God Quote by Ann Patchett — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Just because things hadn't gone the way I had planned didn't necessarily mean they had gone wrong.”

“For the most part wisdom comes in chips rather than blocks. You have to be willing to gather them constantly, and from sources you never imagined to be probable. No one chip gives you the answer for everything. No one chip stays in the same place throughout your entire life. The secret is to keep adding voices, adding ideas, and moving things around as you put together your life. If you’re lucky, putting together your life is a process that will last through every single day you’re alive.”

“He is fifteen and ten and five. He is an instant. He is flying back to her. He is hers again. She feels the weight of him in her chest as he comes into her arms. He is her son, her beloved child, and she takes him back.”

“If we are to believe he is really alive with all that that implies, then we have to believe without proof. And of course that is the only way it could be. If it could be somehow proved, then we would have no choice but to believe. We would lose our freedom not to believe. And in the very moment that we lost that freedom, we would cease to be human beings. Our love of God would have been forced upon us, and love that is forced is of course not love at all. Love must be freely given. Love must live in the freedom not to love; it must take risks. Love must be prepared to suffer even as Jesus on the Cross suffered, and part of that suffering is doubt.”

“Is anything too hard for the Lord? (Genesis 18:14)”

“Thea, better your face than the face of God. Better your love, better your grace.”

“God is the reason I’m surviving, but he’s sure used you in my life wonderfully. I love you.”

“Does your church point to Jesus, or does it point to itself? Let's get real, God isn't looking for a show, He's looking for hearts transformed by His truth. Let's prioritize the sacred over the spectacular, and let God's word build up His church.”