Marnie Swedberg > Quotes

“Self-pity is the mother of misery, bearing first a small pain, then eventually growing to consume all the joy we could have experienced. Reject self-pity and choose joy as quickly as possible.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“Learn to love your loopy life!”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“There is time to do everything God wants me to do. There's not time to do everything. There's not time to do everything good. There's not time to do everything everyone else wants me to do. There's not even time to do everything I want to do. But, because God is God, there must be time to do everything He wants me to do.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“Everything that comes into my life, Satan wants to use to destroy me. Everything that comes into my life, God wants to use for my good. I choose to give everything to God for good.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“A friend supports you when you are down. An enemy strikes at your weakest point.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“Hopelessness clamps into the soul like the claws of a tiger into its prey.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“Trying harder leads to frustration, guilt, and hopelessness, whereas trusting more results in joy, anticipation, and a close personal relationship with the God of the universe.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“One thing the Bible makes perfectly clear is that God absolutely hates pride and loves humility.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“When I pray Scripture, the picture I get in my mind is that of a supernatural sword being placed in the hand of an awaiting angel, equipping it to battle for God's chosen goals.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“Trusting God is choosing to act in utter dependence on Him; trying harder is opting to retain control.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“Trusting God makes life worth living.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“Worrying, trying harder, and always feeling like you are falling short is the opposite of God's will for your life. God does not want your effort: He wants your love.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“Look up more than you look around.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“When I worship, I do it with the same intensity and personality as I do everything else in my life.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“Without God at the core of your being, you will always fall short of your full potential.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“God wants to bring super-good out of each and every situation, even those that are intensely evil.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“God, I don't have enough _________ (love, patience, etc) for so and so just now, but You do. I need some of Yours. Thanks!”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“I have found God to be everything He claims to be: Holy God, wholly good.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“God's goal for you is total dependence on Him.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“God longs to be your first and only go-to Source for everything.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“A Pharisee is one who wants to get the right formula and do it right and fix everything and feel very wonderful.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“Our motto must be, "Non-Resistant Persistence.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“My personality permeates everything I do, including how I relate to God.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“As a Christian, from God's perspective, your report card always reads "A+.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“Living without a spiritual umpire is like living up north without a functioning thermostat in your house.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“Like a dolphin, breath the air of prayer. Dolphins are air breathers, but water dwellers. We are prayer breathers, but earth dwellers.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have

“Prior to full freedom, expect God to prompt you to take preventative precautions. He is, after all, your loving parent who does not want you to suffer unnecessarily.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“The more often you feel the need for prayer, the better!”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“We are simply God's conduits.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Flow Through Vessel: How to Master the Habit of Letting God Flow Through You

“It is impossible for us to be fully alive without God at the center of our lives.”
― Marnie Swedberg, Feeling Loved: Connecting with God in the Minutes You Have