Francine Rivers Quotes

That you will know and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord and learn who you are in Him.

Better the discomfort that leads to repentance and restoration than temporal comfort and eternal damnation.

Though fallen low God raised her up An angel.

So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. JESUS, MATTHEW 7 : 12

I'm only a tool, beloved. Not your Savior

Love God and He will enable you to love others even when they disappoint you.

Do my will, beloved. I drew you up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set your feet upon a rock.

You're going to marry me, and I'm going to take you out of here.

Some wounds broke open and had to be stitched closed with patience and prayer.

Dwelling on the past only defeated her chances for changing the future.

Stand firm in the Lord, Hadassah. Stand firm and let him fight your battles. Do not try to fight alone.

If God wills that I die, then I die. No power on earth can change that.

A pretty face and a beautiful body blind a man more quickly than any poker through the eyes.

You are free, you just don't know it" ~Michael to Sarah

The more she tried to live a perfect life for God, the more she recognized her failings.

It was as though her tongue were a heavy weight in her mouth, and now her heart was even heavier for having kept silent.

Oh!" Hadassah said, a catch in her throat. "Put me down, please."
Rashid knew in that instant they were in the lion's den.

Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.' Whatever happens is to His good purpose and for His glory. I am not afraid.

Love doesn't last." She didn't know how much showed her pale face.
Meribah's face softened. "Sometimes it does. If it's the right kind.

But so often, things of great beauty are full of great corruption.

She was so tightly wrapped in herself, her own misery and dark thoughts, that she was blind to everything else. Especially him.

Death began to look like a friend.

Why couldn't he trust that the Lord would do the same for her? Because he knew she didn't believe.

Whatever happens to me, the Lord is always with you.

Angel, Michael's still waiting for you to come home." Her face went deathly white. "It's been over three years. He can't still be waiting." "He is.

Life is like a pond, and every decision and act we commit, good or bad, is a pebble flung into it. The ripples spread in widening circles.

Taciturn Welton became Marta's instructor. When

When two oxen are yoked together, they must pull in the same direction, Marcus. If one pulls to the right, and the other to the left, what happens?

Have faith have faith. When you have nothing else have faith.

The battle would not take place in the mountains, valleys, or plains of Israel. It would take place in the wilderness of the human heart.

feuding and revenge were ingrained in their lives. "I

The great greatest gift you can give him is the freedom to spread his wings.

Emotions are powerful, but they also change as quick as the wind. That's why the Lord says to renew your mind. Don't base decisions on what you feel.

Past and future were out of her hands. One was finished and couldn't be undone. The other was beyond imagining.

Letting go isn't giving up. It's trusting God to do whatever He has to do.

I'd rather see your honest pain than a brave front.

Did freedom have to mean abolishing common decency?

It's not easy for me either, but if we allow anger to reside in us, we're more guilty than they are because we know the better way.

It broke her heart, but a good mother teaches her children to fly. Some,

the boys in line." Hildemara didn't receive a reward for

Love is the way back into Eden. It is the way back to life.

Other birds fly in groups, only eagles fly alone

Tell me how on God's green earth we can dare offer salvation to a dying world when we're so busy shooting our own wounded.

Man planned, but God prevailed.

The sin we need to be concerned about is the sin in our own lives. It's the root of all human woe, the source of anguish.

Who are you to say whether she is of use? She is alive! That is statement enough.

You have whatever strength God has given you, and it will be enough to carry out his good purpose. Trust in him.

But if we hope for what we do not have, we wait for it patiently. ROMANS 8 : 25

Better to have trouble with man than trouble with God.

Our salvation depends on not who we are but on who He is

God would light the way. Faith would keep them on the right path.

Calamity is a blessing when it brings one to God.
Hadassah

Every God demands sacrifice. What sacrifice does your God require?' 'Obedience.

Word of the Lord,

When we love like Jesus does, lives change for the better.

I don't want to fall in love with you,' she said, pushing away.
'why not?'
'because you'll just end up using it against me.

Stand firm in the Lord. Stand firm and let Him fight your battle. Do not try to fight alone.

One person standing on the Rock can throw a lifeline to others drowning in the sea. He

I want to be free Michael, just for once in my whole life I want to be free"
"You are free. You just don't know it yet

True beauty is rare, and seldom recognized by the one who possesses it.

Never doubt God in the darkness what he has given us in the light.

A beautiful face can mask great evil...

Listen to me, friend. Lay aside your pride or it will entangle you in sin. Anger is your worst enemy.

I gave up what I can't keep for something I can never lose.

Better than sweet tea on a veranda. I want to live at Belmont!

The appeal was so often the same: Make me comfortable so I can go on doing whatever I want to do. They wanted sin without consequences.

Why is it only in darkness that we remember what sustained us even in the light?

We all just use each other in one way or another. To feel good. To feel bad. To feel nothing at all. The lucky ones are real good at it.

Song of Solomon told me a man and woman's passion is intended to be mutual." His smile dissolved and he looked troubled. "A shared blessing.

God does not abandon men, my son. Men abandon God.

And if it (life) were easier, would i have given my heart so fully to God? Put your hope in Him, and you won't be disappointed by what life offers

Jonathan closed his eyes. Oh, God, it's not the way I had things planned. But then, what of real, lasting value ever is?

Matter what your father plans, nor what his motives might be. God will prevail. God will use everything to His good purpose if you love and trust Him.

Lord," he said heavily. "Lord, this isn't exactly what I had in mind." But he knew he was going to marry that girl anyway.

How can we be witnesses of the one true God if we hold the truth as our own possession? God meant his truth for the world.

What-ifs went around and around in her head. What if Mama

The goal is to have every character take on a life of his or her own. Sometimes characters will come into the story that I haven't planned.

He needed the warmth of the sun to take away the chill of foreboding that grew in him.

Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn, that he may heal us; he has stricken, and he will bind us up. HOSEA 6 : 1

singing has to come from the inside, and i don't have anything left inside.'
'really? How did that happen?'
'it all just drained out.

Calamity is blessing when it brings one to God.

Fiction can serve in a non-threatening way to open minds and, I hope, hearts to the Word of God.

As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee. PSALM 42 : 1

My love isn't a weapon, it's a lifeline, reach out and take hold, and don't let go!

If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever.

Jesus has given me eternal life in Him. Let them take my life here, but God holds me in the palm of His hand and no one can take Him from me.

Concerns buzzed like flies in her head, and she swatted them with prayers.

Anything less than your best dishonors God

You can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail.

Regret drives us to repentance, and repentance leads us to God.

she's ready." A gorgeous blonde came in with a box that opened

Though fallen low God raised her up

Spirit. And it will be that love,

I had been raised in the church, but I wasn't a Christian. I had a lot of head knowledge but no heart knowledge.

He will forgive you, but he won't remove the consequences... We must learn to obey

I'll often dream about characters before I start writing their stories.

You said go to her, and I let pride stand in my way. You said she needed me, and I didn't believe. You said love her, and I thought it would be easy.

We must seize every opportunity we can to speak the truth and proclaim peace. Especially now. There's so little time for many.

This generation seems to see children as a financial burden and responsibility to be avoided.

Silence did not always mean indifference