Francine Rivers Quotes

Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is worth more than precious rubies. She will not hinder him but help him all her life. PROVERBS 31:10, 12 ~ Francine Rivers

It will all work out as it should. ~ Francine Rivers

Stand firm in the Lord, Hadassah. Stand firm and let him fight your battles. Do not try to fight alone. ~ Francine Rivers

the boys in line." Hildemara didn't receive a reward for ~ Francine Rivers

He needed the warmth of the sun to take away the chill of foreboding that grew in him. ~ Francine Rivers

In Him we live and breathe. In Him we will one day find one another again. In Him we are one. In this life we will not love perfectly. In the next, God promises we will. I hold to that hope. I cling to that dream. ~ Francine Rivers

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself. PHILIPPIANS 2 : 3 ~ Francine Rivers

It doesn't take two minutes on an examining table for a girl to know that abortion is painful and destructive and it'll have far-reaching effects on her life. Besides the emotional trauma of going through something so violent, there are the physical aspects, the aftereffects. Unfortunately, by the time she's gone that far, it's too late to change her mind. ~ Francine Rivers

Stand firm in the Lord. Stand firm and let Him fight your battle. Do not try to fight alone. ~ Francine Rivers

Nothing brings people closer together than shared suffering ~ Francine Rivers

Grief is deeper when the sun goes down and memories rise up with the moon and stars. ~ Francine Rivers

We must seize every opportunity we can to speak the truth and proclaim peace. Especially now. There's so little time for many. ~ Francine Rivers

It was no accident, no coincidence, that the seasons came round and round year after year. It was the Lord speaking to us all and showing us over and over again the birth, life, death, and resurrection of his only begotten Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ, our Lord. It was like a best-loved story being told day after day with each sunrise and sunset, year after year with the seasons, down through the ages since time began. ~ Francine Rivers

Matter what your father plans, nor what his motives might be. God will prevail. God will use everything to His good purpose if you love and trust Him. ~ Francine Rivers

None of them, not even he, seemed to realize they weren't just physical beings, that God had left a mark upon them by the simple fact of his creation. They preferred their idols, tangible, possessing, capricious characteristics like themselves, easily understood. They wanted something they could manipulate. God was inconceivable, intangible, incomprehensible, unexploitable. ~ Francine Rivers

We all wanted what we wanted, and when the Lord fulfilled HIS purpose rather than ours, we struck out against him. In anger. In disappointment. Yet, it is God's will that prevails. ~ Francine Rivers

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Death began to look like a friend. ~ Francine Rivers

Silence did not always mean indifference ~ Francine Rivers

We bear the consequences for what we have done to ourselves, and for the sin that rules this world. Jesus forgave the thief, but he didn't take him down off the cross. ~ Francine Rivers

suffering brought endurance in order that one might be strengthened for whatever lay ahead. ~ Francine Rivers

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I learned a long time ago we've control of little in this world, Amanda. It doesn't belong to us. It's out of our hands. Like being born or being sold into prostitution at eight. All we can change is the way we think and the way we live. ~ Francine Rivers

Did freedom have to mean abolishing common decency? ~ Francine Rivers

The great greatest gift you can give him is the freedom to spread his wings. ~ Francine Rivers

How many others suffered in silence, too ashamed and too afraid to speak about their pain? The world wouldn't let them grieve for children they had aborted. How could they when the rhetoric said there was no child? How does one grieve what doesn't exist? No one wanted to admit the truth. ~ Francine Rivers

Just because you don't believe in the Lord doesn't mean his power isn't working for you. ~ Francine Rivers

We're each single threads woven together in a tapestry God has created. Only he sees the full picture, but not even a sparrow falls without his knowing. ~ Francine Rivers

But if we hope for what we do not have, we wait for it patiently. ROMANS 8 : 25 ~ Francine Rivers

All the way back, she had imagined him gloating and taunting, rubbing her face in her own broken pride. Instead, he knelt before her and washed her dirty, blistered feet. Throat burning, she looked down at his dark head and struggled with the feelings rising in her. She waited for them to die away, but they wouldn't. ~ Francine Rivers

In the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths (Proverbs 3:5-6). We can choose to be self-sufficient or to rely on God. We can act on our own understanding regarding life's circumstances, or we can seek God's will in every situation. But only one choice assures us that God will direct our paths. ~ Francine Rivers

Tell me how on God's green earth we can dare offer salvation to a dying world when we're so busy shooting our own wounded. ~ Francine Rivers

Only later during her prayers had it come to her how cunning Satan could be. Her love for Marcus could become a tool against her, for when her heart and mind were on Marcus, Julia lay forgotten.
Nothing must distract her from her mission here. And no one. ~ Francine Rivers

But the eyes of the Lord are watching over those who fear him, who rely upon his steady love. "He will keep them from death. . . ." Psalm 33:18 ~ Francine Rivers

Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn, that he may heal us; he has stricken, and he will bind us up. HOSEA 6 : 1 ~ Francine Rivers

You've had more than your share of heartache, honey, but sometimes what looks like a gift is a gift. ~ Francine Rivers

How can intemperate minds be free when they're slaves to their own passions? ~ Francine Rivers

Better the discomfort that leads to repentance and restoration than temporal comfort and eternal damnation. ~ Francine Rivers

Tell me everything about this woman you once knew. Tell me everything she ever told you about Jesus of Nazareth."
Marcus saw the fever in his eyes. "Why?" he said, frowning. "Why does it matter?"
"Just tell me, Marcus Lucianus Valerian. Tell me everything. From the beginning. Let me decide for myself what matters."
And so Marcus did as he was asked. He gave in to his deep need to speak of Hadassah. And all the while he talked of her, he failed to see the irony in what he was doing. For as he told the story of a simple Judean slave girl, Marcus Lucianus Valerian, a Roman who didn't believe in anything, proclaimed the gospel of Jesus Christ. ~ Francine Rivers

Love the Lord your God, and love one another. Love one another as He loves. Love with strength and purpose and passion and no matter what comes against you. Don't weaken. Stand against the darkness, and love. That's the way back into Eden. That's the way back to life. ~ Francine Rivers

The veil had been wisp-thin between life and death. All his strength hadn't been enough to break free, but one soft word from Christ, and he was alive again. ~ Francine Rivers

It was as though her tongue were a heavy weight in her mouth, and now her heart was even heavier for having kept silent. ~ Francine Rivers

Everyone to whom she drew close left her. Sooner or later they walked away. ~ Francine Rivers

For some of us, one mile can be more to walk than thirty. ~ Francine Rivers

The Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us when we believe in Christ and are redeemed. It is through the Spirit that God reveals mysteries to us, for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. ~ Francine Rivers

God always answers, in His time, not in yours. You'll know what you're supposed to do when the time comes. ~ Francine Rivers

Love cleanses, beloved. It doesn't beat you down. It doesn't cast blame. ~ Francine Rivers

If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. ~ Francine Rivers

As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee. PSALM 42 : 1 ~ Francine Rivers

Each time a thought came knocking on the door of her mind, she viewed it cautiously. Was it true? Was it honorable? Was it pure or lovely? Was it of good repute? ~ Francine Rivers

My love isn't a weapon, it's a lifeline, reach out and take hold, and don't let go! ~ Francine Rivers

In a Christian marriage, Atretes, the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, he himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so you will be subject to Christ, and so also Rizpah will be subject to you in everything. Love her, just as Christ also loves you and gave himself up for you. Sacrificially, willing even to die for her. Love her as you love your own body. Sustain and protect her in all circumstances. ~ Francine Rivers

You touch that young woman, and I will see you hang. ~ Francine Rivers

Every God demands sacrifice. What sacrifice does your God require?' 'Obedience. ~ Francine Rivers

Regret drives us to repentance, and repentance leads us to God. ~ Francine Rivers

She was so tightly wrapped in herself, her own misery and dark thoughts, that she was blind to everything else. Especially him. ~ Francine Rivers

I want you to love me," he said and saw the derision in her face. "I want you to trust me enough to let me love you, and I want you to stay here with me so we can build a life together. That's what I want." Her anger dissolved at his sincerity. "Mister, can't you understand that's impossible?" "Anything's possible." "You don't have any idea who and what I am other than what you've created in your own mind." "Then tell me. ~ Francine Rivers

Have faith have faith. When you have nothing else have faith. ~ Francine Rivers

Satan is an eternal being, like God. He may not know all things as God does or have God's power, but he knows our weaknesses even better than we do. He knows us intimately. He knows the evil desires of our heart and mind. He knows where and when to attack to gain the best advantage. Satan schemes and plays upon those things in order to separate us from God and bring about our destruction. Never underestimate him. Without our armor, we're vulnerable. Atretes ~ Francine Rivers

Jesus has given me eternal life in Him. Let them take my life here, but God holds me in the palm of His hand and no one can take Him from me. ~ Francine Rivers

Satan is a powerful adversary who knows you almost as intimately as does the Lord. He attacks through the mind and flesh, trying to separate you from Christ." "That ~ Francine Rivers

Calamity is blessing when it brings one to God. ~ Francine Rivers

Why couldn't he trust that the Lord would do the same for her? Because he knew she didn't believe. ~ Francine Rivers

Well, I always wanted to write from the time I was very little, and my mother encouraged me. She wrote a journal from the time she was 15 up until about the age of 76. ~ Francine Rivers

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. ROMANS 8:28 ~ Francine Rivers

It broke her heart, but a good mother teaches her children to fly. Some, ~ Francine Rivers

Rome tolerated every abominable practice, embraced every foul idea in the name of freedom and the rights of the common man. Citizens no longer carried on deviant behavior in private, but pridefully displayed it in public. It was those with moral values who could no longer freely walk in a public park without having to witness a revolting display.
What happened to the public censors who protected the majority of citizenry from moral decadence? Did freedom have to mean abolishing common decency? Did freedom mean anyone could do anything they wanted anytime they wanted, without consequences? ~ Francine Rivers

Unless we have something worth dying for, Atretes, we've nothing worth living for. ~ Francine Rivers

Our salvation depends on not who we are but on who He is ~ Francine Rivers

You have whatever strength God has given you, and it will be enough to carry out his good purpose. Trust in him. ~ Francine Rivers

Love God and He will enable you to love others even when they disappoint you. ~ Francine Rivers

Rather than remain a sealed jar, she sought only to pour herself out to others. Everything she did mirrored her faith. It was as though every waking hour of the day she was devoted to pleasing her God by serving others. This God that she worshiped consumed her. It didn't ask for a brief visit to a temple, or a small votive offering of food or coin, or a few prayers every now and then. This God wanted all of her. ~ Francine Rivers

Calamity is a blessing when it brings one to God.
Hadassah ~ Francine Rivers

I actually worked in the general market for many years writing steamy historical romance, and I had more freedom in the Christian market than I ever did in the general market to write about any issue that I needed to write about. ~ Francine Rivers

He knew that beauty faded quickly when embodied by selfishness, ~ Francine Rivers

He was never angry when she made mistakes. He complimented and encouraged her. He shared his own mishaps with a sense of humor that made her less annoyed with her own incompetence. He gave her hope that she could learn, and pride when she did. ~ Francine Rivers

Man planned, but God prevailed. ~ Francine Rivers

Michael had once read to her how God had cast a man and woman out of paradise. Yet, for all their human faults and failures. God had shown them the way back in. ~ Francine Rivers

Anything less than your best dishonors God ~ Francine Rivers

Studying Latin can teach you how to think analytically. ~ Francine Rivers

Hogwash. You're just running because you're scared, because you're beginning to like it here." She swung at him, but he blocked her hand. She swung again, and he caught her wrist. "Finally I have your full attention!" He let her twist free. "At least you're looking at me instead of through me." Angel spun away and marched across the yard. She went into the cabin and slammed the door. Michael expected to see something come crashing through the window, but nothing did. ~ Francine Rivers

Hormonal changes permanently alter the breast's structure. And when a pregnancy is terminated through abortion, the process is interrupted, which leaves cells in a sate of transition. And they say cells in this state have a very high risk of becoming cancerous. So the woman's chances of developing breast cancer later in life my be greatly increased. ~ Francine Rivers

Juan Garcia began putting chairs upside down on the tables. Gathering Mr. Packard's spoon, cup, and saucer, Dynah watched the old man walk stiffly across the room. His arthritis was troubling him again. ~ Francine Rivers

Everyone wanted to be the best. Best student. Best servant. Best Christian. They got caught up in it, pressing and pushing until they forgot whom it was they were trying to please. ~ Francine Rivers

The battle would not take place in the mountains, valleys, or plains of Israel. It would take place in the wilderness of the human heart. ~ Francine Rivers

He stopped and glared at her. It's a lifetime commitment in my book, lady. It's not an arrangement you nullify when things get a little tough to bear. ~ Francine Rivers

I believe we all serve someone in this life. For the first thirty-eight years of mine, I served myself. My conversion was not a highly emotional experience. It was a conscious, thought-out decision that changed my focus, my direction, my heart, my life. ~ Francine Rivers

We were all created incomplete and will find no rest until we satisfy the deepest hunger and thirst within us. You've tried to satisfy it in your own way. I see that in your eyes, too, as I've seen it in so many others. And yet, though you deny it with your last breath, your soul yearns for God, ~ Francine Rivers

Can't sleep?" Michael whispered. She shook her head. "Turn on your side." When she did, he drew her back against him, tucking her into his body. The child shifted, snuggling deeper into the quilts and pressing into Angel's stomach. "You've got a friend," Michael murmured. Angel put her arm around Ruth and closed her eyes. Michael put his arm around both of them. "Maybe we'll have one like her someday," he said against her ear. ~ Francine Rivers

Love one another, Jesus said. Sometimes it took a lifetime to learn how. Sometimes it took someone to hit rock bottom to make someone reach up and grasp hold and be lifted from the mire to stand on a firm foundation. ~ Francine Rivers

You said go to her, and I let pride stand in my way. You said she needed me, and I didn't believe. You said love her, and I thought it would be easy. ~ Francine Rivers

The sin we need to be concerned about is the sin in our own lives. It's the root of all human woe, the source of anguish. ~ Francine Rivers

Leaving the group, he reclined on a couch, drank morosely, and watched people. He noticed the games they played with one another. They put on masks of civility, all while spewing their venom. ~ Francine Rivers

Dwelling on the past only defeated her chances for changing the future. ~ Francine Rivers

No, you won't. And I won't be enough for you, Amanda. I don't want to be the center of your life. I want to be part of it. I want to be your husband, not your god. People can't always be there for you, no matter how much they want to be. And that includes me. ~ Francine Rivers

Jesus was with her, but she couldn't see Him; she couldn't touch Him. Never one for hugs and kisses from anyone but Niclas, she missed human touch. Why ~ Francine Rivers

For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. ROMANS 10:9-10 ~ Francine Rivers

Beloved, surrender wholeheartedly to Jesus Christ, who loves you. As you drink from the deep well of Scripture, the Lord will refresh you and cleanse you, mold you and re-create you through His Living Word. For the Bible is the very breath of God, giving life eternal to those who seek Him. ~ Francine Rivers

True beauty is rare, and seldom recognized by the one who possesses it. ~ Francine Rivers

How is it possible to hold such anger against something you don't believe in? ~ Francine Rivers