52 Quotes by Jennie Allen

There is an art to living that is far above the base human instinct of survival. I want to live beautifully.

Vision and rest and work and joy and Jesus and difficulty are meant to coexist. But too often, caught up in our own cycle of striving and numbing, we lose sight of the beauty and grand story unfolding.

One God-honoring thought has the potential to change the trajectory of both history and eternity. Just as one uninterrupted lie in my head has the potential to bring about unimaginable destruction in the world around me.

Sometimes we bolt because we hate to repent. It feels like death to confess. But when God calls us to something that feels backward, it is usually his path to our freedom. The path out of shame is to see our sin and turn from it toward our God.

You have threads of life blowing around, possibly even strangling you – threads that are meant to bind together and become your unique, God-given contribution to a world in great need.

Comparison robs us of the joy of obedience.

Every sin, at its root, is based in something we do not fully believe about God.

Grace is scary insane.

If we trust in Christ, we are forgiven. The space in which we are stuck, lacking, sinful, broken, and in need, is the space in us that longs for God, longs for forgiveness. When we soberly view ourselves and our sin, we see our need and call out for God.