Quotes from Kris Vallotton

Any thought that does not inspire hope is rooted in a lie.

As Romans 8:28 assures us, "We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

Fear is the most socially accepted sin in the church. Fear is the welcome mat to demonic activity in our lives.

There is no prison so secure that love cannot free you. There is no captor so strong that love cannot liberate you. There is no sin so terrible that love cannot restore you.

We received it by asking. This means that even very gifted people are not necessarily mature Christians. They may not even have good character. Therefore, the gifts of the Spirit do not validate our walk with God.

People were suddenly subject to the curse, which caused them to perform for identity instead of operating out of their identity. This has led to all sorts of perversions - people working for love instead of from love, for instance, and men and women measuring their relationship with God by their disciplines instead of by their passion.

Have you ever been betrayed? Have you ever been cut to the bone, stabbed in the back? Have you ever given someone your whole heart only to find out they used your heart to beat you with it? Have you ever laid down your life for someone? Have you ever served with reckless abandonment and in return got back a list of things that you failed to do?

James 4:6: "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Self-sabotage is the common denominator in all forms of anxiety and depression, whether rooted in the body, soul or spirit.

I dedicate this book to all the His-story makers disguised as ordinary humans living normal lives, but who are actually sons and daughters of God who have the mind of Christ. You are the Lord's secret service, His ambassadors of heaven who walk in power, think like God and love the hell out of people. May He hide you everywhere, from the palaces of royalty to the streets of obscurity, and may you transform everything your heart has the opportunity to touch.

Yet, personally, I would rather take the risk of living out God's power instead of reducing my experience in the Spirit down to something I can control.

most important keys to winning these battles is simply to recognize that these thoughts are not our own and to reject all ownership of them.