Regan

“our relationships are lived between the already and the not yet. Already Jesus has come to provide salvation for us, but his saving work is not yet complete. Already the power of sin has been broken, but the presence of sin has not yet been eradicated. Already we have grown and changed in many ways, but we are not yet all we will be in Christ. Already we have passed through much difficulty, but we have not yet climbed our final hill. Already we have learned many lessons of faith, but we have not yet learned to trust God fully. Already God has established his kingdom in our hearts, but that kingdom has not yet fully come. Already we have seen the defeat of sin in many ways, but its final defeat has not yet taken place.”
― Timothy S. Lane, Relationships: A Mess Worth Making

“we can acknowledge our suffering without abdicating our joy. We can fight for justice but from a place of peace. Because we don’t find our identity in a cause, we are secure in who we are in Jesus. And then there’s this: when we make the brave shift from victimhood to gratitude, we affirm our understanding that God remains committed to redeeming all things.”
― Jennie Allen, Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts

“God’s provision simply can’t be reduced to answers and strategies because his provision is tied to his presence. God knows that our need is much bigger and deeper than what we think will satisfy it. So he not only gives us practical advice, he gives us himself.”
― Timothy S. Lane, Relationships: A Mess Worth Making

“This is where our thought lives change. Connection with God is the foundation for every other God-given tool we have to fight with. We begin here because if supernatural change is what we want, we have to go to our supernatural God to find it.”
― Jennie Allen, Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts