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Audrey Hood
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“The Christian life is about living by faith in God, not trusting in self. To live by faith we must be stretched until we need faith.”
“God uses our temptations and trials to expose the idols we still hold onto… which deceive, destroy, and do damage to us… and God wants to deliver us from their grip.”
“Impatience and ingratitude fuel idolatry.”
— Feb 07, 2026 06:19AM
“God uses our temptations and trials to expose the idols we still hold onto… which deceive, destroy, and do damage to us… and God wants to deliver us from their grip.”
“Impatience and ingratitude fuel idolatry.”
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Audrey Hood
is on page 76 of 200
“God leads His people by His personal presence.”
“God propels us forward, not by dragging us along, but by walking alongside us. And when we can’t walk anymore, he picks us up and carries us the rest of the way.”
“[God’s] path for [the Israelites] isn’t straight or short, but it’s planned and purposeful…he considers our limits and capacity.”
— Feb 05, 2026 05:09AM
“God propels us forward, not by dragging us along, but by walking alongside us. And when we can’t walk anymore, he picks us up and carries us the rest of the way.”
“[God’s] path for [the Israelites] isn’t straight or short, but it’s planned and purposeful…he considers our limits and capacity.”
Audrey Hood
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“God uses our season of waiting or an extended trial to humble us, strip away our self-reliance, expose the idols in our hearts, make us more compassionate, free us from control, train us to trust God, and get our eyes off our circumstances and onto him.” P. 43
“…trials and troubles often act as a spiritual gravity in my life, pulling me closer to God.” P.44
— Feb 03, 2026 05:09AM
“…trials and troubles often act as a spiritual gravity in my life, pulling me closer to God.” P.44
Audrey Hood
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From the Intro…
“With God, a place of threat becomes a place of opportunity. With God, the place we feel like we might die becomes a place we find life.”
“The wilderness is a place full of danger, but it’s also brimming with opportunity for God’s glory to shine and our faith to be shaped.”
— Feb 02, 2026 06:52AM
“With God, a place of threat becomes a place of opportunity. With God, the place we feel like we might die becomes a place we find life.”
“The wilderness is a place full of danger, but it’s also brimming with opportunity for God’s glory to shine and our faith to be shaped.”
“David’s best days of faith weren’t in the palace, but in the wilderness, not when he sat in the position of power, but when he was forced into weakness.”
“ God’s Word stabilizes David’s heart in trust rather than in fear.”