Heather Bixler > Quotes

“Pride is often used as a way to protect our hearts and to hide the truth. Pride causes us to shut down and build walls.”
― Heather Bixler, Breaking Pride

“We resist our brokenness because we want to BE STRONG, but little do we know that strength is obtained only through our brokenness, because where we are weak and broken we find God's strength to get us through.”
― Heather Bixler, Breaking Pride

“Our weaknesses may never go away but when we give them to God, His grace will turn them into something beautiful...”
― Heather Bixler, Breaking Pride

“God didn't send His only Son to die on the cross so that we can hide behind our guilt, shame, and pride.”
― Heather Bixler, Breaking Pride

“When we hide out of insecurity we block people out. No one trusts a person that is hiding something, but we are afraid to reveal all that is within us because that means we need to be vulnerable, and the truth will be there for all to see. No more hiding behind a wall, the good, bad, and ugly will be laid out on the table for others to either accept or reject.”
― Heather Bixler, Breaking Pride

“What does it mean to delight in the Lord? Delighting in the Lord is simply having a heart motivated by the Lord. When our heart is cluttered with desires that compete with God, then our hearts is not one with God. When we delight in Him everything we do is for Him, and is encouraged by Him”
― Heather Bixler, Desires of My Heart - Devotional eBook on Psalm 37: 4

“We may reject someone because we think we are better than them, or we may reject someone because we are angry at them. The difference between healthy boundaries and rejection is the condition of our heart and why we are placing space between us and the other person.”
― Heather Bixler, Rejected - Four Week Mini Bible Study

“The only way to prevent pride from taking root in our heart and our life is to embrace a life filled with faith, understanding, and forgiveness.”
― Heather Bixler, Breaking Pride

“It took me awhile to realize that faith and hope isn't about what you will receive, it is about what you believe. It takes great faith to trust that no matter what happens, God is still good. When we have that kind of faith then we have hope in the presence of the Spirit in our life.”
― Heather Bixler, Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study

“it’s one of God’s many beautiful promises that EVERYTHING we do for Him will never be in vain. Whether it be holding our tongue out of respect of the other person, or even the mundane tasks associated with being a mom, like dishes and yes even LAUNRDY, everything we do for the Lord has meaning. Everything we do for Him, and because of Him, will one day produce fruit. This is God’s promise to you.”
― Heather Bixler, Devotions for Moms - Thirty-Seven Devotionals for Christian Moms

“Newer and better…healing isn’t about getting back to the old, it’s about going to that next level and experiencing what God has in store for you.”
― Heather Bixler, Devotions for Moms - Thirty-Seven Devotionals for Christian Moms

“Sometimes our heart focuses on removing the suffering, or we are expecting a miracle. But sometimes the miracle is finding hope in all circumstances.”
― Heather Bixler, Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study

“Our pride keeps us from breaking our pride. Our pride tells us we don't have pride issues.”
― Heather Bixler, Breaking Pride

“Hope isn't about waiting for our desires to be fulfilled. Hope is knowing the Holy Spirit and leaning into His presence that is always with us. This is hope...it is knowing that no matter what, God is good and He is always with you.”
― Heather Bixler, Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study

“Brokenness is a part of life even though we are made whole through our faith in Jesus. We still struggle with our sin, and still have moments of pain in our life that simply can't be explained. If we ignore the fact that life has it's ups and downs, and the fact that our flesh still lives then we are missing many moments in our life that will grow us up in our faith.”
― Heather Bixler, Desires of My Heart - Meditation on Psalm 37:4

“faith and hope isn't about what you will receive, it is about what you believe. It takes great faith to trust that no matter what happens, God is still good. When we have that kind of faith then we have hope in the presence of the Spirit in our life.”
― Heather Bixler, Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study

“Sometimes our circumstances leave us at a point where we simply need to endure through some of the most painful times in our life. Even in that, as we learn to completely rely on and trust in the sovereignty of God, we learn to trust and HOPE that all things can and will work together for the greater good.”
― Heather Bixler, Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study

“Not only so, but also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given to us.” - Romans 5:3-5”
― Heather Bixler, Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study

“Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!  He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. - Psalm 126:5-6”
― Heather Bixler, Devotions for Moms - Thirty-Seven Devotionals for Christian Moms

“If we are going to live fully for Christ and store up our treasures in heaven, then we need to stop measuring God's love for us through what we are or are not given. If we truly believe God's love is unconditional and we are unable to earn His love, then what should we fear?”
― Heather Bixler, My Treasures - Four Week Mini Bible Study

“The truth is we all struggle with a broken heart, tongue, and life! But the more we try to hide, the more we begin to live a life imprisoned with lies instead of living a life of freedom because we haven’t been able to embrace the truth…”
― Heather Bixler, Devotions for Moms - Thirty-Seven Devotionals for Christian Moms

“Reading the Bible, tithing, going to church, and serving isn't how we delight in the Lord. When we delight in the Lord we read our Bible, tithe, go to church, and serve others.”
― Heather Bixler, Desires of My Heart - Meditation on Psalm 37:4

“The truth is this: God made you in His image, and that makes you capable. Not by what you can do, not by what you have learned, but by His grace. Grace to shower His love on us, grace for creating us in His image and with a free will, and grace to bless us with the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
― Heather Bixler, Rejected - Four Week Mini Bible Study

“Hope isn't a wish or a dream – hope is a way of thinking and it's a way of living.”
― Heather Bixler, Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians”
― Heather Bixler, Devotions for Moms - Thirty-Seven Devotionals for Christian Moms

“How can our patience stop us from hoping? When you lose hope do you also lose motivation to do the daily tasks? Why is your hope lost? Is it because God has not met your expectation? Has he not answered a prayer? List three prayers He HAS answered recently? What role do these answered prayers play in the unanswered prayers? Are you willing to obey God in all circumstances even if your prayers are not answered?”
― Heather Bixler, Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study