Steven Furtick Quotes & Sayings

Being brave doesn't mean we have no fear - it means we refuse to be overcome by it. — Steven Furtick

Jesus will always move away from religious drama and toward the needs of people who are hurting. Jesus will always go out of his way to find and minister to people who others will go out of their way to avoid. I love him for that. — Steven Furtick

You can't fulfill your calling in your comfort zone! — Steven Furtick

If we have the audacity to ask, God has the ability to perform. — Steven Furtick

Seizing God's vision means deciding that you will not spend another day surviving your work environment, family dynamic, or dysfunctional situation. — Steven Furtick

Audacious faith is not passive. Neither is audacious prayer. Every aspiration you have in prayer needs an accompanying action. Otherwise you're not really praying. You're just pontificating.
You do the natural. Trust God for the super. — Steven Furtick

I choose to believe that the same God who intervened to bring his Son back to life intervened on this day in history to help his people. — Steven Furtick

Before you were born - before any of your defects were apparent to you - they were absolutely apparent to God. That didn't stop Him from calling your name and setting you apart. He placed you on the earth at a certain time for a pre-decided purpose. — Steven Furtick

If your not daring to believe God for the impossible, your sleeping through some of the best parts of your Christian life. — Steven Furtick

We're comparing our behind-the-scenes with everybody else's highlight reel. — Steven Furtick

The people who accomplish the most astounding things for God's glory aren't the people who feel the least fear. Often they're the ones who deal with the most intense fear. But instead of letting that fear disable their dreams, they start increasing their capacity for faith. They act on the part of God's direction they do understand. And they leave the rest up to him. — Steven Furtick

Opposition doesn't prevent the presence of God, it provides an opportunity to prove the presence of God. — Steven Furtick

The next time you lose your momentum in daily life as you're chasing after God's best for you, don't give up and conclude that it's over. The greater life hasn't ended for you. It's only out of sight under the waters of the ordinary. And God can resurface it, supernaturally, as many times as it takes. As many times as you're willing. — Steven Furtick

Audacity isn't the absence of uncertainty and ambiguity. Audacity is believing that God's promise is bigger than my 'perhaps' — Steven Furtick

Every heart has an atmosphere. What is the atmosphere of your heart? Nothing good develops in an atmosphere of anxiety — Steven Furtick

If God wants us to hear and know and obey His voice, why does He whisper? — Steven Furtick

Accepting God's acceptance of me doesn't mean I'm going to stop trying. It means I'm going to stop trying out. And I am intentionally redirecting my obsession. — Steven Furtick

The only opportunity the chatterbox ever has to download lies into our heads is if we have allowed it first to delete the memory of who we are in Christ. — Steven Furtick

You may be living under the illusion that when God ignites great things in your life, He'll announce it with a big bang. He might. It's more likely that He won't. So stop waiting around for the big bang. Pay attention to the subtle clues and the still, small voice. God lives in that place too. — Steven Furtick

When your perspective is preloaded with the Word of God, lies lose their power over your life. — Steven Furtick

It's hard to differentiate between a vision and a delusion - both cause you to see things that no one else sees. — Steven Furtick

My joy is not determined by what happens to me, but what Christ is doing in me and through me. — Steven Furtick

Resolution without routine is like a Ferrari without gas ... it might look real good but it will get you no where. — Steven Furtick

Etch your vision in stone-but sketch your strategy in pencil. — Steven Furtick

What I struggle with is believing that God loves me, not just because He has to, but also because He wants to. — Steven Furtick

Enjoy the journey, because the destination is a mirage. — Steven Furtick

The difference between a vision and a daydream is the audacity to act. — Steven Furtick

You can't be grateful for something you feel entitled to. — Steven Furtick

God guarantees that His Word will not return void. He doesn't guarantee that the return will be immediate. Keep sowing! — Steven Furtick

Don't be ashamed to celebrate victories that may seem small to others. Only you and God know what they really cost. — Steven Furtick

His Spirit speaks with promptings that are not audible - often they are much louder than that - always in perfect harmony with the Scriptures and always resounding with perfect wisdom. — Steven Furtick

The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel. — Steven Furtick

Love is not words, it's actions, and love isn't feelings, it's a decision. — Steven Furtick

We thank Him for everything before we ask Him for anything! — Steven Furtick

Many people never reach greater because they don't leave good enough behind. — Steven Furtick

I'm determined to take ground and win big for the kingdom of God. I'm unapologetic about my mission to change the world for the glory of Jesus. I want to be a Joshua in my generation. — Steven Furtick

Winning the war of words inside your soul means learning to defy your inner critic. — Steven Furtick

Audacious faith is the raw material that authentic Christianity is made of. It's the stuff that triggers ordinarily level-headed people like you and me to start living with unusual boldness. — Steven Furtick

One of the Enemy's most effective strategies is to get you to focus on what you don't have, what you used to have, or what someone else has that you wish you had. He does this to keep you from looking around and asking, God, what can You do through what I have? — Steven Furtick

It's easy to criticize context (circumstances and situation) you've never experienced — Steven Furtick

The One who lives outside of time invites you into a reality that is informed by His perfect plans to give you hope and a future. God speaks in the past tense about battles you're currently fighting. And He buries the shame of yesterday in order to resurrect the moment you are in and sustain you in the season He is calling you to embrace. — Steven Furtick

If God always met our expectations, He'd never be able to exceed them. — Steven Furtick

We don't teach from Books of the Bible because it gets in the way of evangelism. We don't offer different kinds of Bible studies because it gets in the way of evangelism. We don't teach doctrine because it gets in the way of evangelism. If you want to be fed God's word or have the Bible explained to you then you are a fat lazy Christian and you need to shut up and get to work or you need to leave this church because we ONLY do evangelism. — Steven Furtick

I'm not raising my kids to survive the world. I'm raising them to change it. — Steven Furtick

I dont believe God's called me to survive the world but to change it for His glory. — Steven Furtick

God gives people the exact experiences he wants them to have in order to shape the specific destiny he's designed for them. — Steven Furtick

Most believers aren't in imminent danger of ruining their lives. They're facing a danger that's far greater: wasting them. — Steven Furtick

The goal of faith isn't to take away your fears but to leverage those fears to create bolder belief. Faith leads you past your fears and reassures you of God's presence. And after a while, you begin to trust that God is going to lift you above the waves this time just like he did last time. — Steven Furtick

Prayer is the arena where our faith meets God's abilities. — Steven Furtick

Stop waiting for what you want, and start working what you have. This can turn your greatest frustration into your greatest potential innovation. If you'll do your part, God will begin to do what only He can do: He'll make your box bigger. — Steven Furtick

The only thing harder than waiting on God, is wishing that you had! — Steven Furtick

When you know the builder, you can have complete confidence in the quality of his work. — Steven Furtick

Heaven answers my 'I can't' with a resounding 'He did'. — Steven Furtick

Most of us are so focused on what we don't have that we're blinded to what we do have. — Steven Furtick

I can't expect God's blessing on my work unless I do it God's way. — Steven Furtick

Nothing gets stronger without resistance. — Steven Furtick

Today's excuses are tomorrow's regrets dressed in disguise. — Steven Furtick

Extraordinary moves of God begin with ordinary acts of obedience. — Steven Furtick

But Jesus wanted the crowd to know, look, 'John's (the baptist) the one who got this whole thing started.' In verse ten He says, 'This is the one about whom it is written, 'I'll send my messenger ahead of you who will prepare Your way before You.' Jesus says, 'If it wasn't for John, I wouldn't even be here performing these miracles.' — Steven Furtick

Could it be that God intends for us to have the same kind of audacious faith-the kind of faith that dares to believe God for the impossible-as a normal way of life? — Steven Furtick

God sets boundaries before He gives blessing. — Steven Furtick

When you realize that God is the only One who really has any lasting reward to give, He becomes the only One whose approval you desperately need. You can rest in the fact that you have it - in full measure - because the work of God's perfect Son, Jesus, secured your acceptance the moment you placed your faith in Him. Before you ever win or lose, God has turned His face toward you. He has chosen you. And He is pleased. — Steven Furtick

When it comes to our integrity: one moment in a dark place can cast a shadow for a lifetime. — Steven Furtick

The Enemy's lies are often powered by truth. — Steven Furtick

Faith is knowing who God is and acting accordingly ... God fights when we move. — Steven Furtick

Obedience is your responsibility, the outcome is God's! — Steven Furtick

Failure isn't final until you quit!! — Steven Furtick

God will arrange every experience in your life to serve His purpose. — Steven Furtick

What matters most is not what I think I am or am not. What matters is what my Father sees in me and what He says about me. — Steven Furtick

You must follow Jesus for yourself, but you can't follow Him by yourself. — Steven Furtick

Lots of times, our main problem isn't our problem. Our biggest problem is our perspective on our problem. — Steven Furtick

True ministry isn't just 'cut and paste,' it has to be birthed from the inside out. — Steven Furtick

Would have. Could have. Should have. This is the language of condemnation underscored by the passivity of regret. It's a dead language. The thing is, you can't un-sin. You can only repent. — Steven Furtick

The death of contentment is comparison. — Steven Furtick

You can't make God move in your life, but you can make room for God to move in your life. — Steven Furtick

The same power that stopped the sun and raised Christ from the grave lives in every believer! — Steven Furtick

It shouldn't freak you out to realize that God's eyes are on you. Because He doesn't see you through eyes of disapproval or disappointment. His presence is not a sign of condemnation. It's actually an invitation. God is present with you, through His Holy Spirit, because He intends to uproot you from the tyranny of the familiar, shatter the monotonous life you've had. And take you on an adventure. — Steven Furtick

True creativity is fresh, but not always original. — Steven Furtick

Be governed by your calling, not your circumstance. — Steven Furtick

If your problem is too big for you, it's just the right size for God. — Steven Furtick

You have a personal birthright to believe in a God-given mission for your life. — Steven Furtick

The standard God has for you has nothing to do with approval, and everything to do with purpose. — Steven Furtick

You cannot endure what you never enjoy! — Steven Furtick

If the size of your vision for your life isn't intimidating to you, there's a good chance it's insulting to God. — Steven Furtick

Did you know it's possible to have the right passion, but have the wrong expression of the right passion? — Steven Furtick

If you want to change the direction of your life, change the declaration of your lips — Steven Furtick

Most of the time, it's not until we embrace our limitations that God can start to use us beyond our limitations. — Steven Furtick

Seize God's vision. Activate your faith. Make your move. — Steven Furtick

Enemy can't do a thing to diminish God's promises - that ability is decidedly beyond the limits of his power. So instead he lures you into places where your perspective of God's promises will be diminished. — Steven Furtick

When God demands more of you, it's because He sees more IN you — Steven Furtick

Most people go through life thinking God never speaks to them when in fact He's always speaking. To everyone. Always directing. Sometimes warning. Sometimes affirming. But we hear so little of what He says because our consciousness of His voice is obscured by our mental static. — Steven Furtick

I want you to live in the middle of a move of God. — Steven Furtick

Every second you spend wishing God would take away a struggle is a forfeited opportunity to overcome. — Steven Furtick

Accomplishing the impossible is all about seeing the invisible. — Steven Furtick

Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience. — Steven Furtick

Gratitude begins where my sense of entitlement ends. — Steven Furtick

When you discover who God is, you discover who you are. And when you discover who you are, you no longer have to struggle with the insecurity and self-promotion that define much of society. You no longer have to strain to measure up, to qualify. You are free to be yourself. — Steven Furtick

And even when you can't get seem to get your act together, your identity is secure and completely intact. Because in Christ, who you are matters infinitely more than anything you do or cannot do. — Steven Furtick

People who walk in audacious faith don't stop and pray. Audacious faith teaches us to push and pray. — Steven Furtick

God cannot bless who you pretend to be — Steven Furtick