In case you missed it, I had a really great year at BSSM. đ Donât worry; I have plenty of non-BSSM-related posts coming up too, but Iâve been taking some time to process and reflect on my year of school, and I want to share a few more things about the experience before I forget too many important details.
This week, I have 34 of the best quotes from the one and only Bill Johnson!
âWhen God is number one, there is no number two.â
âItâs a wrong way of thinking to conclude that because something happened, God approved it.â
âI canât afford to think things about my future that He doesnât think about my future.â
âGod rewards faithfulness with increased responsibility.â
âMy obedience canât be linked to understanding; my obedience has to be linked to what He says.â
âMost believers pray enough to change their conscience but not enough to change the situation.â
âHow much money is too much money? Itâs whatever replaces trust.â
âTimid prayers get timid answers.â
âMany Christians battle with confusion. But they battle confusion because they lost the battle over protecting Godâs word.â
âThe greater the opposition to the word, the more vital it is that you feed your soul on that word.â
âFaith is not an intellectual issue; it is superior to the intellect.â
âWe reflect the nature of the world we are most aware of.â
âPrayers that move you move him. Prayers that donât move you probably wonât move him. Itâs not their length; itâs their authenticity.â
âItâs never more critical than when it looks the most impossible.â
âIâve had friends through the years that never once missed a prophecy; they never got it wrong. Of course, they never prophesied.â đ
âGod doesnât hide things from me. He hides things for me.â
âIf you carry bitterness and you donât repent, you will infect people around you. If you hang out with bitter people, unless you are contributing to their transformation, their bitterness will infect you. Thereâs no middle ground. We are either impacting the environment, or the environment is impacting us.â
âI have zero room for experimentation when it comes to character.â
âSuccess is not necessarily a sign that the goal was from God.â
âA fast is when youâre hungrier for what you canât see than you are for what you can see.â
âHow do you know if the devilâs lying? His lips are moving!â
âYou donât get the blessings of one kingdom by following the laws of another.â
âYou have authority over any storm you can sleep in.â
âThe first temptation was to question what God said. Questioning what God said made eating the fruit logical. Questioning what God said made eating the fruit the most reasonable choice. Iâve got Godâs word and Iâve got a competitive word. Itâs hard to be all in when Iâm entertaining two opposing ideas.â
âGod is in a good mood. If you hang around Him, His joy is bound to rub off!â
âAnything you obtain through self-promotion youâll have to sustain through self-promotion. Anything you get through Godâs promotion, heâll defend.â
âThe Bible says we will be led forth with peace, so I try to make sure I donât go anywhere peace doesnât take me.â
âIâd like to suggest that some of those in the body of Christ that have been criticized because they are prosperous are people that first gave in secret, and now they have to endure the criticisms of friends and loved ones who donât know their history with God.â
âHe doesnât bring us to a point of birth and then fail to bring delivery.â
âThe Christian life is anything but complicated; it is not complicated. It is hard, but thereâs a difference between hard and complicated. If itâs complicated, itâs only because Iâm entertaining wrong ideas.â
âYou know your mindâs renewed when the impossible looks logical.â
âFaith brings answers, but enduring faith brings answers with character.â
Hey! I'm Brianna and I'm a millennial. I'm also a reader, writer, God-lover, introvert, and recovering perfectionist. âşď¸
I want to inspire millennials to retain their morality, hope, and faith as they transition into adulthood and full-fledged "adult."