Patty Houser Quotes & Sayings

When we love God with our hearts in disproportion to our minds, our faith is out of kilter with the kind of faith God wants us to have. — Patty Houser

Nothing is as powerful as one's beliefs. — Patty Houser

But here's the maddening thing about knowledge. We don't know that we don't know something until we know it. — Patty Houser

I never listen to what a person says. I look at what a person does because what they do tells me who they really are. — Patty Houser

Knowing what we believe and why we believe it is not an option for the Christian, because as believers, OUR BELIEFS ARE THE VERY HEART OF WHO WE ARE. — Patty Houser

Our behaviors reflect what we believe. If we want to change our behavior, we have to change our beliefs. — Patty Houser

Consciously and unconsciously, intentionally and involuntarily, willfully and unsuspectingly, our beliefs are the sum total of our lives. It's that simple. — Patty Houser

There are two ways to learn life's lessons, the easy way and the hard way. I seem to prefer the hard way. — Patty Houser

The Bible is clear: Truth exists. It can be known. And when we ground our beliefs in it, we are rational. — Patty Houser

The secret to extraordinary faith is fully engaging our MINDS, as well as our hearts, because DYNAMIC FAITH REQUIRES A HEALTHY BALANCE OF BOTH. — Patty Houser

To love God with our hearts and our minds, let's resolve to glorify God by not being women who fool others or who are easily fooled ourselves. Avoiding a bad thought day depends on it. — Patty Houser

Stating a truth in an emotional way does not make what we say irrational; our beliefs being severed from truth and reality do. — Patty Houser

Statements don't exist by themselves. Just like people, they are in relationship with one another. — Patty Houser

When we own our beliefs, we have clear boundaries. We know what we believe and we know what others believe. There is no confusion. Our identity is strong to us and everyone else. — Patty Houser

Everything we say or don't say makes an imprint on our child's heart. — Patty Houser

On the other hand, when we disown our beliefs, we lose touch with ourselves. We no longer know who we are or what we believe and neither does anyone else. — Patty Houser