Quotes from Terri Blackstock

said that all people believe in a god—whether it's the god of hopelessness or the god of circumstances or the god of ourselves or the god of some other person. It took me a long time to figure out what my god was.

Our job is to stand up for our beliefs, cling to them no matter what, and wait for our redemption. Jesus will not let us down. I

every time you make a decision to be less than what God wants for you, you're denying yourself some of God's blessings. It's up to you. You can live a life with God's blessings, or just exist with all the consequences of choosing wrong.

time wasted is not always a waste of time.

Our job is to stand up for our beliefs, cling to them no matter what, and wait for our redemption. Jesus will not let us down.

Being from a Christian family doesn't make you a Christian any more than sitting in a garage —

This life is not about our comfort. We have an eternity for that. I really think this is about training and testing. We will have work to do in Heaven, work that is fulfilling and perfect for us. God needs to develop certain skill sets in us before that time. That may be what this life is about.

So could it be that good can come out of suffering? That God uses it to build things into us? Things we might need?

Instead of worrying, we need to be seeking His kingdom and His righteousness.

But living in fear is no kind of life. We have to trust God. That doesn't mean bad things won't happen. But we know He's in charge.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

every expression of gratitude is a prayer, which means the practice of intentional gratitude leads directly to a life lived in continual worship." He