“Our background, relationships, situation, and physical condition only provide the opportunity for our thoughts, words, and actions to reveal whatever is already in our hearts. Our hearts are always the ultimate cause of our responses, and where the true spiritual… — 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
