“The Cross enables each of God’s children to learn to say no. In the Gospels, Jesus did not do everything others wanted him to do (see John 2:3—4; 4:43—54; 6:15, 26—27, 30—40; 7:3—10; 8:48—59; 10:30—39; 11:1—6, 21—27; 13:8—10; 18:19—24, 33—37).… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“People in the middle usually discover that more work is involved than they ever expected. It is hard to hold onto the dream, and… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now.” — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“This side of heaven, relationships and ministry are always shaped in the forge of struggle.” — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“It is always harder to live in the middle of something than it is to live at the beginning or the end. When you… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“Whenever you believe that the evil outside you is greater than the evil inside you, a heartfelt pursuit of Christ will be replaced by… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“Every good relationship we have is a gift of God's grace. Left to ourselves, nothing good would happen. Our problem has everything to do… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“The shattered relationship between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at the cross provides the basis for our reconciliation. No other relationship ever suffered more… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“Christian friendships do not simply help us bask in the sunshine of God’s grace; they also help us to roll up our sleeves and… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“The reason we fail to keep commands 4 through 10 is because we have failed to keep the first three. If you break commands… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“Your relationships will take you beyond the boundaries of your normal strength. Encouragement gives struggling people eyes to see the unseen Christ.” — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“Notice how much Israel’s response to hardship maps onto ours. We face hard things and we complain about things as mundane as a menu.… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“If you look for God in your relationships, you will always find things to be thankful for. When God reigns in our hearts, peace… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“We think, How much better life would be if a certain situation or a relationship were different! Meanwhile, God says that what needs change… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“We say that the difficulty causes us to respond in sinful ways. But the Bible teaches again and again that our circumstances don’t cause… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“God is simply taking you where you do not want to go to produce in you what you could not achieve on your own.” — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
