Quotes from Lynn Austin
Guard your heart, son," Eli said in a hushed voice. "That's what God looks at—your heart. Most folks look at the outside things, like the color of your skin. But God looks at your heart.
- Lynn Austin
It was easy to rise up in faith and heroism when we faced a clear-cut enemy. Its much harder to resist the enemy of gradualism and assimilation, much harder to maintain a passion for God when we are bogged down in the daily routine of life
- Lynn Austin
Prayer doesn't come with guarantees. We can't change God's mind by pleading with Him. But praying will bring us closer to Him, so He can comfort us and let us know He loves us no matter what happens.
- Lynn Austin
Sometimes when He seems the farthest away from us, He's really the closest.
- Lynn Austin
You can never out-give God. Don't ever forget that.
- Lynn Austin
There's no shame in changing direction, Harriet. In fact, once you've seen the warning signs, it's always wise to turn around.
- Lynn Austin
The journey has been a parody of my life recently: rushing, waiting, wandering, feeling lost and losing sleep, wondering if I'm getting anywhere.
- Lynn Austin
Depression, I've learned, is sometimes caused by anger that we keep locked up inside.
- Lynn Austin
So often I have felt alone in my journey, yet I've been afraid to let anyone see my fear and weakness.
- Lynn Austin
Then rely on your judgment and forget all this." Zechariah scooped up the scroll with a sweep of his hand. "But don't try to do both. It won't work. Either your faith in God is absolute, or it's worthless. There's no way to compromise.
- Lynn Austin
But the truth is, I can't sip from an hour-long church service on Sunday morning or dash off a hasty prayer or gulp down a daily Bible verse and expect them to sustain me any more than I can expect a glass of water to last for a week.
- Lynn Austin
The reality of life as His disciple, as one of "the sheep of his pasture" (Psalm 100:3), is a life of complete helplessness in a harsh environment, trusting the shepherd to lead us and feed us.
- Lynn Austin