I wanted to write a book specifically aimed toward young people. I wanted to write a book that anybody can read and enjoy, but I did want to aim it at young people and, even more specifically, urban young people. Trip Lee More Quotes by Trip Lee More Quotes From Trip Lee What we do with our lives every day, whether at school, a desk job, or keeping the home in order, is our most basic opportunity to glorify God. That's what your role in His story looks like day in and day out. Instead of waiting to be offered a new role, play the current one well. Trip Lee home jobs school Who are we? We're not perfect but we're not worthless. Scripture tells us that we're beautifully made, but broken. Trip Lee scripture broken perfect The question is not whether or not you will face trials. The question is, how will you respond when you do? Trip Lee trials faces Young men just don't know what it means to be a man. There are so many lies about what it means to be a man whether that be get a bunch of girls or get a bunch of money or don't cry and don't have emotions. Nobody is teaching them how to be men. Trip Lee girl teaching lying Here's the grey rule: embrace things that lead you closer to Jesus, and reject things that lead you away from Jesus. Trip Lee grey embrace jesus There are so many lies out there about what the good life is whether that's making as much money as you can or just being the best you can be. I just want to challenge those lies and look at what God says the good life is in His Word. He says that the good life is about believing in God and embracing everything that He has for us. Trip Lee good-life believe lying Training in God's gym may hurt sometimes, but He will make us stronger. Trip Lee training stronger hurt Faith that doesn't affect your life isn't really faith. Trip Lee Folks need the Gospel. We need to have our hearts changed. We see people from a skewed point of view. We need to see people the way God sees them. Trip Lee views heart people Denying self isn't a one-time thing, but a daily task. Trip Lee daily-tasks one-time self That's the new picture of the good life that I want to paint - living the way that God created us to live. That's what the good life is. Trip Lee good-life want way Its a call-to-action to rise from the dead and actually live. Were born spiritually dead, and Im calling for everyone to become spiritually alive. Secondly, dont wait until later to live the way you were created. God created you to honor Him, find joy, and serve others. Dont sleep on that. Lastly, rise above the low expectations people have. Trip Lee expectations sleep people There is no halfway or lackadaisical way to fight lust. If you're not fighting your sin, you're befriending your sin. Trip Lee befriending fighting lust I might not win a Grammy or get another Stellar Award but I'll get my rewards from the Lord. There's nothing better than that. Trip Lee awards winning might The good life begins with Christ and ends with me. I need to stop following me and stop trying to make life all about me. Trip Lee good-life trying needs Instead of attacking people, we need to love people. It lights a fire under me because it's a reminder of why we need the Gospel. Our hearts are so corrupt. Trip Lee light fire heart One day Jesus is going to come back and reign with perfect justice. There will be no questions about what's happened. There will be perfect justice and I look forward to that day. Trip Lee perfect justice jesus We were all born robots. We were all born slaves to our sin. We did what the flesh and what the devil told us to do. For those of us that have been freed by Jesus, we don't have to be robots. Trip Lee devil flesh jesus We stand before God's wonder and yet we are disinterested and bored. This should not be. Trip Lee bored should wonder I know for sure that God can do whatever He wants to do. He's called me to be faithful to do good art, to lift up Jesus and that's what I'm going to do and I'll let the Lord take care of the rest. Trip Lee faithful art jesus
