Eva Bridges

“Henry Cloud offers this perspective on the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness: “Think of what the devil did in the temptation (Luke 4). He offered Jesus instant relief from His hunger, but Jesus said no. He offered Jesus instant glory, but He refused. The devil offered Him instant safety, but Jesus rebuked him. Jesus knew that to gain those things, He had to go through a process that was God’s way. And He learned obedience through the suffering.”
― Heather Zempel, Amazed and Confused: When God's Actions Collide With Our Expectations

“The way to combat greed is generosity. The more you give away, the less your possessions will possess you.”
― Heather Zempel, Amazed and Confused: When God's Actions Collide With Our Expectations

“Covetousness hits us from all directions. It comes in the form of possessions to be grasped, opportunities to be seized, and relationships to be manipulated.”
― Heather Zempel, Amazed and Confused: When God's Actions Collide With Our Expectations

“Likewise, unless our passion is in the will of God and for His glory and our craving is for the fruit of the Spirit, we, too, will be destroyed by uncontrolled appetites.”
― Heather Zempel, Amazed and Confused: When God's Actions Collide With Our Expectations