Bart Millard Quotes

I've been through difficult times where it just seems like hope is nowhere to be found, but those are some of the greater moments where we run to Christ a little faster and hang on a little tighter.

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.

I have great faith in God. Without faith, I don't know how I would have been able to get through what I've been through.

That's my thing - keep filled with faith. Keep doing what you can do and I believe God will do what you can't do.

Trust is not a passive state of mind. It is a vigorous act of the soul by which we choose to lay hold on the promises of God and cling to them despite the adversity that at times seeks to overwhelms us.

The greatest test of faith is when you don't get what you want, but still you are able to say Thank You Lord.

God uses people to help others. I only pray my faith is strong enough to get me through what I have to face.

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

The next time you're disappointed, don't panic. Don't give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He's still in control.

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

When life feels like a yoyo, no matter the ups or the downs know that you'll always end up in the hands of Almighty God.

Helen Rosevere was a British medical missionary in the Congo years ago during an uprising. Her faith was strong and her trust was confident, yet she was raped and assaulted and treated brutally. Commenting later, she said, "I must ask myself a question as if it came directly from the Lord, 'Can you thank Me for trusting you with this experience even if I never tell you why?'" What a profound thought. God has trusted each of us with our own set of unfair circumstances and unexplained experiences to deal with. Can we still trust in Him even if He never tells us why?

We prove God by showing active faith, which puts to flight all adverse appearances

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

I can be poor, I can lose a job, I can have a hospital bill that I don't know how to pay, for I can do all these things through Him who strengthens me.

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

We have been given God in our souls and Christ in our flesh. We have the power to believe where others deny, to hope where others despair, to love where others hurt.

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

We all face storms in life. Some are more difficult than others, but we all go through trials and tribulation. That's why we have the gift of faith.

As long as I have my faith in God, I'm good. I know everything else is going to come.

God does give us more than we can bear sometimes.

There are a lot of battles to face, and if I didn't have that religious core - that base to turn to - I would be truly lost.

I have to keep reminding myself: If you give your life to God, he doesn't promise you happiness and that everything will go well. But he does promise you peace. You can have peace and joy, even in bad circumstances.

You've got to be willing to forgive and say, 'God, get something good out of something bad.' And if you'll make that choice... God will do it.

You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.