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Maturity in the Christian life is measured by only one test: how much closer to his character have we become?
— Elyse Fitzpatrick
The law was given to crush our self-confidence and drive us to Jesus.
— Elyse Fitzpatrick
We are partners with our children because we are just like them, dearly loved sinners.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
We need days of failure because they help humble us, and through them we can see how God's grace is poured out on the humble.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
The declarations of the gospel are unavoidably tied to the obligations of the Gospel.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Idols aren't stone statues. They are thoughts, desires, and longings that we worship in the place of the true God
— Elyse Fitzpatrick
I admit that at times my prayer for my children is nothing more than vocalized unbelief aimed at God.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
The gospel frees us from demanding our own way, because nothing we desire to obtain is worth sinning against such love and kindness.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
In your pursuit of godliness, have you left Jesus behind?
— Elyse Fitzpatrick
We're very comfortable thinking, good parenting in, good children out.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Our obedience has its origin in God's prior action, and forgetting that truth results in self-righteousness, pride, and despair.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Our children's salvation is not dependent on the strength of our faith or the shrewdness of our answers.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Idolatry is always subject to the law of diminishing returns.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
The Spirit of God can change a human heart. Only God's love in Christ can make us grow in love and delight in him.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Because we were made for him, any place where he isn't will never satisfy us. In
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
But the Bible isn't mainly about you and what you should be doing. It's about God and what He has done.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
I wish I hated my own sin as much as I hate everyone else's.
— Elyse Fitzpatrick
Our beliefs about the sources of joy are frequently experienced as colored imaginations that captivate our hearts.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
For it is only an appreciation of his love that can motivate genuine obedience.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Do you love me with an all-consuming devotion that rules out all other loves?
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Any obedience that isn't motivated by his great love is nothing more than penance.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
The gospel is not good news to those who pride themselves on their hard work. It is infuriating news.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Again, the resurrection is God's "Amen" to Christ's "It is finished!
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
God never encourages self-reliance.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
We need the encouragement, correction, and loving involvement of others who are willing to risk everything for the sake of the beauty of his bride.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
We need assurance that there is a God who is sovereignly ruling over our journeys and will one day put everything right.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
The sinful heart is never transformed by conformity to the imperatives but only by relationship with the One who cleanses hearts.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
I thought parenting was going to reveal my strengths, never realizing that God had ordained it to reveal my weaknesses.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
I did my best parenting by prayer. I began to speak less to the kids and more to God. It was actually quite relaxing.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
I am more sinful and flawed than I ever dared believe, more loved and welcomed than I ever dared hope. ELYSE M. FITZPATRICK
— Ann Voskamp
Justification is a word that simply means that our record is both "just as if we had never sinned" and also "just as if we had always obeyed.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
The obvious difference between Paul and us is that Paul bragged about his weakness, and we try to hide it.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Never pay attention to the favors or smiles of man; if [God] smiles on you, neither the smile or frown of men can affect you."5
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
The only way that we can avoid the sin of idolatry is by immersing ourselves in Spirit-enlightened study of God through the Scripture.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
True Christianity is not a program of self-improvement; it's an acknowledgment that something more than self-improvement is needed.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Conviction of sin draws me away from myself and toward GodSelf-condemnation, on the other hand, draws me down into myself and away from God.
— Elyse Fitzpatrick
Believe that God is strong enough to save your children, no matter how you fail.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick