“Allowing fear to run your life will only rob you of your future.” — Tessa Afshar Fear Copy Share Image
“I try to remember that walking in the will of God might mean waiting as much as it might mean moving forward.” — Tessa Afshar Inspirational Copy Share Image
“Victory was not so much in being perfect toward each other. Rather, victory would flow out of how they dealt with their… — Tessa Afshar Failure Copy Share Image
“It's time to leave fear behind or you'll be robbed of your destiny. You don't need confidence in yourselves or in your… — Tessa Afshar Confidence Copy Share Image
“This is a door that the Lord holds open for you. Walk through it. He who has called shall also equip. Everything… — Tessa Afshar Christian Copy Share Image
“Consider my lady, I’m the gardener and I know what the vine needs in order to thrive. You only see the stripping,… — Tessa Afshar Copy Share Image
“If God spared us from the piercing shaft of every sorrow,” she said, “we could never fulfill His best plans for our… — Tessa Afshar Life Copy Share Image
“This is a life of right order, Sarah. "The heart that knows the Lord as the source of its beauty and value… — Tessa Afshar Beauty Copy Share Image
“That was the day Rehab promised herself she would never bow her head to such gods. She hated them. For all their… — Tessa Afshar Hated Copy Share Image
“What do you think destiny is? A smooth path that never jostles you? No. When you walk in your destiny, you will… — Tessa Afshar Christian Copy Share Image
“He lingered in the periphery of her vision, studying her as she shaped a tall vessel. Her fingers had an enchantment to… — Tessa Afshar Christian-romance Copy Share Image
“There is only one measure of true success, child. How close you remain by His side. Does the dust of His feet… — Tessa Afshar Children Copy Share Image
“A woman needs to feel safe in love. She needs to know her husband accepts everything about her and still loves her.… — Tessa Afshar Love Copy Share Image
“The vine needs to suffer. Going down into this earth-fighting to survive among the stones, among the lime rock-this is what gives… — Tessa Afshar Grapes Copy Share Image
“the secret to victory in this hard life. Strive valiantly. Dare to try, knowing that you will make mistakes. You will fall… — Tessa Afshar Dare to try Copy Share Image
“You want what you want, not what He is willing to give. It’s an awkward spot. In my experience, He usually wins.… — Tessa Afshar Children Copy Share Image
“I mean that the reason God seems to act in ways that make no sense to us is that our perceptions are… — Tessa Afshar Good god Copy Share Image
“I followed Ruth's example, you know." He tilted his head in confusion. There was a Ruth in his neighborhood. But when could… — Tessa Afshar Christian-romance Copy Share Image
“She fetched the bowl of sour cherries Sisy had pitted the night before. They would make a lovely jam for the queen's… — Tessa Afshar Breakfast Copy Share Image
“An important note about Roxannah's background. In my conversation with Dr. Jessica Sanderson (please see Author Acknowledgements), what became obvious to me… — Tessa Afshar Authors-note Copy Share Image
“These simple words reveal Rahab’s amazing destiny: Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab (Matthew 1:5). In other words, Salmone… — Tessa Afshar Simple words Copy Share Image
“There is only one measure of true success, child. How close you remain by His side. Does the dust of His feet… — Tessa Afshar Children Copy Share Image
“Naomi enfolded Ruth in a warm embrace, before drawing back and patting her cheek. “If God spared us from the piercing shaft… — Tessa Afshar Embrace Copy Share Image
“Some of these walls had been of my own making; my rebellion, my resistance; my arrogance, my need for control. Some had… — Tessa Afshar Fear Copy Share Image
“All of those different strands, the hard and the sweet, were being used in the unfolding of this extraordinary moment: Amestris offering… — Tessa Afshar Broken pieces Copy Share Image
“Lord,” I cried out, in my mind. “You don’t see things the way we mortals see them. We judge by outward things,… — Tessa Afshar God Copy Share Image
We long for things that harm us and run from the things that grow and heal us. We think good is bad… — Tessa Afshar Growth Copy Share Image
“Although things seem to be falling apart, even now, in the midst of our worst disarray, the Lord is working to make… — Tessa Afshar Falling Copy Share Image
“If you go through life making every decision based on what is safest, you will look back one day and discover that… — Tessa Afshar Christian Copy Share Image
“Then it dawned on Joshua that God was not on Israel's side. He beckoned Israel to be on His side. Joshua couldn't… — Tessa Afshar Claimed Joshua Copy Share Image
“Sin is like that. Whether you know what you're doing or not, there is damage. There are consequences. The holiness of the… — Tessa Afshar Holiness Copy Share Image
“I want to grow old with you. I want your face to be the first thing I see in the morning and… — Tessa Afshar Children Copy Share Image
“While he hung on the cross, caught in the agony of such a death, Jesus found the strength to speak a handful… — Tessa Afshar Christian Copy Share Image
“Dare to try, knowing that you will make mistakes. You will fall short again and again, because there is no effort without… — Tessa Afshar Christian Copy Share Image
“All Rehab actually wanted was to belong to the Lord. She thirsted for God. Hungered for Him. She couln't seem to get… — Tessa Afshar God Copy Share Image
“This is what happens when we band together." She pointed at the cup. "When we work as a unified crew. This is… — Tessa Afshar First place Copy Share Image
