--- title: "3 Disobedience Quotes By Jerry Bridges" description: "3 Disobedience quotes by Jerry Bridges. Plus more from Jerry Bridges and more Disobedience sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/jerry-bridges-1451_behavior_your-worst-days-are-never-so-bad-that-yo_531142.jpg" --- > [Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/your-worst-days-are-never-so-bad-that-you-are-beyond-the-reach-of-god-2/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/jerry-bridges-1451_behavior_your-worst-days-are-never-so-bad-that-yo_531142.jpg) > [“The Christian living in disobedience also lives devoid of joy and hope. But when he begins to understand that Christ has delivered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/the-christian-living-in-disobedience-also-lives-devoid-of-joy-and/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/jerry-bridges-1451_christian_the-christian-living-in-disobedience-als_2258908.png) > [“Too often, we say we are defeated by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated. We are simply disobedient. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/too-often-we-say-we-are-defeated-by-this-or-that-sin-no-we-are-not/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/jerry-bridges-1451_compromise_too-often-we-say-we-are-defeated-by-this_2406960.jpg) ## Other authors on Disobedience - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mahatma-gandhi-62675.jpg) Mahatma Gandhi 93 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/mahatma-gandhi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 27 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-howard-zinn-42481.jpg) Howard Zinn 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/howard-zinn/) - [Martin Luther King, Jr 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/martin-luther-king-jr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/oscar-wilde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-milton-51960.jpg) John Milton 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/john-milton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-tempest-williams-89542.jpg) Terry Tempest Williams 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/terry-tempest-williams/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/noam-chomsky/) - [Gail Bradbrook 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/gail-bradbrook/) ## More by Jerry Bridges > [We must allow the Bible to say what is says, not what we think it ought to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/we-must-allow-the-bible-to-say-what-is-says-not-what-we-think-it/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 PETER 3:18)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/grow-in-the-grace-and-knowledge-of-our-lord-and-savior-jesus-christ-2/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [It is not the fact that we are united in common goals or purposes that makes us a community. Rather, it is the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/it-is-not-the-fact-that-we-are-united-in-common-goals-or-purposes/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [A son or daughter in any human family is either born to or adopted by the parents. By definition, a child can't be both.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/a-son-or-daughter-in-any-human-family-is-either-born-to-or-adopted-by/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [“We must be careful to let the Holy Spirit do this searching. If we try to search our own hearts, we are apt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/we-must-be-careful-to-let-the-holy-spirit-do-this-searching-if-we-try/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [“Though the power for godly character comes from Christ, the responsibility for developing and displaying that character is ours.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/though-the-power-for-godly-character-comes-from-christ-the/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [God's Word must be so strongly fixed in our minds that it becomes the dominant influence in our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/god-s-word-must-be-so-strongly-fixed-in-our-minds-that-it-becomes-the/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [The cure for impatience with the fulfillment of God's timetable is to believe His promises, obey His will, and leave the results to Him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/the-cure-for-impatience-with-the-fulfillment-of-god-s-timetable-is-to/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [In a sermon entitled “God's Providence,” C. H. Spurgeon said, “Napoleon once heard it said, that man proposes and God disposes. 'Ah,' said Napoleon,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/in-a-sermon-entitled-god-s-providence-c-h-spurgeon-said-napoleon-once/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/patience-is-the-ability-to-suffer-a-long-time-under-the-mistreatment/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [Jesus said, "Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:33). We must honestly face the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/jesus-said-any-of-you-who-does-not-give-up-everything-he-has-cannot/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [We ought to be as earnest and frequent in our prayers of thanksgiving when the cupboard is full as we would be in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/we-ought-to-be-as-earnest-and-frequent-in-our-prayers-of-thanksgiving/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [... self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/self-control-is-not-control-by-oneself-through-one-s-own-willpower/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [The fruit of patience in all its aspects - long-suffering, forbearance, endurance, and perseverance - is a fruit that is most intimately associated with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/the-fruit-of-patience-in-all-its-aspects-long-suffering-forbearance/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) > [Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/bitterness-arises-in-our-hearts-when-we-do-not-trust-in-the-sovereign/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/jerry-bridges/#itemlist", "name": "3 Disobedience Quotes By Jerry Bridges", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. 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