Marcus Luttrell Quotes

Christians have learned that when there seems to be no other evidence of God's love, they cannot escape the cross.

Christians can be positive even in a negative situation because we know God has a purpose for allowing that problem.

When I was about five, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ, and since then it's just been a stronghold in my life. Really, through the shark attack and all the hard times that my family and I went through, it gave us unity and perseverance to push through all this crazy stuff that we never knew was going to happen.

When the Christian doesn't find joy on account of his happenings, he can always find joy in spite of them.

The Christian faith makes it possible for us nobly to accept that which cannot be changed, and to meet disappointments and sorrow with an inner poise, and to absorb the most intense pain without abandoning our sense of hope.

Nothing will carry you through hardship like a sincere devotion to Christ.

Faithful servants have a way of knowing answered prayer when they see it, and a way of not giving up when they don't.

Faith is reacting positively to a negative situation.

Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up.

In our competitive world we're taught to never quit trying, never give up, and never give in - so we don't hear much about surrendering. If winning is everything, surrendering is unthinkable. Even Christians would rather talk about winning, succeeding, overcoming, and conquering than yielding, submitting, obeying, and surrendering. But surrendering to God is the heart of worship.

We simply can't trust God's power fully until we experience it in the midst of our crisis.

I know in the Christian church the old ladies use to say "what the devil meant for bad God meant for good." So some of the things that I think they went out and tried to be detrimental to my life saved me in a lot of ways.

I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.

I was giving up. I would have given up - if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said "I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it through this nightmare. I will beat the odds, as great as they are. I have survived so far, miraculously. Now I will turn miracle into routine. The amazing will be seen everyday. I will put in all the hard work necessary. Yes, so long as God is with me, I will not die. Amen.

It's not how we fall that defines us as Christians. It's how we get up again.

Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith.

Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

There have been many times in my life when I felt like I'd never pick up the pieces, but God has always given me the power to do it.

We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord.

I would not have lasted a minute, literally a minute, on this Earth without God and angels by my side, because I was born. And right as I was born, I went into a respiratory arrest. So, big things that keep me going are friends and family, God. And another thing is looking forward to what's going to happen tomorrow.

I had two times in my life where I wanted to give up everything I worked for, but God gave me a job.

I have been blind. I have been paralyzed. But each day, if I wake up, then I know He's left me here for a reason, and I have to say yes. And I have to get up. And I have to make the best of that day.

I know that there's a god because I was able to survive everything that I've been through - all of the tough times - and I'm still at the top of my game.

I'm a Christian man, and I don't believe anything could be put in front of me that God can't take away.