Jovelyn

“If we don’t risk being hurt, we cannot give unconditional love. Unconditional love gives others the right to hurt us.”
― John Bevere, The Bait of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense

“God withholds his blessing in the very areas in which we lift up false gods.”
― Kyle Idleman, Gods at War: Defeating the Idols that Battle for Your Heart

“Idolatry isn’t just one of many sins; rather it’s the one great sin that all others come from. So if you start scratching at whatever struggle you’re dealing with, eventually you’ll find that underneath it is a false god. Until that god is dethroned, and the Lord God takes his rightful place, you will not have victory. Idolatry isn’t an issue; it is the issue. All roads lead to the dusty, overlooked concept of false gods. Deal with life on the glossy outer layers, and you might never see it; scratch a little beneath the surface, and you begin to see that it’s always there, under some other coat of paint. There are a hundred million different symptoms, but the issue is always idolatry.”
― Kyle Idleman, Gods at War: Defeating the Idols that Battle for Your Heart

“Trials in this life will expose what is in your heart—whether the offense is toward God or others. Tests either make you bitter toward God and your peers or stronger. If you pass the test, your roots will shoot down deeper, stabilizing you and your future. If you fail, you become offended, which can lead to defilement with bitterness.”
― John Bevere, The Bait of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense