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# Anne Graham Lotz

(1948)   Writer   United States

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Anne Graham Lotz is a writer from the United States.

## Quick Facts About Anne Graham Lotz

Born May 21, 1948

Nationality United States

Profession Writer

## About Anne Graham Lotz

Anne Morrow Graham Lotz is an American evangelist. She is the second daughter of evangelist Billy Graham and his wife Ruth Graham. She founded AnGeL Ministries, and is the author of 11 books, of which her best known is Just Give Me Jesus.

##  Quotes by Anne Graham Lotz · Page 2

> [There were so many outstanding women in scripture that were leaders. And, you know, the organized church sometimes puts boundaries on us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/there-were-so-many-outstanding-women-in-scripture-that-were-leaders/)

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> [If our lives are easy, and if all we ever attempt for God is what we know we can handle, how will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/if-our-lives-are-easy-and-if-all-we-ever-attempt-for-god-is-what-we/)

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> [“But God loved Hagar. He loves those who just can’t take it anymore and who run away. In fact, the Bible is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/but-god-loved-hagar-he-loves-those-who-just-can-t-take-it-anymore-and/)

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> [You can work all your life and make all the waters in all the rivers on Earth drinkable, but if, when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/you-can-work-all-your-life-and-make-all-the-waters-in-all-the-rivers/)

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> [I don't want to be entertained. I don't want visuals or musicals. I don't want a vacation. I don't want to quit.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/i-don-t-want-to-be-entertained-i-don-t-want-visuals-or-musicals-i-don/)

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[Cry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cry/)

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> [Even as a teenager, I felt that for whatever reason that we were living very close to the end of human history.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/even-as-a-teenager-i-felt-that-for-whatever-reason-that-we-were/)

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> [Often, in the midst of great problems, we stop short of the real blessing God has for us, which is a fresh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/often-in-the-midst-of-great-problems-we-stop-short-of-the-real/)

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> [I get up earlier than my husband and I intentionally spend time in prayer and Bible reading just to focus myself for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/i-get-up-earlier-than-my-husband-and-i-intentionally-spend-time-in/)

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> [As burned as I've been by local churches and by people who call themselves in God's name, Jesus gave us the church.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/as-burned-as-i-ve-been-by-local-churches-and-by-people-who-call/)

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> [I believe that our heavenly Father, our Savior, saved my mother from loneliness because of her daily walk with the Lord Jesus,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/i-believe-that-our-heavenly-father-our-savior-saved-my-mother-from/)

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> [When life is good and we have no problems, we can almost let ourselves believe we have no need for God. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/when-life-is-good-and-we-have-no-problems-we-can-almost-let-ourselves/)

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> [Anything John Stott says is worth listening to. Anything he writes is worth reading. Basic Christianity is not only a classic must-read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/anything-john-stott-says-is-worth-listening-to-anything-he-writes-is/)

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> [I felt that one of the things God impressed on me was that I needed to start a nonprofit corporation, so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/i-felt-that-one-of-the-things-god-impressed-on-me-was-that-i-needed/)

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> [For myself I never plan the way I deliver a message. I do prepare the content, and then I open my mouth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/for-myself-i-never-plan-the-way-i-deliver-a-message-i-do-prepare-the/)

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> [When I put my faith in Jesus Christ as my savior, and I asked him to forgive and to come into my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/when-i-put-my-faith-in-jesus-christ-as-my-savior-and-i-asked-him-to/)

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> [Suffering may be someones fault or it may not be anyones fault. But if given to God, our suffering becomes an opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/suffering-may-be-someones-fault-or-it-may-not-be-anyones-fault-but-if/)

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> [It has been religious people, often within the organized church, who have been the most critical of and even hostile to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/it-has-been-religious-people-often-within-the-organized-church-who/)

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> [If Jesus forgave those who nailed Him to the cross, and if God forgives you and me, how can you withhold your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/if-jesus-forgave-those-who-nailed-him-to-the-cross-and-if-god/)

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> [My life's goal is not to write books; my life's goal is to know God better today. The neat thing about a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/my-life-s-goal-is-not-to-write-books-my-life-s-goal-is-to-know-god/)

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> [I think some people who say they're not Christians can behave in a more godly fashion than people who call themselves Christians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/i-think-some-people-who-say-they-re-not-christians-can-behave-in-a/)

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> [I need the spiritual revival that comes from spending quiet time alone with Jesus in prayer and in thoughtful meditation on His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/i-need-the-spiritual-revival-that-comes-from-spending-quiet-time/)

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> [I read God's word when I am not suffering. And then I don't have to all of a sudden establish this habit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/i-read-god-s-word-when-i-am-not-suffering-and-then-i-don-t-have-to/)

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> [Just like you need to strengthen your core physically with exercise, you also need to strength your core spiritually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/just-like-you-need-to-strengthen-your-core-physically-with-exercise/)

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> [Prayer is hard work. We may neglect it because we're too tired, too busy, or too distracted to put into prayer the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/prayer-is-hard-work-we-may-neglect-it-because-we-re-too-tired-too/)

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> [If I can center down and strengthen the core of who I am, and the core of who I am is my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/if-i-can-center-down-and-strengthen-the-core-of-who-i-am-and-the-core/)

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> [One misconception is that if we follow God in the life of faith, and that means obedience - that we read His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/one-misconception-is-that-if-we-follow-god-in-the-life-of-faith-and/)

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> [Are you facing a superheated furnace? What God wants is for you to look full in the face of Jesus. Get your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/are-you-facing-a-superheated-furnace-what-god-wants-is-for-you-to/)

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> [I believe our nation is in deep trouble. We seem to have lost our identity because in many ways we're separated from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/i-believe-our-nation-is-in-deep-trouble-we-seem-to-have-lost-our/)

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> [I want to take my focus off myself and focus on God. It's like setting your spiritual compass so no matter which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/i-want-to-take-my-focus-off-myself-and-focus-on-god-it-s-like-setting/)

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> [I'm living my life for an audience of one. I live my life to please God. And I believe if He's pleased,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/i-m-living-my-life-for-an-audience-of-one-i-live-my-life-to-please/)

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> [Desperation compels us to pray with fervent, focused faith - especially when we have no one else to turn to. God honors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/desperation-compels-us-to-pray-with-fervent-focused-faith-especially/)

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[Cry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cry/)

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> [“authentically. I am deeply motivated to know God. I want to know Him as He truly is, not through the distorted reflection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/authentically-i-am-deeply-motivated-to-know-god-i-want-to-know-him-as/)

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> [Prayer offered without faith by a person that doesn't truly believe God exists will not be effective. Sin in our lives that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/prayer-offered-without-faith-by-a-person-that-doesn-t-truly-believe/)

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> [Abraham wasn't perfect. He failed, made mistakes. But, he would go back, get right with God, and then just keep moving forward.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/abraham-wasn-t-perfect-he-failed-made-mistakes-but-he-would-go-back/)

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> [When I was a teenager, I was trying to please people. I kept changing who I was to please the people I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/when-i-was-a-teenager-i-was-trying-to-please-people-i-kept-changing/)

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> [“Did your big break turn into a big bust? Sometimes a great escape from a wounded past can turn into something worse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/did-your-big-break-turn-into-a-big-bust-sometimes-a-great-escape-from/)

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> [In the Bible, ordination - I don't see that in the Scripture. In the Bible, it's whether you're filled with the Holy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/in-the-bible-ordination-i-don-t-see-that-in-the-scripture-in-the/)

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[Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/)

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> [Jesus has given me ample resources to meet the spiritual needs of others because He has given me Himself and He has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/jesus-has-given-me-ample-resources-to-meet-the-spiritual-needs-of/)

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> [It was when my children were 5, 3 and 10 months old that I just felt the desperate need to get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/it-was-when-my-children-were-5-3-and-10-months-old-that-i-just-felt/)

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> [My hope is that this life is not all there is. This life is like preparation for what is coming next, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/my-hope-is-that-this-life-is-not-all-there-is-this-life-is-like/)

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