19 Quotes by Kay Warren

Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish for spiritual things then it is sin for you, however innocent it may be in itself. Susannah Wesley, wife of John Wesley

Fallen man is both terrified of vulnerability and committed to maintaining independence.

Any man who thinks he can pastor a church and not have his wife as a part of the team is a man … who will find his ministry limited and even crippled because God intends for us to serve together – like a body in which each part is valued and needed.

Joy begins with our convictions about spiritual truths we're willing to bet our lives on, and truths that are lodged so deeply within us that they produce a settled assurance about God.

I would rather walk every day in the darkness with a God who remains a mystery to me than in the light with a God I completely understand.

When trust in God grows, joy has the freedom to grow as ell. We cannot have joy and worry at the same time ... when you're worrying, you're not trusting. And when you're trusting, you're not worrying.

A fundamental part of expressing trust in God is learning how to gaze at him and only glance at our problems.

Depth, not speed, is the truest measure of a balanced life.

We were made to live for ever. Something deep inside us calls out for what was lost, so we keep reaching for it, keep trying to find that perfection our souls long for. So it's not wrong to long for perfection; it's just wrong to expect it on earth. It isn't found here.