“The devil is stronger and smarter than we are; so arguing with him won’t help us very much and can actually enhance our difficulty. Jesus has provided us with the way to resist…there are Scripture passages to refute every one of [the devil’s] lies. Immersing ourselves in the Bible is one of the primary ways we keep, or guard, our hearts.” GodChristianityDevilBible Book:Trust: A Godly Woman's Adornment Source: Trust: A Godly Woman's Adornment
“We don’t need ten tips to a better spiritual life. What we need is to put God out front in our thoughts, priorities, time, and activities. If we allow his Word to govern us, we will see that he delights to show us “the path of life” and the path for our life (p. 45).” JoyPut God First Book:Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment Source: Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment
“How can we help what we feel? We just can’t muster up joyful feelings; that’s true. But we can rejoice, which sooner or later leads to joyful feelings. Rejoicing is not a feeling. It is joy in action. It is the humble willingness to offer God praise and thanks in all things, regardless of how we feel at the moment (p. 98).” JoyThanksgivingGratefulness Book:Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment Source: Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment
“We will never know lasting joy in the Lord if we seek to understand him by what goes on in the world or by our circumstances. The only way to joy is to interpret our circumstances by God’s Word rather than to judge God by our circumstances (p. 40).” Joy Book:Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment Source: Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment
“The Holy Spirit doesn’t give us more love or more faithfulness or more joy. He gives us Christ, and as he does, joy and all the rest are produced within us as the fruit of that union (p. 73).” JoyChrist Book:Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment Source: Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment
“The joy of trials is rarely found in the circumstances of our difficulties. Rather, it is found when we stop fighting against what God is doing and seek his purposes and priorities, which always without exception are designed for our welfare. Whatever the difficulty—even one brought about by our sin—we can leave the outcome in God’s hands (p. 76).” Joy Book:Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment Source: Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment