.

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  Use, May, Fixing

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• Regardless of what crisis or complexity may be threatening to engulf your life, God is at work. You may not see it, but you need to know it’s true. And He’s not just doing one or two or a few things in that situation. He is doing a thousand or more things.

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  Two, Needs, May

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2012). “The Quiet Place: Daily Devotional Readings”, p.39, Moody Publishers

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• Obedience is the pathway to blessing. It’s the means of protection. It’s the means of joy. It’s the means to finding God’s best in our lives.

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  Mean, Blessing, Joy

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• God lives in the place of praise. If we want to be where He is, we need to go to His address.

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  Needs, Addresses, Want

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• An evidence that our will has been broken is that we begin to thank God for that which once seemed so bitter, knowing that his will is good and that, in His time and in His way, He is able to make the most bitter waters sweet.

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  Sweet, Women, Knowing

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2009). “A Place of Quiet Rest: Finding Intimacy with God Through a Daily Devotional Life”, p.70, Moody Publishers

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• Don’t wait for God to break you. You can choose to be broken or you can wait for God to crush your pride.

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  Crush, Pride, Broken

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• Every selfish, sinful, or indulgent choice I make today is sowing a seed that will reap a multiplied harvest. And every act of obedience is a seed that will produce a multiplied harvest of blessing in my life and in the lives of those I love.

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  Selfish, Blessing, Choices

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2007). “Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free”, p.260, Moody Publishers

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• God can be trusted. He keeps His promises. He doesn't make any mistakes.

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  Mistake, Promise, Trusted

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• The Truth is that contentment is not found in having everything we think we want but in choosing to be satisfied with what God has already provided. The Truth is that those who insist on having their own way often end up with unnecessary heartache, while those who wait on the Lord always get His best.

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  Thinking, Heartache, Waiting

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2007). “Lies Women Believe/Companion Guide for Lies Women Believe- 2 book set”, p.94, Moody Publishers

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• The Christian life is not about all the things we do for God--it's about being loved by Him, loving Him in return, and walking in intimate union and communion with Him.

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  Christian, Unions, Return

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2009). “A Place of Quiet Rest: Finding Intimacy with God Through a Daily Devotional Life”, p.43, Moody Publishers

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• Sin is more dangerous than wild bears, more deadly than blazing forest fires. Ask Nebuchadnezzar, who lost his mind because he refused to deal with his pride. Ask Samson, who was reduced to a pathetic shred of a man because he never got control over the lusts of his flesh. Ask Achan and Ananias and Sapphira, who all lost their lives over “small,” secret sins.

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  Pride, Men, Fire

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2008). “Holiness: The Heart God Purifies”, p.75, Moody Publishers

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• Gratitude has a big job to do in us and our hearts. It is one of the chief ways that God infuses joy and resilience into the daily struggle of life.

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  Gratitude, Jobs, Struggle

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• Every time you and I bow our heads in surrender to the will of God, we embrace the cross and we manifest to the world the heart of Christ who bowed His head to the will of His Father.

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  Father, Heart, World

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2008). “Brokenness, Surrender, Holiness: A Revive Our Hearts Trilogy”, p.224, Moody Publishers

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• We want gain without pain; we want the resurrection without going through the grave; we want life without experiencing death; we want a crown without going by way of the Cross. But in God's economy, the way up is down.

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  Pain, Crowns, Laziness

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2008). “Brokenness: The Heart God Revives”, p.47, Moody Publishers

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• Frustration is the by-product of attempting to fulfill responsibilities God does not intend for us to carry. Freedom, joy, and fruitfulness come from seeking to determine God’s priorities for each season of life, and then setting out to fulfill those priorities, in the power of His Spirit, realizing that He has provided the necessary time and abilities to do everything that He has called us to do.

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  Responsibility, Frustration, Joy

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2007). “Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free”, p.120, Moody Publishers

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