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40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge QUOTES

40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge QUOTES

1 " faithful followers of Christ aren’t on earth to assign blame; we’re here to free the trapped, bandage the wounded, help the hurting, and celebrate homecomings. "

― Kyle Idleman , 40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge

2 " That’s why we need a friend whom we’ve given permission to tell us like it is—no matter what. Even if we refuse to listen at first, we all need a friend who will tell us when we’re neglecting our family for work. A friend who will say something when our spending gets out of control. A friend who will challenge us to do more than just come to church a few weekends a month. A friend who will question a new relationship we’re beginning. "

― Kyle Idleman , 40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge

3 " Jesus said no, this is our Father: loving, compassionate, caring, beyond our social expectations, willing to search and wait and celebrate and heal the broken. Jesus turned religion on its head, breaking down its exclusive, legalistic barriers and replacing them with welcoming relationship. "

― Kyle Idleman , 40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge

4 " Tune in to God’s voice today. Prayerfully open your Bible and read. Choose a book and set a time to read every day this week. Spend five minutes less on Facebook and five minutes more in God’s Word. "

― Kyle Idleman , 40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge

5 " Be still, and know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10). I like this definition of stillness: silence on the outside and surrender on the inside. "

― Kyle Idleman , 40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge

6 " The Distant Country can be defined as any area of our lives where we have walked away from God. "

― Kyle Idleman , 40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge

7 " This is the kind of AHA many of us need to experience. We need to be reminded and understand that we are not the center of our faith; we are not the main character in the Bible; church doesn’t primarily exist for us; all of this life is for God’s glory and God’s kingdom and His purposes. "

― Kyle Idleman , 40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge

8 " The Distant Country can be defined as any area of our lives where we have walked away from God. It may be that every part of you is living in the Distant Country, or it may just be a specific area of your life where you’ve left out God. You’ve posted No Trespassing signs around the perimeter and made it clear that God is not welcome. "

― Kyle Idleman , 40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge

9 " Digging into Scripture is our way of listening and tuning our ears to our Father’s voice. "

― Kyle Idleman , 40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge

10 " Don’t miss this: our passive approach to the action God has called us to take shows that we are honoring something more than Him. "

― Kyle Idleman , 40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge