Jan Meyers Proett > Quotes

“Keep your heart alive so the Spirit I send will find you-He'll comfort you, guide you into all truth, and show you when you wander. Let hope prompt your vision of the day of My return. I am out of reach now, but I will give My Spirit to you as a taste of the day when I will consummate My commitment to you. I will find you, no matter how long it takes.”
― Jan Meyers Proett, The Allure of Hope: God's Pursuit of a Woman's Heart

“Our branches were meant to run wild. When we prune ourselves down, straightening ourselves out, we look groomed, but not beautiful.”
― Jan Meyers Proett, Beauty and the Bitch: Grace for the Worst in Me

“Even when the expanse of heaven is offered to us, it is out of reach to our feeble hearts. No wonder Jesus said to His followers with such frequency, "Take heart." Jesus gives us only what our hearts can handle, even when it is giving Himself. He knows our capacity to receive His love expands each time we remember Him and take heart. There's so much more, He says, but we can't bear it. We can't bear it until we take heart. We can't bear it until our hearts expand. And our hearts expand only as we realize just
how out of reach He is. Our loss compels us to cry out. The Spirit responds and expands our hearts. This expansion is a slow one indeed.”
― Jan Meyers Proett, The Allure of Hope: God's Pursuit of a Woman's Heart