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“Success is not what you have done compared to what others have done. Success is what you have done compared to what you were supposed to do.”
― Tony Evans

“Don't magnify your problems, magnify your God...he's got you covered.”
― Dr. Tony Evans

“Men, God is not opposed to greatness. God is opposed to pride. Big difference. Unfortunately, it is a difference not widely understood or embraced.”
― Tony Evans, Kingdom Man: Every Man's Destiny, Every Woman's Dream

“You are not fighting for victory—you are fighting from victory. This battle has already been won!”
― Tony Evans, Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Outfitting Yourself for the Battle

“The single greatest reason why we are losing a generation is because the home is no longer the place of the transference of the faith. We live in a day of ‘outsourcing’…Today, we have a generation of people that outsource their kids.”
― Tony Evans

“It has nothing to do with whether you like God’s rules. It’s not your kingdom. If you want to operate by your own rules, then you need to go out and create your own world. But as long as you are in God’s world, where God has set the rules, you must abide by His rules or you become a rebel against His kingdom government.”
― Tony Evans, Life Under God: The Kingdom Agenda 365 Daily Devotional Readings

“One of the major problems leading to the breakdown of society is that we have far too many opinions dictating life choices and not enough truth mandating them.”
― Tony Evans, The Kingdom Agenda: Life Under God

“Jesus didn't wait until we got better to die for us. He died when we were in our most unlovely state. The person who doesn't deserve love actually needs love more, not less. If you know someone unworthy of love, that's great! You now have a chance to emulate Christ, because the essence of His love is unconditional.”
― Tony Evans, Our God is Awesome: Encountering the Greatness of Our God

“Many in our society want the benefits of freedom without its responsibilities and boundaries. They want “God bless America,” but not one nation under God.”
― Tony Evans, The Kingdom Agenda: Life Under God

“The tragedy today is that many Christians think they are fighting flesh and blood in their marital and parenting issues, rather than realizing that Satan has an agenda to destroy their home. Whoever controls the family controls the future.”
― Tony Evans, Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Outfitting Yourself for the Battle

“Simply defined, prayer is earthly permission for heavenly interference.”
― Tony Evans, Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Outfitting Yourself for the Battle

“Even when things seem to be going wrong, they just could be going right because when you're in God's will, the negatives are part of his positive program.”
― Tony Evans, Our God is Awesome: Encountering the Greatness of Our God

“If you don’t know the truth, or if you don’t act on the truth, the shield of faith is impotent. In order to have faith, you have to know and respond to truth. And as we saw earlier, truth is fundamentally God’s viewpoint on a matter.”
― Tony Evans, Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Outfitting Yourself for the Battle

“Our God is sovereign. That means there's no such thing as luck. Anything that happens to you, good or bad, must pass through His fingers first. There are no accidents with God. I like the story of the cowboy who applied for health insurance. The agent routinely asked him, 'Have you ever had any accidents?' The cowboy replied, 'Well no, I've not had any accidents. I was bitten by a rattlesnake once, and a horse did kick me in the ribs. That laid me up for a while, but I haven't had any accidents.' The agent said, 'Wait a minute. I'm confused. A rattlesnake bit you, and a horse kicked you, Weren't those accidents?' 'No, they did that on purpose.”
― Tony Evans, Our God is Awesome: Encountering the Greatness of Our God

“Our wives are like mirrors, reflecting back to us what kinds of husbands we are.”
― Tony Evans, For Married Men Only: Three Principles for Loving Your Wife

“If all you see is what you see, you will never see all that there is to be seen. Since”
― Tony Evans, Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Outfitting Yourself for the Battle

“Religion can be one of the greatest hindrances to faith because it creates dependency on a ritual rather than on the God of the universe who can do all things.”
― Tony Evans, Kingdom Woman: Embracing Your Purpose, Power, and Possibilities

“Obeying the will of God takes priority over satisfying cultural expectations.”
― Tony Evans, Oneness Embraced: Through the Eyes of Tony Evans

“CHURCH is like a hospital. It’s where people who are sick, broken, bruised, beaten, and battered with life because of sin and unrighteousness come for help. It’s okay if you are here and don’t have all your life together. If you had all your life together, you wouldn’t need to be here. However, hospitals do not tolerate sick people hanging around who don’t want to get better. No doctor is going to keep fooling with a patient”
― Tony Evans, Tony Evans' Book of Illustrations: Stories, Quotes, and Anecdotes from More Than 30 Years of Preaching and Public Speaking

“If you align your thoughts and your desires underneath His comprehensive rule over every area of your life, you will walk in peace. He will calm your heart and your mind by giving you peace.”
― Tony Evans, Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Outfitting Yourself for the Battle

“A friend is someone who gets in your way when you are on your way down.”
― Tony Evans, Horizontal Jesus

“Putting on the shoes of peace can help you make good choices. God says when you allow His peace to rule your life, He will call the shots. When you're worrying about what you're supposed to do, He will calm your heart and your mind by giving you peace.”
― Tony Evans, A Kid's Guide to the Armor of God: Armor of God for Kids Ages 8–12 Helping Build Faith, Resist Temptation, and Follow Jesus

“Tenacious prayer is a lifestyle that produces results.”
― Tony Evans, Kingdom Woman: Embracing Your Purpose, Power, and Possibilities

“When we allow our faith to be defined by our feelings, we will be confused. Faith must have an objective standard by which it is defined—truth. In fact, when faith operates by an objective standard of truth, it will eventually dictate our emotions rather than the reverse.”
― Tony Evans, Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Outfitting Yourself for the Battle

“It’s interesting that, there really is no Proverbs 31 for men in the Bible. Men need the whole Bible, women need a chapter.”
― Tony Evans, Kingdom Woman: Embracing Your Purpose, Power, and Possibilities

“Faith is acting as if God is telling the truth. It is acting as if something is true even when it doesn’t appear to be true in order that it might be shown to be true simply because God said it’s true.”
― Tony Evans, Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Outfitting Yourself for the Battle

“Now when his child falls and scrapes her knee, a loving father is certainly going to scoop her up in his arms, carry her into the house to treat the wound, and hold her close while she cries. That’s what God does for us in our pain. But a wise father will also encourage his child to go back out and try it again, because that’s the only way to learn to ride a bike.”
― Tony Evans, Let it Go!: Breaking Free From Fear and Anxiety

“When your feet hit the floor each morning, do you make your enemy the devil, say, “Oh crap, he’s up”? When you step out your door each day, do heaven, earth, and hell take notice? When you protect the woman under your care, can she do little to resist you? Do your children look to you with confidence? Do other men look to you as someone to emulate? Does your church call on you for strength and leadership? Are you a preserver of culture and a champion of society, one who keeps out evil and ushers in good? Are you a man who is fulfilling your destiny and able to satisfy the woman in your life? More than all of that, though, when God searches for a man to advance His kingdom, does He call your name?”
― Tony Evans, Kingdom Man: Every Man's Destiny, Every Woman's Dream

“True biblical love is compassionately and righteously pursuing the well-being of another.”
― Tony Evans, Horizontal Jesus

“To fear God simply means to take God seriously, as opposed to taking God casually.”
― Tony Evans, Kingdom Man: Every Man's Destiny, Every Woman's Dream