Back in October 2022 I shared some inspirational quotes from Warren Wiersbe, the well-known American pastor and Bible teacher.
Today I would like to share some of his wisdom quotes. I really hope they help give you encouragement and guidance on your walk with the Lord.1
“God is not in a hurry. He kept Abraham and Sarah waiting twenty-five years before Isaac was born, and Isaac and Rebekah waited twenty years for Esau and Jacob, Jacob had to wait fourteen years to get the bride he really wanted, and then he had to serve six more years to build up his flocks so he could be independent, a total of twenty years. Twenty-two years passed between Joseph’s betrayal by his brothers and the brothers’ reconciliation in Egypt. God is not in a hurry because all His works are done in love. ‘Love is patient, love is kind’ (1 Cor. 13:4). Let’s be grateful that God takes His time.”
“Never doubt in the darkness what God has told you in the light.”
“You feel like quitting, like giving up. You can’t understand why the road doesn’t get easier, why God doesn’t remove the stones and straighten the path. If God did that, you might never get to the top, because the bumps are what you can climb on.”
“Reputation is what people think we are; character is what God and the holy angels know we are.”
“God does not reveal His will to those who are curious. He reveals His will to those who are obedient. God guides those who are concerned about His glory.”
“The person whose happiness depends on ideal circumstances is going to be miserable much of the time.”
“God doesn’t want us to ignore the past; the past should be a rudder to guide us, not an anchor to hold us back.”
“There is no substitute for an understanding mind. Satan can defeat the ignorant believer, but he cannot overcome the Christian who knows his Bible and understands the purposes of God.”
“Sow a thought and you reap an action. Sow an action and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.”
“The Lord prepared Moses for his ministry and took eighty years to do it. He was raised as a prince in Egypt and taught all that the wise men in Egypt knew. Some scholars believe that Moses was in line to be the next Pharaoh. Yet Moses gave all this up to identify with the people of God in their suffering (Heb. 11:24–27). God gave Moses a forty-year ‘post-graduate course’ as a shepherd in the land of Midian, a strange place for a man with all the learning of Egypt in his mind. But there were lessons to be learned in solitude and silence, and in taking care of ignorant sheep, that Moses could never have learned in the university in Egypt. God has different ways of training His servants, and each person’s training is tailor-made by the Lord.”
“Yield your heart and life to Jesus Christ. Be faithful to Him, no matter what men may do. The important thing is not the praise of men; it is the approval of God.”
“God doesn’t promise to remove the stones from the path, but He does promise to make them stepping-stones and not stumbling blocks. He promises to help us climb higher because of the difficulties of life.”
“Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God.”
“That this complex universe should appear by accident out of nothing from a ‘big bang’ is as probable as the works of Shakespeare resulting from an explosion in a printing plant.”
“Faith in God’s promises is the only way to find peace in the midst of trouble. ‘You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You’ (26:3 NKJV).”
“Wisdom gives us perspective so that we aren’t discouraged when times are difficult or arrogant when things are going well.”
“People are so intoxicated by intellectual pride that they laugh at the simple message of the gospel presented by humble witnesses (1 Cor. 1:18–31). The prophet Amos was ejected from the king’s chapel because he was a simple farmer and not a member of the religious elite (Amos 7:10–17). Evangelist D. L. Moody was often laughed at because his speech was not polished, but God used him to bring many thousands to the Savior.”
“When you feel like quitting or running away, remember that you can’t run away from your troubles and you can’t run away from yourself. The solution is not running away; it’s running to. It’s running to the throne of grace and finding grace to help in time of need.”
“When He wrote the Bible, God didn’t give us a ponderous theology book divided into sections labeled God, Creation, Man, Sin, and so forth. Instead, He gave us a story, a narrative that begins in eternity past and ends in eternity future. It’s a story about God and His dealings with all kinds of people and how they responded to His Word. As we read these narratives, we learn a great deal about God, ourselves, and our world, and we discover that our own personal story is found somewhere in the pages of Scripture. If you read long enough and honestly enough, you will meet yourself in the Bible.”
“The people who refuse to submit to God’s authority will never really discover who they are and what God wants them to do. No matter how successful they may be in the eyes of the world, unless they change they will be failures in the eyes of God.”
“Do you want life and joy? Here’s the secret: Live on God’s path, live in His presence, and live for His pleasures.”
“The world thinks that happiness is the result of others serving us, but real joy comes when we serve others in the name of Christ.”
1 All of these quotes are from the website below: