Wendy Blight > Quotes

“God alone knows exactly what you and I must endure in order to form His character in us. It is in our trials that God refines us and removes our impurities. Like refined gold, when we pass through our trials, people will see His perfect reflection in us.”
― Wendy Blight, Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner: The Transforming Power of God's Story

“I learned that within the confines of God’s story, nothing had been stolen from me, but rather everything was given to me. My life, which felt so out of control, was in reality in complete control – God’s control.”
― Wendy Blight, Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner: The Transforming Power of God's Story

“Allowing God’s Word to work in us requires digesting His Word. But digestion can only occur by first ingesting God’s Word. Yes, we must read God’s Word.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“God created our souls to hunger for what is eternal. And that is why nothing in this world will ever satisfy. Ever. Only the things of God, the riches of Christ, can fully fill and satisfy this secret place. Only God can make us feel complete, loved and secure.”
― Wendy Blight, I Am Loved: Walking in the Fullness of God’s Love

“Our lives should not be self-centered and static; rather, they should be others-centered and active, making a difference for the kingdom of God.”
― Wendy Blight, Living So That: Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Do not get discouraged if you feel He is not answering your questions or speaking to your situation. He will. Trust Him in the wait. He is at work.”
― Wendy Blight, Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner: The Transforming Power of God's Story

“Emotionally, our faith is often muddled by fear, hesitancy, and doubt. But our feelings become irrelevant when Jesus is the object of our faith—when He alone is the One in whom we trust . . . not ourselves, not our emotions, not our abilities . . . but Him alone.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“At the moment of our salvation, we, too, like Christ, die and are buried. But ours is a spiritual rather than a physical death. Our sin nature, our “old self,” dies with Christ. And just as Jesus was raised from the dead into new life, we, too, are raised from spiritual death to a new spiritual life.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“When Jesus gives us new life, He strips away all that binds us . . . all that holds us captive . . . and frees us so we can be fully alive to enter into a new life with Him. Do you live in this freedom, or do you live bound up in grave clothes, held captive by bitterness, unforgiveness, anger, fear, doubt, sickness, or something else? Friend, Jesus wants you to live and walk in the freedom of the cross.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“The better you and I know the Word, the better able we are to live out God’s plan for our lives.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Life is messy, and God knows that. One of the reasons He gave us the Bible is to equip us to live out our faith in the midst of our messy lives.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“God's Word makes it very clear that the state of our hearts determines the quality of our "listening ears.”
― Wendy Blight, Living So That: Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Our flesh is weak. The Holy Spirit is strong. We can feed one nature or the other. The one we feed most will be the one to gain power. Feed the flesh, and it will prevail. Feed the Spirit, and it will prevail. Our actions impact the outcome of this battle. The choices we make every day determine the victor.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“You and I act on what we believe and not on what we know.”
― Wendy Blight, Living So That: Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“this is what is so powerful about the Word of God. No matter how often we read it, we receive something fresh and new each time.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“I had to take a step of faith and look beyond my circumstances. I had to make a conscious choice to trust Him.”
― Wendy Blight, Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner: The Transforming Power of God's Story

“Faith is being willing to let God act with the most perfect freedom, knowing that we belong to Him and are to be concerned only about being faithful in that which He has given us to do for the moment.”5”
― Wendy Blight, Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner: The Transforming Power of God's Story

“Faith looks to God, hopes in God, and believes in His promises, regardless of our actual circumstances.”
― Wendy Blight

“One promise of which we can be certain . . . when we respond to trials with faith and trust, God will use our suffering for good, and it will point people to God and bring glory to Him.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Abiding and obeying gives our lives purpose because it is in the midst of these activities that God works in and through us to do His work.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Meaning: our lives should not be self-centered and static; rather, they should be others-centered and active, making a difference for the kingdom of God.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Our Christian walk should never be stagnant. The crucial question for us is this: Which direction are we moving? Are we moving forward or are we moving backward?”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Once you commit to that time, turn off the phone, turn off the computer, and do not answer your door. Refuse to let anything interrupt your appointment with God. What matters to God is that you choose to meet with Him and make it a priority.”
― Wendy Blight, Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner: The Transforming Power of God's Story

“Never forget that we are made in the image of God. So the more intimately you and I know our Father in heaven, the better we will know and understand ourselves and how God wants us to live and move and exist while on this earth (see Acts 17:26–28).”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“God didn’t give us the law to set us up for failure; rather, He gave us the law to protect us from failure.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“If we can so easily remember catchy lyrics and memorable movie lines, how much more should we seek to remember the precious words of our Lord and Savior?”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“The Bible equips us for ministry. And ministry is not limited to pastors, priests, nuns, speakers, authors, and Bible teachers. Ministry is doing God’s work wherever He has placed us . . . in our home, in our school, in our workplace, in our neighborhood, in our community, and in our world.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“What fills our hearts and minds will determine our choices.”
― Wendy Blight, Living So That: Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Allowing God’s Word to work in us requires digesting His Word. But digestion can only occur by first ingesting God’s Word. Yes, we must read God’s Word. But more than that, we must study it and allow it to permeate our hearts and minds.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life

“Consequently, because of our sinful nature, when something is forbidden, the law makes us aware of it and we desire to do it all the more.”
― Wendy Blight, Living 'So That': Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life