Beth Moore Quotes

That the sum of a man's life was not where he wound up but in the details that brought him there. That we made mistakes. I closed my eyes, sick of the riddles, and to my surprise all I could see were dandelions-as if they had been painted on the fields of my imagination, a hundred thousand suns. And I remembered something else that makes us human: faith, the only weapon in our arsenal to battle doubt.

Faith given back to us after a night of doubt is a stronger thing, and far more valuable to us than faith that has never been tested.

And when things get tough, trust there is a bigger plan and that you will be stronger for it.

The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many hurdles, twists, and turns to come, but as long as I kept moving forward, one foot in front of the other, the voices of fear and shame, the messages from those who wanted me to believe that I wasn't good enough, would be stilled.

You have to be willing to endure the discomfort, the doubts and unknowing, you somehow find the courage to walk through your doubts and the difficult times because you are living the life you are meant to live.

... the deep experience of the lonely climb on the mountain of success brings a wealth beyond power to compute. To you all suffering is understandable and your heart opens wide in sympathy.

Life is all about finding your place. All of us are vulnerable, and at times we all feel adrift. But somehow, we all muddle through. He'll be fine. Like the rest of us. We just need some faith.

Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.

The warrior of light knows that everything around him - his victories, his defeats, his enthusiasm and his despondency - form part of his Good Fight.

Faith must be tested, because it can be turned into a personal possession only through conflict.

The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to discipline the body, to find courage, to renew faith and to become one's own person, utterly and completely.

Don't ask the world to stop moving because you have doubts.

She had to have faith not just in trying but in failing. Was she strong enough to fail Was she strong enough not to

I've learned that every single trial offers us a chance to either turn away from what we know to be true, or to stand strong in who we are...

Life involves passions, faiths, doubts, and courage.

I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.

Faith is not for overcoming obstacles; it is for experiencing them—all the way through!

We all have in our hearts some areas of unbelief. Let us say to the Lord: I believe! Help my unbelief.

Trust in your own untried capacity.

...We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. That sounds goody two-shoes, I know, but I believe that a diamond is the result of extreme pressure and time. Less time is crystal. Less than that is coal. Less than that is fossilized leaves. Less than that it's just plain dirt. In all my work, in the movies I write, the lyrics the poetry, the prose, the essays, I am saying that we may encounter many defeats - maybe it's imperative that we encounter the defeats - but we are much stronger than we appear to be and maybe much better than we allow ourselves to be.

I don't know what should have happened in my life, but I do know that I'm dancing as fast as I can.

Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior

It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured.\

Courage, I now see, is a journey involving self-doubt and self-examination, with the end never in sight.

To my mind, faith is like being in the sun. When you are in the sun, can you avoid creating a shadow? Can you shake that area of darkness that clings to you, always shaped like you, as if constantly to remind you of yourself? You can’t. This shadow is doubt. And it goes wherever you go as long as you stay in the sun. And who wouldn’t want to be in the sun?