Briscoe Quotes

#1. Tell them that our lives can change with every breath we take. Lord, we both know that. Tell them to let go of what's gone because men like roger Briscoe never win. And tell them to hold on like hell to what they've got- each other, and a mother who would die for them, and almost did.

Billie Letts

#2. He lay on his chair with his hands clasped above his paunch not reading, or sleeping, but basking like a creature gorged with existence.

Virginia Woolf

#3. The storms in my life have become workshops where I can practice my faith in God's sovereignty.

Jill Briscoe

#4. Qualifications of a pastor: the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros

Stuart Briscoe

#5. Because I have a heart for God I also have a heart for women. As I hear their stories, I realize so many feel themselves to be inadequate. What a joy it is to believe them into doing those things they never believed they could do and being the people they never believed they could be.

Jill Briscoe

#6. In this case, a mother, noted for her beauty, might be reduced to a purple shadow ... (Tansley to Lily on her painting of the house & grounds)

Virginia Woolf

#7. No one has more time than you have. It is the discipline and stewardship of your time that is important. The management of time is the management of self; therefore if you manage time with God, he will begin to manage you.

Jill Briscoe

#8. A man of quality is never threatened by a woman of equality.

Jill Briscoe

#9. People may resist our advice, spurn our appeals, reject our suggestions, refuse our help, but they are powerless against our prayers.

Jill Briscoe

#10. To believe in God starts with a conclusion about Him, develops into confidence in Him, and then matures into a conversation with Him.

Stuart Briscoe

#11. God's truth tells us the truth about ourselves, but His grace forgives us for the truth He reveals.

Jill Briscoe

#12. Finally, when happiness came knocking on my door, I'd be waiting. I'd open the door and say: "Where have you been? What took you so long? And if you just give me a moment I'll pack and go with you."

Constance Briscoe

#13. You may have no family, no food, no clothes, no future, no spouse, no health, or no children, yet be rich beyond your wildest dreams because you have the Holy Spirit in your life.

Jill Briscoe

#14. If people concentrated on their responsibilities, others would have their rights.

Stuart Briscoe

#15. Whilst child abuse may be committed behind closed doors, it should never be swept under the carpet.

Constance Briscoe

#16. God promises to make the vale of trouble a door of hope

Jill Briscoe

#17. People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.

Stuart Briscoe

#18. There is unspeakable joy ... for the person who knows release from guilt and the relief of forgiveness.

Stuart Briscoe

#19. Do your parents know you're here?' asked the lady at social Services. 'No,' I said, 'but I want to know about children's homes.' I had to stand on my toes to see over the reception desk.

Constance Briscoe

#20. To Succeed You Must Read

A.J. Briscoe

#21. "Slightly lower than the angels" is a whole lot better than slightly higher than the apes. Let's get the order straight. God, angelic beings, man, animals, and vegetables.

Stuart Briscoe

#22. We may have to face God's truth about our pain
it is real, but we must be careful not to get God and life mixed up. God does not cause the pain and sorrow. He suffers with us and desires to comfort us as only he can.

Jill Briscoe

#23. I believe God, through His Spirit, grants us love, joy, and peace no matter what is happening in our lives. As Christians, we shouldn't expect our joy to always feel like happiness, but instead recognize joy as inner security
a safeness in our life with Christ.

Jill Briscoe

#24. Children can withstand a lot of pressure and trial from the outside if the home inside is held steady by parents whose character is steady.

Stuart Briscoe

#25. Faith is only as valid as its object. You could have tremendous faith in very thin ice and drown ... You could have very little faith in very thick ice and be perfectly secure.

Stuart Briscoe

#26. The secret to 'doing it all' is not necessarily doing it all, but rather discovering which part of the 'all' He has given us to do and doing all of THAT.

Jill Briscoe

#27. If we want to live healthy relationships, according to biblical standards, it is done in the fullness of the Spirit.

Stuart Briscoe

#28. His plan in your life means his work in your hands, and you can be sure it is work he has chosen and gifted you to do.

Jill Briscoe

#29. Be encouraged to be an encourager. It's a spiritual art that everyone can learn. And mostly you learn by practicing it.

Jill Briscoe

#30. Courage isn't a feeling that
you wait for. Courage is doing when you don't have courage. Courage is
doing it scared.

Jill Briscoe