following God Quotes

He knew that following Him was as unsentimental as duty, as demanding as love.

“When you walk in God’s favor, His blessings will chase you down and overtake you.”

“I think God sometimes uses the completely inexplicable events in our lives to point us toward Him. We get to decide each time whether we will lean in toward what is unfolding and say yes or back away. The folks who were following Jesus in Galilee got to decide the same thing each day because there was no road map, no program, and no certainty. All they had was this person, an idea, and an invitation to come and see.”

“Actually, the real game of Bigger and Better that Jesus is playing with us usually isn’t about money or possessions or even our hopes. It’s about our pride. He asks if we’ll give up that thing we’re so proud of, that thing we believe causes us to matter in the eyes of the world, and give it up to follow Him. He’s asking us, ‘Will you take what you think defines you, leave it behind, and let Me define who you are instead?‘”

“As followers of Jesus we can also allow our wounds to bring healing to others.”

“‘I’ll see you in church.’ Tony said ‘I’d like to see the church in you.‘”

“I would rather have a man chasing Jesus than a house full of stuff.”