Wanda B. Campbell > Quotes

“You can’t control God with a time clock. God moves in His own time. He knows what’s best for us even when we don’t and He knows the right time to give it to us.

Julia listened attentively to Pastor Leonard.

“He knows that if He gives us things prematurely, we won’t appreciate them and we will abuse them. We have to learn how to patiently go through the process. It’s through the process that we learn who we really are and who God is. The process is where He removes the crutches and takes us out of our comfort zone. He does this so He can teach us to completely rely on Him, not on our ability. Trust God through the process. Trust that He knows what’s best for you. Hold on to every word God has given you. God is not a man and He doesn’t lie. God is God enough to make every promise good.”
― Wanda B. Campbell, First Sunday in October

“Unconditional love doesn't dwell on what someone has done to us. It does not bring up someone's past when they wrong us. Uncondtional love forgives even if the person never asks for forgiveness.”
― Wanda B. Campbell, Doin' Me

“Man, you must have graduated valedictorian from the Dummy Institute of Thoughtlessness with a PhD in Stupidity!”
― Wanda B. Campbell, Silver Lining

“I couldn’t relate to the God your mother preached about. I didn’t understand her God.” She paused for him to respond; when he didn’t, Marlissa continued. “The God your mother presented was condemning and judgmental. Her God was full of rules and regulations, and He didn’t love you unless you followed this long list of rules. You couldn’t make any mistakes; you had to be perfect to serve her God. Your mother preached about a loving God, but her God didn’t require her to love sinners like me. I was never good enough for her. I’m still not. To be completely honest, I didn’t want the God she was selling.” “But I wasn’t like that with you,” Kevin spoke up. Marlissa heard the depth of his pain, and saw the turbulence as anger and hurt collided together in his eyes. “I was always there for you even after . . . after you rejected me.” M”
― Wanda B. Campbell, Silver Lining

“What I had to learn was the Word of God is powerful no matter who’s preaching it. It’s not the messenger that saves people and changes their lives; it’s the Word of God itself.”
― Wanda B. Campbell, Right Package, Wrong Baggage

“Jesus knew everyone wouldn’t receive Him, but the chance to offer salvation to the world was worth the trip to the cross.”
― Wanda B. Campbell, Silver Lining