Crawford Loritts Quotes

Sometimes God chooses to demonstrate his power by supernaturally changing our circumstances. And sometimes he chooses to leave us in hard, difficult places, but gives us his sustaining power.

Don’t waste your waiting. The time between where we are and the fulfillment of the promise is designed to transform us.

uncertainty is a gift from God. Dark, uncertain times can either drive us to despair or point us to the One who knows and holds our future. When we turn to God, we have chosen the path of faith.

But sooner or later, all of us will be thrown into the darkness of uncertainty and be reminded again that even on our best days, we are dependent people. We need a hope and assurance that, frankly, eclipses anything that we bring to the table.

You see, when we understand that we did not provide for or participate in our salvation, but that God did it all for us, we are filled with wonder, worship, and a sense of profound gratitude. Yes, we were guilty, but he paid the price to declare us righteous. What God has said and done stands. Don’t be distracted by the accusations from Satan, others, or even yourself. Dismiss them. They are empty and cannot alter in the least our eternal destination and position in Christ. The moment we turned from our sin to Christ, we were declared righteous.

Christian faith is not so much what you say you believe, but how you behave in a consistent manner.

So many of us have become discouraged because we are not in control and we are powerless to do anything about what we face. Because God doesn’t seem to be “showing up” when we think he should, we give up.

God witnesses on our behalf because we are exercising faith.

If we are afraid of looking foolish, we will see little if anything of the power and provision of God.

We must remember that when God gives us his promise, he is on the line, not we. You see, with God’s promises comes his presence. He leads us into impossible, dead situations so that we will experience his power and presence. Every fulfilled promise and deliverance is a declaration of God’s glory. So when we choose to turn to God in faith and refuse to allow fear and doubt to cause us to cave in, it’s as if God says, “Stand back and watch this.” The result is awe and wonder.

To refuse to allow the difficulties we face to squelch and temper our faith does not mean that we are living in denial. To be sure, there are those who refuse to accept the harsh reality of their condition or the full weight of their circumstances. Faith does not deny that you have cancer. Faith does not deny that you’ve lost your job and you’re upside down financially. Faith does not deny that your marriage is in a very bad place. Faith does not deny that your children have walked away from the faith. You name it, and faith does not deny its existence. It looks at it. It “considers” it. It examines it. It stares it in the eye, but it says: “You don’t stop or determine what God wants done. So I stare through you and see my great God, who is able to do what he has promised.

Because we are secure (“God is for us”), because we are no longer guilty (“Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect?”), and because we will never be abandoned (“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”), we are confident. The assurance question is taken off the table. God is with us, so we are free to exercise focused, believing faith.

faith is not mere speculation, but it is embedded, anchored in our great, awesome God, who has come near through the person and work of his Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Christianity is not simply a body of truth to be believed; it is a supernatural life that is meant to be lived.

The fact that we can’t see our way clear does not mean that God cannot make the way clear.

faith frees us from the fear of the future.

Faith is the response to what God wants done and is initiating in and through our lives.

The only thing worse than waiting on the Lord is wishing that you had!

God’s presence is the distinguishing characteristic of your leadership.

I have come to believe that a Christian leader’s greatest mentor are the dark, lonely times in which God marks our souls with that profound sense of our need for Him.

When God’s warrior marches forth to battle strong in his own might, defeat is not far distant.” CHARLES SPURGEON

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks.

Failure is God’s glaring object lesson that says, “Check out what happens when you do things your way.” Let’s aim to have the humility and the sense to learn the lesson and do it His way.