God is seeking those who hear His call to a life of worship. Those who heed are those who will walk in His presence. They will know Him intimately as He will manifest Himself to them. John Bevere More Quotes by John Bevere More Quotes From John Bevere Physical maturity is bound to time. Spiritual maturity is bound to obedience. John Bevere obedience maturity spiritual We don't want to merely obey God: we need to catch His heart. It is then we will glimpse the wisdom behind His directives, and not just see them as laws. John Bevere glimpse law heart True honor is an outflow from a heart that fears God. John Bevere fear-god honor heart Love forgets wrongs so that there is hope for the future. John Bevere there-is-hope hope-for-the-future forget We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace. John Bevere protection authority mind The man or woman who doesn't forgive has forgotten the price that Christ paid for them on the Cross. John Bevere forgiving forgotten men How can a good God appoint cruel people to positions of authority? The answer is simple: God is the originator of the authority, but He is not the author of the cruelty. Man is responsible for his cruel actions, not God. All authority is of God, but not all authority is godly. John Bevere godly simple men God is waiting to satisfy us, yet His goodness will not satisfy us if we are already full of other things. John Bevere goodness ifs waiting Often God will send us what we need in a package we don't want. Why? To let us know He's God and we cannot second-guess Him. We cannot search for answers merely with our heads; we must seek Him and His provision with our hearts. Scripture cannot be interpreted from our limited human mental understanding. There must be a breath of the Spirit of God. He alone gives wise counsel and correct application. John Bevere wise heart giving This truth remains: Only those you care about can hurt you. You expect more from them-after all, you've given more of yourself to them. The higher the expectations, the greater the fall. John Bevere hurt expectations fall Jesus never gave advice John Bevere coaching advice jesus What we say in private we must be willing to say with a heart burning with love and honor before the face of our leaders. If not, we will poison our spirits and it will manifest in the presence of our leaders. John Bevere leader honor heart There is no other way to know good from evil, right from wrong, unless we have His Word dwelling richly in our heart. It's good for us to spend time in His Word. John Bevere dwelling evil heart The greater hardship you endure, the greater the authority God entrusts to you. John Bevere endure hardship authority The Bible is very clear that in the last days men will be “lovers of themselves” (2 Tim. 3:2). John Bevere lasts lovers men Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. John Bevere tested silver affliction A PERSON WHO CANNOT FORGIVE HAS FORGOTTEN HOW GREAT A DEBT GOD HAS FORGIVEN THEM. John Bevere debt forgiving forgotten We are like horses that must be broken; basically that one should submit to a pastor even if he is wrong. John Bevere horse broken should Offense cuts you off from God. We separate ourselves from the pipeline. I've never seen anything block blessings from Heaven except offense. John Bevere blessings you god heaven