Warren W. Wiersbe Quotes

The bumps are what you climb on.

It is easy to make excuses when we ought to be making opportunities.

Jonah saw God's will as punishment. Jesus saw God's will as nourishment.

When God wants to accomplish something, He calls dedicated men and women to challenge His people and lead the way

The greatest judgment God can send on His people is letting them have their own way.

You are a Christian because somebody cared. Now it's your turn.

Faithfulness in the small things will lead to blessing in the big things.

Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place God wants you. You may not be asked to perform some dramatic ministry, but simply being there is a ministry.

Most important, Christmas should be a spiritual experience....Christmas is not just an event in time; it is a spiritual experience available to every person who hears the Gospel.

If you are going to live by faith, then expect your faith to be tested. A faith that can't be tested can't be trusted.

Heaven is more than a destination; it is a motivation. Knowing that we shall dwell in the heavenly city ought to make a difference in our lives here and now.

When you and I hurt deeply, what we really need is not an explanation from God but a revelation of God. We need to see how great God is; we need to recover our lost perspective on life. Things get out of proportion when we are suffering, and it takes a vision of something bigger than ourselves to get life's dimensions adjusted again

We have little control over the circumstances of life. We can't control the weather or the economy, and we can't control what other people say about or do to us. There is only one area where we have control--we can rule the kingdom inside. The heart of every problem is the problem in the heart.

We do not understand and then obey: that is instruction. We obey by faith, and then we understand: that is illumination.

Discipleship is a daily discipline; we follow Jesus a step at a time, a day at a time

The eyes see what the heart loves. If the heart loves God and is single in this devotion, then the eyes will see God whether others see Him or not

No matter how much you may change or how life may change, God never changes, and His promises never fail.

A realist is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been purified. A skeptic is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been burned.

Do you need help today? Lift up your hands to the Lord in supplication and in expectation, and soon you will lift up your hands in jubilation and celebration.

When it seems as if God is far away, remind yourself that He is near. Nearness is not a matter of geography. God is everywhere. Nearness is likeness. The more we become like the Lord, the nearer He is to us.

If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.

Outlook determines outcome.

If you look to others you will be distracted; if you look to yourselves you will be discouraged; but if you look to Christ you'll be delighted.

He knows when we go into the storm, He watches over us in the storm, and He can bring us out of the storm when His purposes have been fulfilled.

Trusting God means thinking and acting according to God's word in spite of circumstances, feelings, or consequences.

Those times when you feel like quitting can be times of great opportunity, for God uses your troubles to help you grow.

God made us and God is able to empower us to do whatever he calls us to do. Denying that we can accomplish God's work is not humility; it is the worst kind of pride.

Don't waste your sufferings.

God will open up places of service for you as He sees you are ready. Meanwhile, study the Bible and give yourself a chance to grow.

Meekness is power under control.

God has ordained that His people live by promises and not by explanations.

If the only way I can make myself look good is to criticize you, something is seriously wrong with me.

The past can be a rudder that guides you or an anchor tha hinders you. Leave your mistakes with God and look to the future by faith.

Worship is the believer's response of all that they are - mind, emotions, will, body - to what God is and says and does.

The secret of a happy life is to delight in duty. When duty becomes delight, then burdens become blessings

If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.

The ability to calm your soul and wait before God is one of the most difficult things in the Christian life. Our old nature is restless... the world around us is frantically in a hurry. But a restless heart usually leads to a reckless life.