Liz Curtis Higgs Quotes & Sayings

My heart's desire is to find more opportunities to give myself away and teach my children the joy of service at the same time. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Wherever you are spiritually, whatever you have been through emotionally, you are already wrapped in the Lord's embrace. Held by nail-scarred hands. Enfolded in the arms of One who believes in you, supports you, treasures you, and loves you. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Hard times are purposeful, meant to refine and redirect us. They're not arbitrary or random, and they're definitely not cruel. — Liz Curtis Higgs

His Name will never fall. His Name will never be defeated. His Name will never be reduced to rubble. A tower that's stronger than any man-made fortress and large enough to see from a distance, even if we've lost our way. — Liz Curtis Higgs

There you are. A simple commandment. Not ten of them, just one: 'Thou shalt not eat.' (Personally, I wish the very first edict from God hadn't involved dieting, don't you?) — Liz Curtis Higgs

History provides a great example but a terrible excuse. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Elizabeth just made her confession of faith, and Jesus wasn't even born yet. — Liz Curtis Higgs

But here's the thing: shepherds were despised. They couldn't keep the ceremonial laws while traveling about the hills, they were often regarded as thieves, and because they were considered unreliable, they were not permitted to give evidence in court.
Yet this was whom God chose for his witnesses and entrusted with his good news. — Liz Curtis Higgs

This wasn't the sixth month of the year; it was 'six months after Elizabeth knew she was to become a mother'. Imagine the Lord using an expectant mother's growing waistline to measure time! Never doubt for a moment that women matter to the Almighty. — Liz Curtis Higgs

It's not where we've been that matters to God. It's who we are becoming in Him. — Liz Curtis Higgs

By God's design, I believe our hearts and minds are shaped by Story. It's how we learn. It's how we make sense of the world. Characters, situations, moral consequences are all around us. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Fun is temporary at best; it's risky, even dangerous, at worst. Joy, on the other hand, was mystery I couldn't seem to decipher. — Liz Curtis Higgs

We all throw away perfectly wonderful lives because our foolish, sinful appetites take us places we should not go. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Lord, what an honor it will be to start the day with you. Give me the strength to lift my head, the courage to lift my heart, the joy to lift my spirits, and the confidence to lift my eyes and see you rising and shining in me. — Liz Curtis Higgs

The choice is yours: Enjoy a delicious meal of, say, veal fantarella with grilled vegetables. Or spend a quiet hour reading David Gregory's book. You may find an altogether different sort of hunger has been sated by the final page. Brilliant in its simplicity, fearless in its presentation of the truth, Dinner with a Perfect Stranger is one invitation you'll want to RSVP. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Wise is the woman who rises above her circumstances. — Liz Curtis Higgs

A good friend of mine feels the same way about Italy and another adores a certain island in the Caribbean. For me it will always be Scotland - Galloway in particular. the musical lilt of a Lowland accent never fails to boost my spirits. I'm simply deliriously happy there. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Mrs. Lot was a sandwich-generation woman, not sure what life might hold for her-scared of going forward, frightened of going back. — Liz Curtis Higgs

He called himself "chief among sinners" yet proclaimed himself made new in Christ. — Liz Curtis Higgs

For me, laughter is how we take a much needed break from the heartache, such that when we turn to face it again, it has by some miracle grown smaller in size and intensity, yet not disappeared altogether. — Liz Curtis Higgs

While we're obsessed with here and now, God is focused on forever. — Liz Curtis Higgs

In every life story, including our own, decisions are made in haste that determine the course of eternity. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Laughing together heartily at the same thing forms an instant bond. — Liz Curtis Higgs

God knows the hour of each person's passing. Whatever we did or didn't do for someone we loved, the timing of his or her departure was God's alone. "Thy will be done" is more than a prayer request. It's a forgone conclusion. — Liz Curtis Higgs

If the Almighty directs our steps, we've no need to look back over our shoulders. — Liz Curtis Higgs

But pleasing to the eye isn't the same as pleasing to God. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Our love for people doesn't end when they pass away. More often our feelings deepen as we realize how much they mean to us and how dearly we miss them. — Liz Curtis Higgs

With God, it isn't who you were that matters; it's who you are becoming. — Liz Curtis Higgs

The head thinks, the hands labor, but it's the heart that laughs. — Liz Curtis Higgs

When men declare their love for us, we should handle them with the utmost care, even if the feelings aren't mutual. For the sake of future marital happiness, or to leave their hearts intact for another woman down the pike, let's be gentle and trustworthy with their brave declarations. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Now consider this: the first person to hold the newborn Christ was Mary of Nazareth, and the first person to touch the newly risen Christ, however briefly, was Mary of Magdala. God placed himself in a woman's care when he came to earth, then entrusted a woman to announce his resurrection when he came back to life. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Simply put, Redeeming Love is the most powerful work of fiction you will ever read. — Liz Curtis Higgs

As writer Elisabeth Elliot phrased it, The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian does make me a different kind of woman. — Liz Curtis Higgs

Except for some queasiness in the morning or tiredness in the afternoon, Mary may not have noticed any real signs of her pregnancy yet. Elizabeth's words to Mary, then, were a confirmation of God's promise and more powerful than any blood test. — Liz Curtis Higgs