Beth Moore

“As an 18-year-old, I really sensed the call of God. What was interesting about that time was, I come from a very conservative part of the body of Christ, so there was really nothing for a woman to do.”

“The history of New Orleans was always a fascination to me - such a blend of light and darkness and plague and pleasure and hedonism and fear and death. It's just a very, very intriguing city. I have this strange love relationship with it.”

“Courage comes from a heart that is CONVINCED it is loved.”

“God wants us to believe Him to be huge, even if we don't know what to believe Him for in a particular situation and circumstance. I can believe God to be God, to come and show Himself mighty and merciful in that situation, even if I don't really know biblically what I'm to ask Him for.”

“Insecurity has been my lifelong thing.”

“We've got to know the Word of God. That is our absolute stability. That is our offensive weapon against the kingdom of darkness.”

“My parents were complicated people. They had a complicated relationship. My home was very, very complicated.”

“The Word of God is so much broader than people are giving it credit for. Look at Proverbs, a book written on how to live.”

“To possess dignity is to be worthy of respect. Worthy of high esteem. Absorb this: you are worthy of respect.”

“God's good. He can just pull a life out of a pit, can't He?”

“If my children think I'm genuine, no one else's opinion matters to me.”

“What I thought as a young adult is you act like you have it together whether or not you do because that is what church people do. That is not what God has called us to do.”

“I was crawling out of the bedroom window with my older sister when I should have still been playing with dolls.”

“A man is his tallest when he is down on his knees in prayer.”

“I have to have a daily, vibrant relationship with Jesus in order to survive that process toward healing.”

“The moment we decide to throw more energy into fighting for our mate than with him, the crack of a fist on the enemy's jaw splits the ears of angels.”

“I ask women to check the feelings they have about themselves before they do something. If you're doing it out of a sense of desperation and need, don't do it.”

“I've learned that anyone capable of adoring you is equally capable of abhorring you.”

“What a beautiful name. I love to watch how it falls off the lips of those who love Him. I shudder as it falls off the lips of those who don't. Jesus.”

“We Houstonians are a spicy lot. We raise our babies with tongues of fire, mostly lit by chips and salsa. Our blood is as thick and warm as queso.”