20 Quotes by Phil Vischer

The most important thing is not the work I can do for God. The most important thing is to make God the most important thing.

If God gives you a dream, and the dream comes to life and God shows up in it, and then the dream dies, it may be that God wants to see what is more important to you – the dream or him.

Beware of your dreams. They can become misplaced lovers. They can become idols.

God doesn’t love me because of what I can do for him. He just loves me – even when I’ve done nothing at all.

I believed I could change the world, and the weight of that belief almost crushed me. But guess what – apart from God, I can do nothing. I can’t get anywhere... My ability to accomplish anything good is dependent on my willingness to dwell in the current of God’s will.

VeggieTales is something that, on paper, makes no sense at all. It is a series of children’s videos where limbless, talking vegetables act out Bible stories. Try raising money with that pitch.

Have you ever been tempted to start your own business- First read this cautionary tale, especially if you think your ideas come from God.

That little whisper – “You deserve it” – comes, I believe, from the worst part of our sinful natures, the part that always wants another cookie, a bigger house, a nicer TV. I’m pretty sure it’s the same voice that told Hitler he “deserved” Poland.

An odd outlook on life is the beginning of good comedic writing.