Janet W. Ferguson > Quotes

“But courage is only fear that has said its prayers. And we are going to pray.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, The Art of Rivers

“We ask why. We’ll grieve, and our hearts will hurt, but God will stand with us as we cry. If you let Him, the Lord will wrap His arms around you. “When Jesus’ friends, Mary and Martha, lost their brother, even though He knew Lazarus would rise, both here on earth and again in heaven, the Bible tells us that Jesus wept. “He wept for the hurt and pain His friends were going through. And He weeps with us now as we mourn.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4

“God knows the plans he has for you. Plans for peace and not evil.” She finished for him. “…plans for hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4

“He will ‘give beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4

“Our lives must change. We must grow. Growing hurts, but we can look back afterward and see that the change was worth the pain.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4

“Like weeds in a garden, bitterness can take root and choke out the flowers.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4

“Jonah didn’t mind preaching to his own people, but when God asked him to step out of that comfort zone and preach to his enemies in Nineveh, Jonah shook his head and ran. In pursuit of our good deeds, we may be failing those people God puts in our path, and in turn, failing to do what the Lord has commanded us. The lost are all around, Church. God doesn’t ask if they are your kind of folks, or if you’re comfortable doing what He asks. There’s not a qualifier when He says, ‘Go.’ He didn’t ask you if His plan was okay with you, or if this is a good time for you.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, The Art of Rivers

“Hurricane Maggie. Blowing back into his life. The storm that swept him up and capsized him every single time he thought of her.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Magnolia Storms

“That dog’ll hunt.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Blown Together

“When our hearts break, the Lord binds them up and proclaims His love for us. We cannot lose faith during the difficult times. As athletes, you understand that you must not give up when things are tough. We press on, we push harder, but unlike an earthly game or battle, we have the confidence that our side wins.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4

“this world you will have trouble. But take heart. I have overcome the world.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Magnolia Storms

“Isaiah 61. “‘The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4

“Help me to see them with Your eyes, hear them with Your ears, speak to them with Your words.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Leaving Oxford

“Everywhere Grace went, there was Seth. All afternoon. Even when she left him resting on the couch while she crossed to and fro to check on Brooklyn’s house, the man’s presence seemed to linger on her skin, her heart, her mind. Something between scorching flames and cool gentle waves on a summer day, which totally made no sense, but all she knew was that every moment away from him, she missed him.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Falling for Grace

“My Higher Power has a name. Jesus. I believe in a God who loves you so much that He sent His Son to die for all your mistakes so He could be with you for eternity. He is the God who has restored me to sanity while I walk with Him and submit my will to Him every single day—every single hour and minute. And sometimes those small increments feel excruciatingly long.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, The Art of Rivers

“But without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to God must believe He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4

“silly,”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Healing Skye

“The apostle Paul had a thorn in his flesh that he begged the Lord to take away, but in the end the Lord answered Paul, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ We don’t always get the answer we want or think we deserve. Sometimes we learn to live with the answer we didn’t want—the weakness—and that requires a much larger faith,”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4

“A smiling man who tickles your ears with what you want to hear is not always better than an annoyingly truthful one.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4

“Father, we’re brokenhearted about the loss of this little child, Emilio. We know he was ushered into Your loving arms, but we still grieve. We can’t understand why on this side of Heaven, so we ask for Your peace to fall on us. “We need You, Lord. Please strengthen us for the hours to come, Lord. In Jesus’ precious name we ask these things.”
― Janet W. Ferguson, Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4