DeVon Franklin Quotes & Sayings

If I embrace who I am it will open doors not shut them. If your faith won't fit in the door that opens then I argue do not walk through that door. The door that God has opened for you will fit your faith, — DeVon Franklin

Growing up in the church in West Virginia, faith is always there. It's part of the fabric of the culture. — DeVon Franklin

Don't take shortcuts; if I want to be true to my beliefs, then shortcuts do not exist. — DeVon Franklin

My definition of God: God is not only the alpha, the omega, he is friend, he's a confidant, he is a buddy. He is a lover of my soul. That's my definition of God. — DeVon Franklin

What if you are just one bend in the road away from achieving your God-ordained purpose? If you give up on your faith now, could you live with knowing that your chance of a lifetime was only one act of faith away? — DeVon Franklin

If your faith won't fit in the door that opens, then I argue do not walk through that door. — DeVon Franklin

I can look at something that others (might not) and I can see the value in it. I can make that film a film that everybody wants to see. — DeVon Franklin

I feel like you only need one moment of inspiration to turn your life around. — DeVon Franklin

Trust the gifts that God has placed within you. — DeVon Franklin

I'm connected to religion and that's how I access God. I'm in a relationship with God that can sometimes be informed by religion, but not dependent on religion, — DeVon Franklin

Commit to a career built on sacrifice, not compromise. — DeVon Franklin

The truth is you and I are in control of only two things - how we prepare for what might happen and how we respond to what just happened. The moment when things actually do happen belongs to God. — DeVon Franklin

So my hope and prayer is that people will be impacted by the realization that miracles are everywhere and that God uses them to communicate to us that we're not alone, and that we do have help. — DeVon Franklin

Anything you pray for, you need to prepare for. — DeVon Franklin

I know from my own experiences that if you will put your career in God's hands and trust him, you can't account for all the ways he will bless you. When you step out in faith, he will open doors and bring you opportunities that will surpass even your wildest expectations ... If I have learned anything, it's this: to get where you want to go, you first have to become the person God wants you to be. — DeVon Franklin

I've dreamed about producing since I was a kid. — DeVon Franklin

To get where you want to go, you first have to become who God wants you to be. — DeVon Franklin

No matter what you watch, it has an impact. So, why not use this medium to bring great stories to millions of people around the world with the goal of not only entertaining them but inspiring them. That's what motivates me. That's why I get up every day. — DeVon Franklin

Don't downgrade your dream to match your reality. Upgrade your faith to match your destiny. — DeVon Franklin

Don't abandon what makes you who you are. Don't give up hope. — DeVon Franklin

Yeah, I look at the box office as an indication as how many lives that you've touched, so my hope is touch as many lives as possible. — DeVon Franklin

The path to success requires you to commit. — DeVon Franklin

Waking up in the morning, you didn't have to even think, you did it. Being able to get to work, didn't even have to think, you did it. That's miraculous. — DeVon Franklin

Is your integrity at the level of the thing you are praying for? — DeVon Franklin

Someone says, 'oh, you know what? I'm going to give you a shot to see what you can do', and you've been praying for a promotion, now someone gives you an opportunity, that's a miracle. — DeVon Franklin

I was an executive at Columbia Pictures for ten years. I was doing great. My career was on the upswing. But, right then, was when I said I gotta quit. I gotta start my own company. I gotta be on the other side of it because I felt the strong call on my life - to tell stories that, on the face of it, might not look like a commercial movie. — DeVon Franklin

Not only is your story your truth, your story is going to be the platform and the foundation for everything that's getting ready to happen in your life. — DeVon Franklin

When you get something that you don't work for, you won't know how to value or maintain it. — DeVon Franklin

Keeping your family together is an extraordinary feat - especially in the face of great conflict. — DeVon Franklin

I try to use all aspects of media and my gifting and calling to help as many people as I can. — DeVon Franklin

You're pulling out and someone says, 'hey, you know what, go ahead and take my spot', miracle. — DeVon Franklin

Just because you may not see this big, grand show or you may not fall down a tree and all of a sudden get miraculously healed, that doesn't mean the miraculous isn't all around you. — DeVon Franklin

Cast PURPOSE as the lead in your movie and you will help God, your Director, produce a masterwork. — DeVon Franklin

Making sure that each of us ends up with the people we are meant to be with is important to the Lord, so He takes His time making sure that the circumstances are right. — DeVon Franklin

Anything you don't water, anything you don't take care of in your life, is going to die, — DeVon Franklin