Nicky Gumbel famous quotes

Church is not an organization you join; it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where you find healing.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Healing #Home #Organization

If you want your dreams to come true, don't oversleep.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Dream #Want

People may hurt you but God will heal you. People may humiliate you but God will honour you. People may judge you but God will justify you.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Hurt #Judging #People

Just because you are struggling does NOT mean you are failing. Every great success requires some kind of struggle to get there.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Struggle #Mean #Doe

Life is so short. Grudges are a waste of time. Laugh when you can, apologise when you should, and trust God with what you cannot change.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Laughing #Waste #Wasting Time

A lot of problems in the world would be solved if we talked to each other instead of about each other.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#World #Would Be #Problem

The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Giving Up #People #Looks

Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Past #Judging #Persons

The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Christian #Jesus #Scripture

Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Hurt #Love You #Appreciate

Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Pressure #Coal #Diamond

The most precious gift you can give someone is the gift of your time and attention.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Giving #Attention

If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Encouragement #Looks #Sides

It is only when we understand the transcendence of God that we see how amazing his immanence is, and what a huge privilege it is to be able to enjoy God's intimate friendship.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Able #Privilege #Intimate

Three principles of prayer: 1. Keep it honest. 2. Keep it simple. 3. Keep it up.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Prayer #Simple #Three

Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Hurt #Healing #Museums

Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Pray. Trust God. Enjoy life. Don't let the little things get you down.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Life #Stupid #Worry

Life is short. Make the most of it. Put God first. Love deeply. Forgive quickly. Laugh a lot. Find and live out your purpose.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Life Is Short #First Love #Deep Love

Stop looking for the perfect church. It does not exist. Even if it did exist, the moment we joined it, it would no longer be perfect!
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Perfect #Church #Doe

Too often we try to use God to change our circumstance, when God is trying to use our circumstance to change us.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Trying #Use #Circumstances

Let your dreams be bigger than your fears, your actions louder than your words, and your faith stronger than your feelings
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Dream #Feelings #Stronger

Anyone can stay true to your face, it's the people who stay true behind your back that really count.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#People #Faces #Stay True

The strength of your faith is not measured by the absence of doubt, but by the faithfulness of your life in the face of doubt.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Doubt #Faces #Faithfulness

Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Regret #Past #Worry

Be thankful for every day. Learn from mistakes. Don't dwell on regrets. Forgive with love. Gain strength from every struggle.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Appreciation #Regret #Mistake

If we knew what people had been through, their sorrow and suffering, we would not be so quick to judge.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#People #Judging #Suffering

Friendship multiplies joy and divides sorrow.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Joy #Sorrow

Difficulties come into our lives to develop us. Every storm is a school. Every trial is a teacher. Every experience is an education.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Teacher #School #Storm

What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Important #Church

When things aren't working out as you wish, be patient. Stop trying to move ahead of God. His timing is perfect. Trust Him.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Moving #Work Out #Perfect

Your age doesn't define your maturity; your grades don't define your ability; and what people say about you doesn't define who you are.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Maturity #People #Age

There is a story behind every person, a reason why they are the way they are. Don't be quick to judge. Be kind and assume the best.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Judging #Stories #Way

A happy relationship is made up of two good forgivers.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Two #Happy Relationship #Made

Life is a huge privilege and opportunity. God has trusted you with gifts and abilities, which he wants you to use.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Opportunity #Use #Want

Just because something isn't happening for you right now, doesn't mean it won't happen. God's timing is perfect.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Mean #Perfect #Timing

Don't undervalue yourself. God loves you. Your worth is what you are worth to God. Jesus died for you. You are of infinite value.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Christian #Jesus #Love You

Sometimes God teaches us how to solve our problems. Sometimes God teaches us how to face our problems
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Faces #Problem #Sometimes

Success is not measured by what you do compared to what others do, it is measured by what you do with the ability God gave you.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Blessing #Ability

Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Faith #Laughing #Obstacles

If God answers 'Yes', He is increasing your faith. If 'Wait', He is increasing your patience. If 'No', He has something better for you.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Wisdom #Waiting #Answers

The cross is bigger than your mistakes, bigger than your regrets, bigger than the secrets you hold. The cross stands above it all.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Regret #Mistake #Secret

With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Encouragement #Judging #Way

Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Funny #Doors #Next

Don't worry about your future. God knows you completely, accepts you unconditionally and loves you wholeheartedly. You can trust Him.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Motivation #Love You #Worry

You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Positive #People #Treats

You reveal your own character most clearly when you describe someone else's.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Character

Sometimes God calms the storm. Sometimes He lets the storm rage and He calms you
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Storm #Calm #Sometimes

In every generation, the world is changed by a few people, who stand for something, do not fear unpopularity and dare to make a difference.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Differences #People #Making A Difference

We have been forgiven so much that nothing we forgive compares to the amount we have been forgiven.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Forgiving #Compare #Forgiven

Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Knowledge #Underwear #Shows

Just because you can't see the air, doesn't mean you stop breathing. And just because you can't see God, doesn't mean you stop believing
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Believe #Mean #Breathing

One person can stop a great injustice. One person can be a voice for truth. One person’s kindness can save a life.
-- Nicky Gumbel

#Kindness #Voice #Injustice