Priscilla Shirer famous quotes

04-17-2025

God is the God of 'right now.' He doesn't want you sitting around regretting yesterday. Nor does He want you wringing your hands and worrying about the future. He wants you focusing on what He is saying to you and putting in front of you ... right now.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Regret #Hands #Yesterday
Everything you need God already is.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Needs #Need God
Unity does not mean sameness. It means oneness of purpose.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Mean #Oneness #Unity
Every decision you need to make, every task you need to accomplish, every relationship you need to navigate, every element of daily life you need to traverse, God has already perfectly matched up with an equivalent-to-overflowing supply of His grace. If you donâ€™t agree with that, then you either lack a proper appreciation for what you have, or you are doing things that youâ€™re not supposed to be participating in right now.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Appreciation #Decision #Grace
We can't anticipate and provide for life's trials, but the Lord can and does. The Lord wants us to thirst not after a quick fix to our problems but after the life-altering refreshment of His provision.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Doe #Trials #Want
The spirit of complaint is born out of an unwillingness to trust God with today. Like the Israelites, it means you are spending your time looking back toward Egypt or wishing for the future all the while missing what God is doing right now.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Mean #Egypt #Missing
Now is the time to know that God is able. To connect your current reality with God's present ability.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Reality #Able #Currents
Whatever you are holding onto in this life, hold it loosely so it wonâ€™t hurt when the Lord has to pry your fingers open to take it away.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Hurt #Holding On #Lord
True success in any endeavor can only come when the Father has initiated the activity and invited our participation.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Father #Endeavor #Participation
Most of our days are filled with routine duties required for life to continue with any sort of sanity. But if we take the time look closely, we might discover that God is using these normal activities to prepare us for future tasks, each duty pointing to His blessing in our lives.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Blessing #Routine #Looks
We often donâ€™t realize that where God puts us is the very place we need to be to receive what He wants to give us.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Giving #Want #Needs
Disciplined runners consistently clear their heads and focus fully on the journey ahead.. .because their passion and zeal for the goal supersedes the strain. The goal beckons them onward. Passion doesn't negate weariness; it just resolves to press beyond it.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Passion #Journey #Goal
God has gone before us so we can walk in the future He has for us.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Gone #Walks
Give your hands to Him for His work, your feet to walk His path, and your ears to hear Him speak
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Hands #Feet #Giving
Only God's presence can change people's lives.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#People
Yesterday's partial obedience creates staggering consequences in today's experiences.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Yesterday #Today #Obedience
We can see hope in the midst of hopelessness.Â We can see peace in the midst of chaos.Â We have a hope that the world does not have.Â We can see clearly that all things work together for the good of them that love Him and are called according to His purpose.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Together #Doe #Purpose
It is time for us to breathe and build margin into our lives for God. Sabbath was intended as a gift, and it is still a gift to us today. If you are weary, worn out, and exhausted the concept of Sabbath will change your life.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Today #Exhausted #Changing Your Life
Having your spiritual radar up in constant anticipation of His presence- even in the midst of the joyful chaos and regular rhythms of your everyday living- is paramount in hearing God, because sometimes the place and manner you find Him is the least spectacular you'd expect.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Spiritual #Everyday #Hearing
What might God be trying to grow in your character or cement in your relationship with Him by keeping you separated from some of the things you want but donâ€™t yet have?
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Character #Trying #Might
If you feel an overwhelming urge to act spontaneously, pull in the reins
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Overwhelming #Feels #Reins
Persistent, internal inklings matched by external confirmation is often the way God directs believers into His will.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Way #Confirmation #Persistent
In the midst of a universe that cannot exist for a second without constant motion, God transcended the order of nature. He stopped. He rested. And He prescribes the same for you and me.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Order #Midst #Constant
Today's difficulties are often a result of yesterday's disobedience.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Yesterday #Today #Results
When you face two options and each seems to please God, consider the one that displays God's glory, power and strength. This makes room for God to reveal Himself to you and show Himself through you. Don't be fearful about the hard road he may ask you to take He desires to show Himself strong in you and will encourage you to do things that require trust and faith.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Strong #Two #Desire
We serve a God who is waiting to hear from you, and He can't wait to respond.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Waiting
Contentment is the equilibrium between the enjoyment of life now and the anticipation of what is to come.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Contentment #Anticipation #Equilibrium
Yet some of the most faithful, effective Christians I know are those who are living out their quiet calling to the few in their home, to their fledging church, or to the homeless under a bridge in their city. Nothing is meager or insignificant about that.
-- Priscilla Shirer

#Christian #Home #Bridges

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