Francine Rivers Quotes & Sayings

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

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

God would light the way. Faith would keep them on the right path. — Francine Rivers

A contentious woman was worse than a leaking roof. — 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

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

Other birds fly in groups, only eagles fly alone — 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

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. JAMES 5:16 — Francine Rivers

feuding and revenge were ingrained in their lives. "I — Francine Rivers

A beautiful face can mask great evil... — Francine Rivers

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

Sometimes God has to destroy in order to save. He has to wound in order to heal. — Francine Rivers

But why? Where are you going?" "Home," Angel said. "I'm going home. — Francine Rivers

I'm not your father! I'm not Duke! I'm not some gent paying for half an hour in your bed!" His hands tightened on her arms. "I'm your husband! I don't take what you feel lightly. I love you. You're my wife! — Francine Rivers

He had fallen head over heels for a devil with blue eyes and waist-length blonde hair and a body that would tempt a man into sin and death. — 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

courage is not something we can manufacture by our own efforts. But when we surrender wholeheartedly to God, he gives us the courage to face whatever comes. He gives us the words to speak when we are called to stand and voice our faith. — Francine Rivers

Concerns buzzed like flies in her head, and she swatted them with prayers. — Francine Rivers

Every religion in the world is about man trying to reach up to God, like working your way up the ladder. They're all about striving to achieve something for yourself. Christianity is the only religion about God reaching down to man and offering salvation as a free gift, with the added bonus of a personal relationship with the Creator God through Jesus Christ, who was there in the beginning. — Francine Rivers

When she felt the tears coming up, building like a great hard pressure inside her, hot, so hot she thought they would burn, she swallowed them down deeper and deeper until they became a hard little stone in her chest. — Francine Rivers

Hatred is the enemy, Hadassah. Not the people. — Francine Rivers

She thought she had been saved by his love for her, and in part she had been. It had cleansed her, never casting blame. But that had been only the beginning. It was loving him in return that had brought her up out of the darkness. — Francine Rivers

I'm going to give you God's truth, little girl. All men want to do is hurt you. Once you give them your heart, they tear it to shreds." ~Francine Rivers; Redeeming Love — Francine Rivers

Bithia seemed wise in the ways of the world, but she was completely ignorant of what she brought upon herself. Commerce with the powers of darkness might gain her what she desired for the moment, but at what cost in the end? — Francine Rivers

I don't want to fall in love with you,' she said, pushing away.
'why not?'
'because you'll just end up using it against me. — Francine Rivers

In Christ, you are His child. You are raised up with Him. You are forgiven. In Christ, you are a new creation, the very temple of the Holy Spirit. You are delivered from the power of darkness. You are redeemed, blessed, holy, and sanctified. Even now, God is holding your child close. And in Christ, you will be reunited in love. — Francine Rivers

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

Loved her, Lord. I loved her enough to die for her, and she did this to me. Maybe she's beyond redemption. How do you forgive someone who doesn't even care enough to want to be forgiven? — Francine Rivers

Our work is to devote our own lives to pleasing God. It's that simple. We're to devote our efforts to learning to think as God thinks, to see ourselves and others through his eyes, to walk as he walked. That's our life's work. — Francine Rivers

But strength alone, though of the Muses born, Is like a fallen angel: trees uptorn, Darkness, and worms, and shrouds, and sepulchers Delight it; for it feeds upon the burrs And thorns of life; forgetting the great end Of poesy, that it should be a friend To soothe the cares, and lift the thoughts of man. KEATS CALIFORNIA, 1850 — 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

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

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

Michael took a cloth and dried her hair. When he finished, he pulled her close and cradled her in his arms. "Flesh of my flesh," he whispered against her hair. "Blood of my blood. — Francine Rivers

God's will isn't hidden away like the myths and philosophies and knowledge of the world. Jesus told us openly and daily what his will for us is. Love one another. — Francine Rivers

He had the tool to break down the walls that imprisoned his people. He had the tool to rip away the veil to the Holy of Holies so that his flock could come before the Lord and be cleansed, made whole, transformed, and have a personal, loving relationship with their creator. That very tool san on Hannah's bookshelf right now, gathering dust until Sunday morning. Her Savior was there, waiting to speak to her and show her the way home again, the way back to love. YOUR WORD IS LIFE! Why didn't more people understand that? — 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

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

Why I Wrote Redeeming Love Many born-again Christians talk about a single conversion experience that changed their lives forever. They can tell you the day and the hour they made their decision to live for the Lord. I can't do that. — Francine Rivers

I used to believe the purpose in life is to find happiness. I don't believe that anymore. I believe we are all given gifts from our Father, and that our purpose is to offer them to Him. He knows how He wants us to use them. — Francine Rivers

I want to be free Michael, just for once in my whole life I want to be free"
"You are free. You just don't know it yet — Francine Rivers

How could a woman who had an abortion not feel guilt or some sense of remorse? How could she justify what she'd done? Whom else could she blame when everyone was telling her it's her choice? Without facing the truth and confessing it, how could she be forgiven Who could she be restored? How could she be free? — 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

We all just use each other in one way or another. To feel good. To feel bad. To feel nothing at all. The lucky ones are real good at it. — Francine Rivers

Song of Solomon told me a man and woman's passion is intended to be mutual." His smile dissolved and he looked troubled. "A shared blessing. — Francine Rivers

Lord God of heaven and earth, I beg You to give me the confidence of Joshua. Instill in me Your purpose. Do not let me weaken. You are God and there is no other! "Prepare — Francine Rivers

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

Better than sweet tea on a veranda. I want to live at Belmont! — Francine Rivers

It's not easy for me either, but if we allow anger to reside in us, we're more guilty than they are because we know the better way. — 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

The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he shatter her? "What has this god of yours ever really done for you?" She stood very still for a long moment, her back to him. "Everything. — Francine Rivers

Lord, you are God! You made us. Who better to know how to fix us when we've gone wrong? who better to set us to rights again? Who better to love us through the fire and refine us into something beautiful and useful despite our wrongs? — Francine Rivers

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

Jonathan closed his eyes. Oh, God, it's not the way I had things planned. But then, what of real, lasting value ever is? — Francine Rivers

You are free, you just don't know it" ~Michael to Sarah — 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

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

Mara, that's the life I want to give you. That's what I'm offering you. I want to fill you life with color and warmth. I want to fill it with light. Give me a chance — 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

It wasn't what she put in her mouth that would defile her, but what proceeded from her mouth, be the words unkind, slanderous, gossipful, boastful or blasphemous. — Francine Rivers

God salts the earth with the faithful because those who cling to the Lord in faith through all circumstances preserve the rest from complete destruction. — Francine Rivers

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

You're going to marry me, and I'm going to take you out of here. — Francine Rivers

That you will know and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord and learn who you are in Him. — Francine Rivers

I have an idea. Why don't we build a house honoring the Lord and go inside and close the doors and never come out again." Though she jested, he saw the desperate unhappiness in her eyes. "What light can shine from a closed house, beloved? God wants us in the world, not hiding from it." Her — Francine Rivers

We try to do a little better than the previous generation and find out in the end we've made the same mistakes without intending. Instead of striving to love as God first loved us, we let past hurts and grievances rule. Ignorance is no excuse. — Francine Rivers

I'm only a tool, beloved. Not your Savior — Francine Rivers

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

Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.' Whatever happens is to His good purpose and for His glory. I am not afraid. — 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

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

Death began to look like a friend. — Francine Rivers

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

The child chattered like a little magpie, and Angel nodded and listened. Glancing up, Angel encountered Michael's gaze. He wants children, she thought, and the thought hit her solid in the pit of her stomach. What if he knew she couldn't have them? Would his love for her die then? She couldn't hold his gaze. — Francine Rivers

That is one of the reasons I write: to feel the Presence of God and know He is speaking to me in a very personal way, instructing me, correcting me, redirecting me. — Francine Rivers

He needed to get away from the rush of the city, from the unceasing noise and annoying obligations. — Francine Rivers

Do my will, beloved. I drew you up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set your feet upon a rock. — Francine Rivers

My favorite book is 'Redeeming Love.' It was my first as a born-again Christian, my statement of faith, and the most exciting year I've spent writing anything. — Francine Rivers

Come away with me and be my wife." She gave a harsh laugh. "If you want a wife, send for one by mail, or wait for the next wagon train to cross the mountains." He came toward her. "I can give you a good life. I don't care how you got here or where you've been before. Come with me now. — Francine Rivers

God chooses the foolish and weak things of the world to shame the wise and the strong, to show his power and our weakness without him. God's power is perfect in our weakness, — 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

When two oxen are yoked together, they must pull in the same direction, Marcus. If one pulls to the right, and the other to the left, what happens? — Francine Rivers

God does not abandon men, my son. Men abandon God. — 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

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

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

He knew that beauty faded quickly when embodied by selfishness, — 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

She was scornful. "He talks to you personally?" "He talks to everyone personally. Most people just don't bother to listen. — Francine Rivers

Like everyone else, there are days when I don't want to go to work. However, writing is a job like anything else. — Francine Rivers

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

You can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail. — Francine Rivers

Emotions are powerful, but they also change as quick as the wind. That's why the Lord says to renew your mind. Don't base decisions on what you feel. — 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

What do you want of God, Roman?" It was an imperious question from so small a boy, and was said with a curious blend of humility and demand. "I'll know when I face him." "Perhaps the answers you seek can't be found in something you can see and touch." Amused, Marcus smiled. "You have big thoughts for a small boy." The boy grinned. "A shepherd has time to think." "Then, my little philosopher, what would you advise?" The boy's smile faded. "When you face God, remember he is God." "I'll remember what he's done," Marcus said coldly. "That, too," the boy said almost gently. — Francine Rivers

singing has to come from the inside, and i don't have anything left inside.'
'really? How did that happen?'
'it all just drained out. — Francine Rivers