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5 of My Favorite Faith-Inspiring Quotes Scripture. There’s nothing as life-giving as God’s Word, and during my time in ministry I’ve tried to apply “The Hand” illustration to making Scripture an everyday part of my life. If you haven’t heard of “The Hand” the premise is that each of these 5 practices gives you a strong “grip” on the Word of God, as if each of these represent one of your fingers (and thumb, of course):
  1. Hearing
  2. Reading
  3. Studying
  4. Memorizing
  5. Meditating
While I try my best to quote Scripture the most, I’ve also been encouraged and inspired by several quotes I’ve read in books or heard in sermons throughout the years. These don’t take the place of Scripture (obviously!) but these quotes have given me perspective, hope, and encouragement in my day-to-day life, and I hope they do the same for you wherever you are reading this from.
A person who claims to be a Christian makes an ethical statement and has committed to a certain morality. For that person to have integrity, then, he or she must live by the biblical ethic.

Handbook to Leadership – Boa, Buzzell, and Perkins

Establish right priorities: His Kingdom, His culture, His way and His will – not ours. Establish proper alignment: God first, Kingdom work first.

Spiritual Survival Handbook – Dr. Robert S. Miller

Our uncorrected thinking, influenced by the blindness of our natural hearts and the intrusive ubiquity of visible things, tends to draw a contrast between the spiritual and the real; but actually, no such contrast exists. The spiritual is real.

The Pursuit of God – A. W. Tozer

We human beings have the faculty of reason—and are to use it in order to believe.

The Rational Bible – David Prager

The Holy Spirit is not a blind, impersonal influence or power that comes into our lives to illuminate, sanctify and empower them. No, He is immeasurably more than that, He is a holy Person who comes to dwell in our hearts, One who sees clearly every act we perform, every word we speak, every thought we entertain, even the most fleeting fancy that is allowed to pass through our minds; and if there is anything in act, or word or deed that is impure, unholy, unkind, selfish, mean, petty or untrue, this infinitely holy One is deeply grieved by it.

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit – R. A. Torrey

If you’re looking for some other great reads, don’t forget to check out my previous article: 3 of My Favorite Books – Have You Read Any of These?   What are some of your favorite quotes? I’d love to hear them – share below!