Bill Johnson on intimacy
Bill Johnson93 quotes“Royalty is my identity. Servanthood is my assignment. Intimacy with God is my life source.”
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If you don’t live by the praise of men you won’t die by their criticism.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson Divine favor causes you to rise to the top in your sphere of influence, and the reality is that favor can be recognized more easily is your start at the bottom.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson It is unnatural for a Christian not to have an appetite for the impossible.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson We don’t believe because we understand. We understand because we believe.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson Any area of my life for which I have no hope is under the influence of a lie.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson Our assignment is to see the dominion of God realized into people’s lives. It is not an overpowering control, it is a life-giving, liberating experience with the almighty God, who is an ultimate, perfect Father who loves to bring liberty and freedom to His people.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson No one has ever overdosed on encouragement.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson My future is drawing me into a hope-filled life that has a purpose of saying, ‘on earth as it is in Heaven.’
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson Obedience is not measured by our ability to obey laws and principles, obedience is measured by our response to God’s voice.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson Truths that are not experienced are, in effect, more like theories than truths. Whenever God reveals truth to us He is inviting us into a divine encounter.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson Perfectionism is the counterfeit of excellence. Excellence is Kingdom, while perfectionism is religion. What ever you do, do it with all you might, and as unto the Lord. That is excellence.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson You cannot hold God hostage (to your questions). He doesn’t owe you an answer. If you want the peace that passes understanding, you’re going to have to give up your right to understanding. It’s called trust.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson You have authority over every storm you can sleep in
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson I cannot live in mediocrity, content with merely knowing that there is more of God to experience and explore -and then do nothing about it.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson When we pursue kingdom principles above His presence, we are looking for the kingdom without a king.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson Leaders who lack passion cost everyone who follows.
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Sadness shoots a bullet straight at your heart and love buys you time.
Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle Do you think it possible that some people are born to give more love than they will ever get back in return?
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson It’s been a long time since we said goodbye and yet the echoes of it are still ringing in our ears.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt We can always walk with them in the rain instead of just lending an umbrella.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh Flowers only wither to bloom again. So shall you break, only to be whole again.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya What do you do when the passion burns out? Start another fire.
Jonny OxJonny Ox To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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A life of intimacy with God is characterized by joy.
Oswald ChambersOswald Chambers Welcome to the heart of me, the purest, uncut parts of me. These inmost fragments that you see, from pain and passion came to be, in blemished, unclothed intimacy, existing here as poetry.
Gemma IversenGemma Iversen Emptiness is only a disguise for an intimacy of God’s, that God’s silence, the eerie stillness, is filled by the Word without words, by Him who is above all names, by Him who is all in all. And his silence is telling us that He is here.
Karl RahnerKarl Rahner My only desire is an intimate infusion with nature, and the only fate I wish is to have worked and lived in harmony with her laws.
Claude MonetClaude Monet It is a joy to Jesus when a person takes time to walk more intimately with Him. The bearing of fruit is always shown in scripture to be a visible result of an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.
Oswald ChambersOswald Chambers Every time you get on your knees and pray to God, ‘Holy’ keeps the respect and reverence while ‘Father’ brings Him close & intimate.
Ravi ZachariasRavi Zacharias Love isn’t material. It’s energy. We experience it as kindness, giving, mercy, compassion, peace, joy, acceptance, non-judgment, joining and intimacy.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust — not only for all the gifts that I receive from God, but gratitude for all the suffering. Because in that purifying experience, suffering has often been the shortest path to intimacy with God.
Brennan ManningBrennan Manning
