Quotes from Louie Giglio

The prophet Micah preached to his downtrodden people: Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen [true, not to be minimized], I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. (7:8 NIV)

Jesus is there in the midst of the pressure with us, and He's not just standing around with His hands in His pockets. He's there to rescue us when necessary, to protect us at all costs, and to fill our cups to overflowing. We don't need to watch over our shoulders anymore. God prepares a table for us in the midst of our enemies. Jesus is watching them, guarding us, so we can keep our attention fully fixed on the face of the Good Shepherd—Jesus, our Savior.

Faith thrives in holy discomfort. The

the battle for your life is fought and won in your mind. God wants you to take control of your mind, in Jesus' name, through the power of His Holy Spirit. You can think your way into changing your life for good.

I'm talking about influence that God wants to give us. I'm talking about opportunities. I'm talking about walking in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. I'm talking about stepping out in obedience. I'm talking about prayer and action. If our hearts are wide open in faith, then God is wide open to us.

The antidote to fear is faith, and the soundtrack of faith is worship.

all of us are shepherded whether we realize it or not. Your shepherd might not be Jesus. But something is going to lead you.

Jesus promises in Psalm 23 that peace, victory, and freedom will come in the midst of problems, pain, and loss. That's how we develop an 'even though' kind of faith. We live by knowing that, in the midst of a broken world, God Almighty is with us.

Whatever we are battling, internally or externally, the table is right there in the middle of the trouble, at the epicenter of conflict.

You have the power to water the good seeds and cultivate the good seeds and pull out any weeds that come from seeds you don't want.

Learning to let God help you keep your cool during the little stuff makes it easier to keep your cool when the big things come around.

Only one thing is faster than the speed of light, and that's the speed of God.