John Stange > Quotes

“Christ calls us and then gives us the faith, desire and strength to answer "yes" to His call.”
― John Stange, Everyday Faith (Volume 1): 31 Daily Devotions from the Book of Jude

“How much of your thinking is focused on eternal matters? ”
― John Stange, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: with the truth of the Gospel

“I am completed by God   ~   and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19)”
― John Stange, Your Identity in Christ: 100 Powerful Reminders of Who You Truly Are in Jesus

“He's keeping us from falling away from Him.  Our life and future are in His hands.”
― John Stange, Everyday Faith (Volume 1): 31 Daily Devotions from the Book of Jude

“No matter how difficult today might be, we can be confident that the joyful future our all-knowing God has revealed to us is going to come to pass.”
― John Stange, Who is God?: An encouraging study of God's nature, attributes, and transformative work in our lives

“Dogs don't bark at parked cars."  What does that mean?  His point was this - most often, people won't criticize you if you spend your time standing still, never trying new things, not moving toward a goal.  The kind of people who bear the most criticism are motivated people.  Those who are aggressively seeking to fulfill their calling and greater purpose are those who are going to be barked at.”
― John Stange, Words That Sting: How to Handle Destructive Criticism Like Jesus

“False gospels rest on a foundation of human effort. ”
― John Stange, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: with the truth of the Gospel

“Do you believe the same things He believes or is what He communicated too good to possibly be true or too distant to possibly be relevant to your life at present?”
― John Stange, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: with the truth of the Gospel

“we are "loved by God the Father.”
― John Stange, Everyday Faith (Volume 1): 31 Daily Devotions from the Book of Jude

“In life, behavior follows belief.  Everything we do is directly connected to what we believe is true. ”
― John Stange, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: with the truth of the Gospel

“God's Word is filled with wisdom.  The primary purpose of Scripture is to point our hearts toward Jesus and help us to realize that when we have Him, we have everything that we truly need.  This is particularly true when we're struggling with anxiety.”
― John Stange, Overcoming Anxiety: 12 Powerful Truths from Scripture for Defeating Worry and Fear

“Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
― John Stange, Everyday Faith (Volume 1): 31 Daily Devotions from the Book of Jude

“Our actions are the fruit of our convictions.  Our behaviors are the visible testimony of our core convictions.”
― John Stange, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: with the truth of the Gospel

“Do you remind yourself of eternal truth or consume yourself with temporary issues? ”
― John Stange, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: with the truth of the Gospel

“For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.”
― John Stange, Everyday Faith (Volume 1): 31 Daily Devotions from the Book of Jude

“Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.”
― John Stange, Everyday Faith (Volume 1): 31 Daily Devotions from the Book of Jude

“Growth continues through spending intentional time with Him through prayer and looking into His Word.  It is strengthened through relationships with other believers and it's deepened by living your faith in Christ out and being strengthened by Him to actively serve others.”
― John Stange, Too Busy for what Matters Most: 6 Priorities of the Christian Life that We Must Make Time for Today

“But Jude addresses the fact that we are forever secure in Jesus at the very beginning of this short letter that he penned under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.”
― John Stange, Everyday Faith (Volume 1): 31 Daily Devotions from the Book of Jude

“The longer we value what this world values over what Christ values, the more we're opening ourselves up to a pattern of thinking that does not typify the loving heart of Christ.”
― John Stange, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: with the truth of the Gospel

“if the criticism about you is true, mend your ways!  If it isn't, forget about it!”
― John Stange, Words That Sting: How to Handle Destructive Criticism Like Jesus

“If we allow ourselves to believe that the gospel is merely a "baby-step" in our Christian life, we'll compartmentalize it instead of delving deeper into it and allowing the Holy Spirit to help us apply it more consistently to all areas of our living and thinking.”
― John Stange, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: with the truth of the Gospel

“We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.  (Romans 15:1)”
― John Stange, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: with the truth of the Gospel

“Is your mind set on things that are above or are you still keeping yourself entrenched in the very things Jesus rescued you from? ”
― John Stange, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: with the truth of the Gospel

“People live and behave differently when they know they are loved.”
― John Stange, Everyday Faith (Volume 1): 31 Daily Devotions from the Book of Jude