Neta Jackson > Quotes

“Musical Chairs. Except I thought, when God's providing the music, everyone gets a chair.”
― Neta Jackson, Who Is My Shelter?

“Ha! Satan, you're a liar!”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group

“Grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more - and grace also means there is nothing we can do to make God love us less.”
― Neta Jackson, Grounded

“Bless this house, oh Lord, we pray.
Make it safe by night and day.
Bless these walls, so firm and stout,
keeping want and trouble out.
Bless the roof and chimney tall,
let Thy peace lie over all.
Bless the door that it may prove,
ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows, shining bright,
letting in God's heavenly light.
Bless the folks who dwell within,
keep them pure and free from sin.
Bless us that we'll
dwell one day, oh Lord with Thee.”
― Neta Jackson

“Turn to Second Corinthians, chapter one, and read with me starting at verse three.” He waited a few moments. “Paul’s speakin’ here when he writes, ‘God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.”
― Neta Jackson, Derailed: A Novel

“From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.”
― Neta Jackson, Grounded

“Praise the Lord, O my soul; in my inmost being, I praise Your holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul! We do not forget all Your benefits. For You are the One who forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases, who redeems our lives from the pit and crowns us with love and compassion, who satisfies our desires with good things so that our youth is renewed like the eagle’s! . .”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling: A Novel

“Because when I’m with Estelle, she makes me feel like a complete person. Like I can be who God wants me to be. She believes in me, even when I don’t believe in myself.”
― Neta Jackson, Derailed: A Novel

“Mercy is not getting what we deserve, and grace is getting what we don’t deserve.”
― Neta Jackson, Grounded

“We don’t have to worry,” she said quietly. “God is in control. He’s bigger than this. He’s bigger than the enemy. He’s already won this battle.”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group

“ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling: A Novel

“For the next hour and a half we did the “Baxter Hurry Scurry,” and at two minutes to ten we hustled up the stairs of”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group

“coming to church isn’t about me. It’s about God! It doesn’t matter if I’ve had a good week or a bad week! We’re here to give praise to the Lord of all creation! The King of kings! The Name above every name! And as we focus on Him, our concerns will take on perspective. Of course God cares about the problems we face! And He’s going to work them out, people. Whatever’s weighing on your heart right now. That’s His job. Our job is to come before Him with awe and adoration and thanksgiving! Because Satan—that dirty trickster—can’t mess with us when our hearts are full of praise!”
― Neta Jackson, Stand by Me

“No race can prosper till it learns That there is as much dignity In tilling a field As in writing a poem. —Booker T. Washington”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling: A Novel

“the whole point of worship is focusing on God—who He is, what He’s done. Once I put my focus on the right person, I forget about myself.”
― Neta Jackson, Come to the Table

“Light People bring clarity, not confusion.”
― Neta Jackson, Stand by Me

“Remember Bob Dylan?—nah, you too young. But he had a song . . . ‘Ya gotta serve somebody—might be the devil, might be the Lord, but ya gotta serve somebody’—or somethin’ like that. Ya just gotta make a decision: Ya gonna sit on the fence? Or give your life to Jesus twenty-four seven—all day, every day. And if anybody asks ya what your religion is, you say, ‘I’m a follower of Jesus Christ.”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group

“A saint is just a sinner who fell down . . . and got up.”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught

“a house blessing calls together family and friends not only to thank God for His provision of a roof over our heads, but to dedicate the home to the glory of God. A house blessing acknowledges that even our everyday life is sacramental, and our homes a holy space. Family and friends gather to seek God’s protection on this home and its inhabitants, and to ask God’s blessing, not just on the physical space, but on all that is said and done within its walls.”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught

“When Salt People show up, the ‘flavor’ of the situation improves,”
― Neta Jackson, Stand by Me

“Brothers and sisters, praise itself is an act of faith. Why? When we’re able to praise God before we see the answers to our prayers, we’re saying, Lord, I trust You to work this out, according to Your purpose. I’m going to thank You now for what You’re going to do.”
― Neta Jackson, Stand by Me

“God was God all by Himself”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught

“But God showed us that even in the midst of a crisis, we can look for His gifts of joy and peace.”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group

“Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil. This will bring health to your body and strength to your bones.”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught

“Maybe you should get new sheets for Florida’s kids, Jodi Baxter. Would you want someone else’s old sheets for your kids?”
― Neta Jackson, The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down