Quotes by Francine Rivers

Rome tolerated every abominable practice, embraced every foul idea in the name of freedom and the rights of the common man. Citizens no longer carried on deviant behavior in private, but pridefully displayed it in public. It was those with moral values who could no longer freely walk in a public park without having to witness a revolting display.What happened to the public censors who protected the majority of citizenry from moral decadence? Did freedom have to mean abolishing common decency? Did freedom mean anyone could do anything they wanted anytime they wanted, without consequences?

We must seize every opportunity we can to speak the truth and proclaim peace. Especially now. Theres so little time for many.

Id rather see your honest pain than a brave front.

It was as though her tongue were a heavy weight in her mouth, and now her heart was even heavier for having kept silent.

I gave up what I cant keep for something I can never lose.

The Lord will provide.

If God wills that I die, then I die. No power on earth can change that.

These conquerors of the world are slaves to their passions, and someday their passions will bring them down.

Bithia seemed wise in the ways of the world, but she was completely ignorant of what she brought upon herself. Commerce with the powers of darkness might gain her what she desired for the moment, but at what cost in the end?

The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he shatter her? What has this god of yours ever really done for you? She stood very still for a long moment, her back to him. Everything.

If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever.

How can intemperate minds be free when theyre slaves to their own passions?

This generation seems to see children as a financial burden and responsibility to be avoided.

Have you ever been to the beach and wanted to feed the seagulls? The problem is you tear off a little crust from your sandwich and toss it to one, and ten more show up. Toss a little more and a flock descends. You start to wonder: if I run out of bread, will I become the meal?Turkeys are different. They startle easily and run for the barn. In the wild, they run for the hills. Of course, they’re very tasty. Benjamin Franklin thought them majestic enough to be an emblem for our country. I’m sorry, but Thanksgiving would be downright depressing. There’s our national symbol lying stuffed and roasted and ready to carve up for hungry guests. And then we have the eagles. Our forefathers were trained in the Bible. […]They would have known Isaiah 40:31. “Those who wait upon the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.” They were making war on the greatest power in the world of the time; the world was watching them. What could this band of commoners do? What troubles me about our country today is how many seagulls there are, scrambling for more. Remember the movie “Finding Nemo”? “Mine, mine, mine!” And we sure have a lot of gutless turkeys running for the barn whenever hard decisions have to be made; like how to keep our country solvent so our children won’t be in soup lines… Where are the eagles? That’s what I want to know. Please, God, we need us some eagles!

Past and future were out of her hands. One was finished and couldnt be undone. The other was beyond imagining.

Dwelling on the past only defeated her chances for changing the future.

Lord, you are God! You made us. Who better to know how to fix us when weve gone wrong? who better to set us to rights again? Who better to love us through the fire and refine us into something beautiful and useful despite our wrongs?

Never doubt in the darkness what God has given us in the light.

How could a woman who had an abortion not feel guilt or some sense of remorse? How could she justify what shed done? Whom else could she blame when everyone was telling her its her choice? Without facing the truth and confessing it, how could she be forgiven Who could she be restored? How could she be free?

And if it (life) were easier, would i have given my heart so fully to God? Put your hope in Him, and you wont be disappointed by what life offers