Susan May Warren > Quotes

“Life isn't sure, life is scary, It doesn't mean you stop living it.”
― Susan May Warren, My Foolish Heart

“I think that's what a fresh start is all about. Not ignoring the past, but seeing it through the eyes of God, through the eyes of grace. Knowing where we've been and where we're going. A fresh start isn't about forgetting; it's about perspective.”
― Susan May Warren, Licensed for Trouble

“Everyone, even within a family, is different. We all have different needs, different issues we struggle with. Part of being a family is learning to face those differences, forgive, and accept so that you can move on to love.”
― Susan May Warren, Happily Ever After

“Jesus wanted to show mercy to every single person He met. He wanted to sweep them up and embrace them with His love. But because of His eternal plans for goodness, He can't always do that. I don't know why, but i believe He has a greater good than healing our temporary pain.”
― Susan May Warren, Flee the Night

“The question isn't who causes something to happen, but rather, whether you see the outcome with His eyes or yours. Whether or not you trust He's got it all in His hands.”
― Susan May Warren, Happily Ever After

“We look at our own problems, and we say... why? Maybe we should look at our blessings and ask the same thing.”
― Susan May Warren, It Had to Be You

“I don't think God is ever done speaking into our lives. Even when we don't want to hear it. Even when our hearts are cold.”
― Susan May Warren, Baby It's Cold Outside

“Take a chance on God. After all, He took a chance on you.”
― Susan May Warren, Take a Chance on Me

“I can suffer alone, or I can hold on to God in my pain. I can be meek and trust Him to make something good out of it. Only Jesus can heal the wounds, only Jesus can fill up those dark places with light, with understanding. Only He can quench our thirst for hope.”
― Susan May Warren, Duchess

“It's a mother's greatest privilege to give birth, to raise a child. But a woman's greatest honor is to look at her son with pride and know that she's helped him become a man.”
― Susan May Warren, It Had to Be You

“Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.”
― Susan May Warren, Happily Ever After

“Don't for a minute think that God has forgotten about you or doesn't have your back. And don't base God's love or desire to help you on your opinion of yourself. Base it on who God says He is.”
― Susan May Warren, A Matter of Trust

“If you love someone, you don't act like they annoy you. You like them, and you try and make them think they're the most important person in the world to you.”
― Susan May Warren, Evergreen

“But you don’t have to change the world to earn the applause of heaven.”
― Susan May Warren, It Had to Be You

“It's an awe-filled, wonderful, terrifying act to have a child, for you suddenly wear your heart on the outside of your body. You risk a little more each day as he wanders from your arms into the world.”
― Susan May Warren, Take a Chance on Me

“Being a good man has nothing to do with how many touchdowns you score. But maybe, rather, how you play the game.”
― Susan May Warren, My Foolish Heart

“How about this—let’s not let our past determine whether God loves us or not. He does. And we’ll never get it right without him.”
― Susan May Warren, Wild Montana Skies

“I think you need to know that your hope hasn't been in vain. That there will be a happy ending. That when the show is over, you will hear applause.”
― Susan May Warren, Duchess

“I think God's blessing might have everything to do with Him and His riches, and nothing to do with whether we deserve it.”
― Susan May Warren, Heiress

“God’s love is not cautious, not wise, not sensible, and not remotely conservative. In fact, loving another person the way God loves them is the greatest adventure we can have.”
― Susan May Warren, Always on My Mind

“...some things, like love, might be worth hoping for. That it was okay to long for it, even in the face of the impossible.”
― Susan May Warren, Duchess

“...there is no life bigger than the one lived, every day, in awe of God. God showing up in our lives to love us despite ourselves. That is a treasure we can find every single day.”
― Susan May Warren, Always on My Mind

“Because He knew that no matter what we did, we would always need Him.”
― Susan May Warren, Duchess

“It's because when God adopts you into His family, you belong to Him. He stamps His name on you. A name that comes with His protection. And His birthright, which is eternity and the power to live with joy on this earth.”
― Susan May Warren, Baroness

“We expect God's love to be all nice and neatly packaged. But He'll do what He has to in order to draw us to that place where we need Him. Know Him. Are overwhelmed by His lover for us.”
― Susan May Warren, It Had to Be You

“You know enough of me to believe me when I say I am not going anywhere. Not without you. You stay, I stay. You’re not a fling, Amelia. For me, you are the reason to stop running.”
― Susan May Warren, The Wonder of You

“I think everyone who gets to have dreams should reach for them. I want to help you reach.”
― Susan May Warren, When I Fall in Love

“Suffering can either destroy you or it can save you. Because without suffering, we don't need more; we have enough. But when we suffer, we can't help but reach out.”
― Susan May Warren, When I Fall in Love

“I’m not wicked.” “Jensen, you’ve spent three years lying low, trying to make everything right. But you can’t redeem yourself. You can’t make yourself and your life whole again. God can.”
― Susan May Warren, Take a Chance on Me

“God’s only concern is what you do with the life you’ve been given.”
― Susan May Warren, It Had to Be You