Jason Getman

“One of the things we don’t preach well is that ministry that looks fruitless is constantly happening in the Scriptures. We don’t do conferences on that. There aren’t too many books written about how you can toil away all your life and be unbelievably faithful to God and see little fruit this side of heaven. And yet God sees things differently. We always have to be a little bit wary of the idea that numeric growth and enthusiastic response are always signs of success. The Bible isn’t going to support that. Faithfulness is success; obedience is success.”
― Matt Chandler, The Explicit Gospel

“Lobsters have more in common with you than you might think (particularly when you are feeling crabby—ha ha).”
― Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

“Strongholds are mindsets, value systems, or thought processes that hinder us from growing into God’s design and destiny for our lives.”
― Matt Chandler, The Overcomers: God's Vision for You to Thrive in an Age of Anxiety and Outrage

“Jesus, I come back to you now in my longing for life to be good again. I love you here, Lord, in my soul’s longings, desires, and heartaches. I consecrate to you my Primal Drive for Life. I surrender to you my ability to aspire for good things, plan for them, take hold of them, enjoy them, and keep on aspiring. I consecrate all living in me to you, Lord Jesus; I give you my famished craving for life to be good again. I love you here. I love you right here. And now I ask that the river of your life would flow in me, in my Primal Drive for Life and in my longing for life to be good again. I open my heart and soul to the river of life. Let it flow in me, through me, and all around me—restoring, renewing, and healing me. You alone are the life I seek, and I welcome your river into my heart and soul; I receive the river of your life in me. Thank you, God! In your mighty name I pray.”
― John Eldredge, Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul in These Turbulent Times