Quotes by Randy Alcorn

Am I getting braver, or just getting accustomed to being terrified?

The vermin explain their sin with sanctimonious language like, Weve prayed about it and sought counsel, and we feel its the right thing to do. Dont let it down on them that to the Enemy what they feel is inconsequential. His moral laws dont give a rip about how any of them feel. The sludgebags have no more power to vote them in and out of existence than they have power to revoke the law of gravity.

The conflicting missions of the two armies seemed to have no fog, no gray, only black-and-white clarity. I had lived my life in terms of compromise, rule-bending, trade-offs, concessions, bargaining, striking deals, finding middle ground. In these two great armies, there was no such thing. Good was good, and evil was evil, and they shared no common ground.

Tomorrows character is made out of todays thoughts. Temptation may come suddenly, but sin doesnt.

When you pretend you don’t feel hurt or angry or devastated, you’re not fooling God. Be honest! Don’t misunderstand; I am not encouraging you to be angry at God or to blame him. He deserves no blame. Rather, I am encouraging you to honestly confess to God your feelings of hurt, resentment, and anger. Often we look at suffering from our perspective and forget that God sees from another vantage point.

There is a powerful relationship between our true spiritual condition and our attitude and actions concerning money and possessions.

In the silence punctuated only by their footsteps, both men thought not of themselves but of a Man who once made a long,lonely march up a hill, who in the worlds worst hour did the most courageous thing ever done.At the end of His climb,He spread out His arms and permitted guilty men to drive nails into His hands and feet. He endured untold agony to give undeserving men- like Mike Hollis, Derrick Freeman, Nathan Hayes, and Adam Mitchell- a second chance.To most people none of this - not what these men were doing now, nor what He did two thousand years ago-made sense.From the outside, grace and truth,honor and courage,seldom do.

Its always easier to avoid temptation than to resist it.

We are [Gods] by creation, and again by redemption. He has every right to tell me what to do with my mind and body. I have. I right to do whatever I want with my body.

[Nathan] wasnt blindly obsessed with a possession. He wasnt crazy. He was a hero--a father whod risked his life to rescue his son.

Are we truly obeying the command to love our neighbor as ourselves if were storing up money for potential future needs when our neighbor is laboring today under actual present needs?

When I save, I lay something aside for future need. If I sense Gods leading, I will give it away to meet greater needs. When I hoard, Im unwilling to part with what Ive saved to meet others needs, because my possible future needs outweigh their actual present needs. I fail to love my neighbor as myself.

To turn the tide of materialism in the Christian community, we desperately need bold models of kingdom-centered living. Despite our need to do it in a way that doesnt glorify people, we must hear each others stories about giving or else our people will not learn to give.

If we can keep ourselves from interfering with the natural laws of life, mistakes can be our childs finest teachers.

If economic catastrophe does come, will it be a time that draws Christians together to share every resource we have, or will it drive us apart to hide in our own basements or mountain retreats, guarding at gunpoint our private stores from others? If we faithfully use our assets for his kingdom now, rather than hoarding them, cant we trust our faithful God to provide for us then?

A disciple does not ask, How much can I keep? but, How much more can I give? Whenever we start to get comfortable with our level of giving, its time to raise it again.

Father to teenage son: My relationship with you is more important than anything Ive got to say to you.

Tolstoy said, The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed either by a change of life or by a change of conscience. Many of us have elected to adjust our consciences rather than our lives. Our powers of rationalization are unlimited. They allow us to live in luxury and indifference while others, whom we could help if we chose to, starve and go to hell.

Abundance isnt Gods provision for me to live in luxury. Its his provision for me to help others live. God entrusts me with his money not to build my kingdom on earth, but to build his kingdom in heaven.

Why ask for your daily bread when you own the bakery?