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I Am Not But I Know I Am QUOTES

I Am Not But I Know I Am QUOTES

1 " admitting we are not God—not in control, not running anything, not responsible for everyone’s well-being, not the solution for everything and everyone, not at the center of all things—doesn’t belittle us; it frees us. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

2 " Jesus must increase and I must decrease. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

3 " What a way to walk through life: entering every environment with every intention to shine as little light as possible on me and as much light as possible on the Son of God. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

4 " Meaninglessness woos us into spending our one shot at life on insignificant and trivial things. If we are not vigilant, we drift from God’s glorious ambition for our lives, losing sight of anything remotely grand, trading God-instilled passion for an easier and more often traveled road. And if our hearts aren’t awakened by majesty, our lives soon shrink into little bits of nothingness. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

5 " Sabbath is not so much about a day off as it is a “day up”—a day to remember that He is God and we are not. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

6 " In spite of our foolishness and rebellious hearts, God has pursued us with relentless passion and patience, fully expressing to us His unfathomable love through the mercy and grace of the cross of His Son, Jesus Christ. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

7 " Let’s face it, stillness is not exactly easy to come by in today’s culture. We are far more likely to be restless, anxious, fearful, fretful, and busy. But God’s invitation is to be still—and to find again, in the calm pause, the assurance that He is, in fact, God. His plans are undeterred, and with or without us, He is going to receive glory from all peoples on the face of the earth. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

8 " God and anybody else is an overwhelmingly powerful team. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

9 " On the contrary, knowing I AM inspires us to excel in every area of life. Further, the power of this “I am not” message is that when we compete, and hopefully win, we can avoid the pitfall of gaining the whole world and yet losing our souls.2 As "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

10 " As we will soon discover, admitting we are not God—not in control, not running anything, not responsible for everyone’s well-being, not the solution for everything and everyone, not at the center of all things—doesn’t belittle us; it frees us. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

11 " The first, stress, gets a stranglehold on us when we move through life feeling like everything (every decision, every answer, every provision, every protection) rests on our shoulders. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

12 " And if our hearts aren’t awakened by majesty, our lives soon shrink into little bits of nothingness. Our days become filled with drama over the ridiculous; our complaints fly free at the smallest challenge or difficulty; our energy and wealth are consumed by what is fleeting; and our chatter becomes dominated by events, people, and things that won’t last much longer than the morning mist. To "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

13 " Enough of little lives led by little people, crumpling under the weight of stress. And enough of empty ambition masquerading as something grand yet marked by the numbing effects of a vacant heart. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

14 " We can either choose to cling to starring roles in the little-bitty stories of us or opt to exchange our fleeting moment in the spotlight for a supporting role in the eternally beautiful epic that is the Story of God. I "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

15 " Abandoning the tiny story of me and embracing the forever Story of Jesus will allow our little lives to be filled with the wonder of God as we live for the unending applause of His name. And joining our small stories to His will give us what we all want most in life, anyway: the assurance that our brief moments on earth will count for something in a Story that never ends. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

16 " sin is deceptively strong and pride has many faces. I "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

17 " I am His. My struggles are His. My future is His. My reputation is His. My needs are His. Everything is His! "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

18 " Meaninglessness woos us into spending our one shot at life on insignificant and trivial things. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am

19 " Sabbath happens anywhere and everywhere we let go of the controls and lay the cares of our lives at His feet. "

― Louie Giglio , I Am Not But I Know I Am