The Bible is full of inspirational verses, but others have inspiring quotes that just might inspire you.
Inspiring Quotes
The Bible is full of inspirational verses, but other people have inspiring quotes too that just might inspire you today, and now more than ever, we could use some inspiration. We all have those days where we are feeling low and need some encouragement. It is in these precise moments that we seek Him and find solace in His Word (the Bible). That should be your first and primary source of strength every day, so don’t get into a personal famine of the Word in your life because you will lose a strong source of God’s own power (Isaiah 55:11; Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18). There, in His Word, is a shelter of safety to run to (i.e. Psalm 51, 103). When we immerse ourselves in the Bible and His teachings, we allow Him to work through us as the Spirit of God takes the Word of God and changes the children of God. It is our hope that these inspirational Christian quotes and Bible verses will lift you up as you seek comfort, guidance or simply a reminder of God’s love and His will for your life and instructions on how we should live our lives. John 3:16 should be inspiring enough, but other chapters are there to strengthen you and encourage you, so use them!
Anxious for Nothing
Corrie Ten Boom once said, “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength.” That goes along with Jesus’ statement about worry, that none of us, “by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life” (Matt 6:27). If anything, worry or anxiety can shorten our life. We have Jesus’ word that we can “ask and sit will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” (Luke 11:9). These verbs (ask, seek and knock) are in the Greek imperfect tense, meaning we must keep on asking…keep on seeking and keep on knocking. Pastor Tony Evans wisely said, “God will meet you where you are in order to take you where He wants you to go.” I’ve seen that proven to be true many times. The Apostle Paul had no anxiety and could confidently say that “my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Phil 4:19). Do we have that same confidence? We should because we can believe His Word.
A Tested Faith
I believe that a faith that’s not been tested is a faith that can’t be trusted. Mother Teresa knew, to “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” She echoes Jesus’ statement, “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much” (Luke 16:10). Living out your faith is not getting any easier today, which is why we must “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses” (1 Tim 6:12). How true it is what Elisabeth Elliot wrote that “Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them,” but we must remember, “God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer). Pastor/Author John Piper put it nicely when he wrote, “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.”
Treasures (not here but) in Heaven
“…we should give to store up treasure in heaven and not on earth.”
One principle I’ve learned about not losing rewards is if I tell everyone the good thing I did, I get the glory and not God, and all my reward amounts to a pat on the back. That’s it! That’s a pathetic reward isn’t it, but Jesus said the Jews lived for such accolades and why our Lord said, “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven” (Matt 6:1). What we tell others, God will forget; what we forget, God will remember. Randy Alcorn said, “He who lays up treasures on earth spends his life backing away from his treasures. To him, death is loss. He who lays up treasures in heaven looks forward to eternity; he’s moving daily toward his treasures. To him, death is gain.” Francis Chan says “Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”
Learning Contentment
“I’ve learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances,” said Martha Washington. Paul himself had to learn to be content in all circumstances. The terrible circumstances he endured couldn’t reach the joy he had. How did Paul learn contentment? In being in terrible circumstances (Phil 4:10-13)! You can’t learn contentment when everything is going well. Paul never looked back but rather he said, “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil 3:14). If you’re pressing forward toward a goal, then you’re likely not looking back with discontentment. Williams Gurnall said, “Let this encourage those of you who belong to Christ: the storm may be tempestuous, but it is only temporary. The clouds that are temporarily rolling over your head will pass, and then you will have fair weather, an eternal sunshine of glory. Can you not watch with Christ for one hour? “
Conclusion
The late Dr. Charles Stanley reminds all of us that “Your potential is the sum of all the possibilities God has for your life.” One of my personal favorites is from Dr. John MacArthur who said, “You are the only Bible some unbelievers will ever read.” And to encourage you, Eleanor Roosevelt said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.” If we have never trusted in Jesus Christ, we stand on the cliff of eternity which we could fall into at any moment, all of us are one breath, one accident, or one heartbeat away from judgment (Heb 9:27), or if Christ were to return and you have not yet placed your faith in Him, your judgment is settled for all time (Rev 20:12-15; 21:8). Please reader, I pray you put your trust in Christ today, while it’s still today (2 Cor 6:2), for tomorrow may be too late (Dan 12:1-3).
Here is some related reading for you: 22 Inspirational Bible Verses
Resource – Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), Crossway Bibles. (2007). ESV: Study Bible: English standard version. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway Bibles. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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