Vance C. Kessler > Quotes

“Having an eternal perspective can help when considering various choices in our lives. If we are honest, some decisions we have made in our lives would have been made differently if we had taken the time to think of them in terms of our eternal future.”
― Vance C. Kessler, Heaven: Harps Optional

“People already have a desire for the things Heaven holds. We
simply need to see that these things are not just some fanciful
dream from a song but are a promised future reality.”
― Vance C. Kessler, Heaven: Harps Optional

“Jesus was the only perfect person, so all other people God uses are sinful and flawed.”
― Vance C. Kessler, God's Favorite Liars, Adulterers, and Murderers

“Heaven is our true home. This earth is no more your home than was your mother’s womb. As we were never designed to stay in the womb, we were also not designed to stay in this world either. Both are temporary places of preparation for something much better.”
― Vance C. Kessler, Heaven: Harps Optional

“We are all deeply ashamed by choices we have made and things we have done. Many of these things are worthy of the raunchiest tabloid. These things bring pain and misery into our lives. But even with that, if we love and trust God and turn from those things to God, then He will still love us and be able to use us in powerful ways.”
― Vance C. Kessler, God's Favorite Liars, Adulterers, and Murderers

“The best way for us to get a good understanding of the priority we are placing on our relationship with God is to look at the choices we are making. These choices do not earn us any level of righteousness, but they do show the priority we place in our relationship with God. They show how much we want to honor Him and His desires.”
― Vance C. Kessler, God's Favorite Liars, Adulterers, and Murderers

“There are also several practical aspects to learning more about
our eternal home. Having a better perspective on the purpose of
our lives helps us to handle difficult times better. It helps us focus
on what is truly important. It also helps us to enjoy this life more
fully.”
― Vance C. Kessler, Heaven: Harps Optional

“You have to remember that love is not an emotion; it is a choice. Before God created us, He chose to love us and considered that love worth the anguish it would cause Him. Even beyond that, I think God made this choice with joy and not with dread.”
― Vance C. Kessler, God Doesn't Say Oops

“God knew that creating mankind was a death sentence for Jesus, but He created us anyway.”
― Vance C. Kessler, God Doesn't Say Oops

“Trying to understand God's will for anything without reading the Bible is like jumping into the middle of a cricket match without knowing any of the rules and never having watched a game.”
― Vance C. Kessler, God Doesn't Say Oops