Quotes about Belonging

Clearly I did not inherit whatever gene it is that makes it so that when you linger in a place you start to put down roots.

The lights of the little café had signaled and called to his heart that, across the wasteland of the earth, there was home.

It is a shameful thing for a Christian to talk about getting the victory. We should belong so completely to the Victor that it is always His victory, and "we are more than conquerors through Him . . ." (Romans 8:37).

Remember whose you are and whom you serve.

Our deepest problem is that we seek to find our identity outside the story of redemption.

Human beings are always assigning to themselves some kind of identity. There are only two places to look. Either you will be getting your identity vertically, from who you are in Christ, or you will be shopping for it horizontally in the situations, experiences, and relationships of your daily life. This

One of God's sweetest gifts to us between the "already" of our conversion and the "not yet" of our homegoing is the gift of the body of Christ. God makes his invisible grace visible by sending people of grace to give grace to people who need grace. His people are meant to be the look on his face, the touch of his hand, the sound of his voice, the evidence of his love, the picture of his presence, and the visible demonstration of his faithfulness

You are always looking for something to which you can attach your identity, your hopes and dreams, and your inner peace.

If you're God's child, you can rest assured today that both your standing before God and his rule on your behalf are sure and secure.

God designed us to live in community, first with him and then with one another.

For most of us, church is merely an event we attend or an organization we belong to. We do not see it as a calling that shapes our entire life.

Many, many believers think of their church as a place to attend rather than something with which they are intimately involved.