Dillon Burroughs Quotes

God's love for others does not stop at the border; neither should ours.

Live today the way you want to be remembered tomorrow.

Let us not see today's troubles as a reason to give up; let us see them as an opportunity for God to deliver.

God repeatedly uses the least-likely and least-prepared individuals (ourselves included) to make the deepest impact on our world.

Safety comes in our nearness to God, not in our distance from our enemies.

How you live today has the potential to impact all eternity.

We are not saved by good deeds; we are saved for good deeds. Jesus transforms us to transform others.

We cannot do everything, but we can all do something.

What if every church in America had a ministry to stand against modern slavery?

Change the world today. Start with the next person you meet.

The solution to our human frailty is not to try harder, but to turn Godward.

Even if God never did another good thing in our lives, we could spend the rest of this life praising Him for what He has already done.

God saves us because He loves us. It has nothing to do with our goodness or nobility, our achievements or agility. Our salvation depends completely upon our Savior.

When we realize the shortness of life, we begin to see the importance of making every moment count.

We don't earn God's love; we receive it. We don't work for His approval; He approves us.

Everyone leaves a legacy, whether they want to or not. The question is, “What kind of legacy will you leave?

Sometimes you are the answer to your own prayer.

The actions you take today not only impact you; they influence generations. Every matter matters for eternity.

When you rest, realize it is not simply ceasing from activity…it is a gift from God.

The problem with comparison is that you always feel either better than someone else or worthless compared to someone else.

If we are to be blessed, we must pursue the Giver of blessings.

God is never late and rarely early. He is always exactly right on time--His time.

Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.

We may not have the ability to change all of the world's wrongs, but we can make a difference where we are.

Let us live not only to serve God ourselves; let us live to help our children and their children live for God.

God does not remove us from all harm; He uses harm to move us close to Him.

Sitting on the sidelines in our interconnected world is not a sufficient response.

God is calling you to change the world one life at a time and one small step at a time. Begin today where you are.

Christianity is anything but safe. Jesus made clear that trouble and persecution stood in the future for His followers.

Has God called you to speak out for peace in a tense situation? Are there lives on the line God is calling you to stand up for, to declare peace to, and to encourage toward a non-violent solution? If so, do it. You never know what might happen. Maybe the Lord is likewise sending you to save many lives from destruction.

God's strength makes us strong; His comfort comforts us. With Him, we no longer run; we rest.

Let us not take what we eat for granted; let us view our meals as an opportunity to give our Lord praise.

[God's] love for us was displayed most clearly through the cross of Christ. There our Lord stretched out His bloodstained hands to say, "I love you this much!

Many go to great lengths to discover God's will or to hear His voice, yet we only need to open His Book.

The church is not a campus but a community. Pastors are not CEOs; they are shepherds.

Be willing to be unliked and ridiculed in order to speak the words of the One who matters most.

Our response to temptation reveals the substance of our faith.

Many overlook the fact that Jesus was homeless. He did not only teach the poor; He lived among them.

When Jesus was interrupted, He started where He was and helped those in need who were nearest to Him. There is always another mission “out there”—the next cause, the next city, or the next country that seems to be the most important mission we could pursue. Jesus illustrates that our greatest mission is often the person in front of us.

In sharing how God is changing our lives, we find the lives of others changed as well.

There is no secret formula--only a life committed to a close walk with God.

If we wish to truly experience a life that makes an eternal difference, the power within us is not enough. It is the power God offers that matters.

You may not be able to measure God's love, but you can certainly experience it.

Righteousness and generosity are inseparable. The person whose heart longs for God also longs to give to others.

The emphasis in Scripture is not the amount we give, but the attitude with which we give.

Our deeds will not cause God to love us more; our sins will not cause God to love us less.

Our God is known for His compassion for the needy; let us be known for it as well.

We may not understand why certain things occur in our lives, but we understand who to run to when they do.

Since God exists outside of time, He also has all of the time He needs to personally act in each of our lives. There is never a rush to the next meeting or the next message.

The world tells us to find the power within ourselves. God's Word teaches otherwise. It is the Lord's power that gives the ability to overcome.

Believers may come from different cultures, countries, or customs, but we serve one God who unites us all.

The true test of faith is how we treat those who can do nothing for us in return.

Accountability only works if you want it to.

God has done more than I could ask or even imagine on more occasions than I could ever recount. His ways are higher than my ways. My ideas simply cannot compete with his.

Each of us has our own specific vocation, a sacred journey prepared by the Creator of the universe.

Much of life appears mundane at the time. Yet in God's providence every moment includes significant details arranged by His divine hand.

When we ask God to transform those who oppose us, we are also asking God to transform us.

If we are not receiving some type of ridicule for our beliefs, we are probably doing something wrong.

Then I read that Jesus was a friend of sinners. This still bothers me. Not because Jesus was a friend of sinners (because that came in really handy in my case). It bothered me because if I'm trying to live like Jesus, that means I'm supposed to be a friend of sinners too.

The first miracle Jesus performed was instant winemaking. No wonder people loved Him! He probably received a bunch of wedding invitations after that one.

Jesus came to give us life. We don't have to hang on a cross like he did. For him, it was a sacrifice. For us, it is a gift.

We want to care most about what Jesus cares most about.

God’s will isn’t always written in the sky, but it is clearly written in His Word.

The Bible's message is that you matter to God. Our response is that God should matter to us.

We dare not forget the power of prayer.

Do not view the Lord as your temporary solution; see Him as your eternal Savior.

It is foolish to hold tightly to material possessions. We do not own them, but they can own us.

Our problems may tower over us, but God towers over our problems.

Our greatest need is not for a better income or a more appealing body, but for salvation.

Let us not question whether God is there; let us praise Him that He is there.

When we think of our family, our spouse, parents, or children, let us see them as a gift from God.

The end of the rope stops in the palm of God.

The response to stress is not less time in God's Word, but more.

The one who finds contentment is truly rich.

May we show great concern to those of great concern to God.

True compassion sees each person as a brother or sister and acts accordingly.

Why is it that we feel bad when “all” we can do for a person is pray for them? We feel like we need to work to help, but remember: prayer is the work.

Christ has not called us to be popular, but to be faithful. We are not saved to be relevant to the crowds; we are saved to reflect Christ.

Church wasn't designed by an architect (Technically, Jesus was a carpenter.). So why do we think of churches as buildings instead of groups of people who love Jesus?

Don’t settle for helping those who will help you in return or doing a good deed for others to see. Help others without expecting anything back. Even if nobody else cares, God will notice.

In our modern world, we often separate faith from practice. But the way of Jesus rejects this notion. Only living our faith offers the credibility to teach our faith. Anything less is less that the teachings of Christ.

When God shows up and the unexplainable happens, don’t attempt to explain it as something you did. Tell the story of how God has worked through you to change lives by His grace.

Church may be primarily for believers, but the gospel is for all people.

To delight in the law of the Lord is to find our source of joy outside of ourselves.

The Lord watches over us every moment of every day. He is there--and He cares--about every step and every breath.

Let us join Him in accomplishing His will today rather than our own.

Did you ever stop to consider that God made us to remake us? He created us so we would seek Him and be transformed by Him.

It is not the size of our problems but the size of our God that matters most.

We must not simply desire God; we must live in total dependence.

Our view of God determines how we live for Him.

Atheism is not a matter of the mind; it is a matter of the heart.

When we face impossible odds, let us not look at the size of our problem; let us look at the size of our God.

Our worship of God is not a part of our lives; worship is our lives.

Your attitude toward Scripture can reveal your attitude toward the Savior. When your passion for God's Word runs high, your passion for God does as well.

The poor are not a problem but rather an opportunity to show unconditional love.

It is when we experience God most closely that our hearts burn most passionately to show his compassion to others.

When we first come to faith in Christ, we often think it was simply of our own choosing. Only later do we realize we would have never taken that step of faith apart from His grace drawing us near to Him.

Trust is tough. Once trust has been broken by multiple people on multiple occasions, believing in anyone or anything becomes increasingly difficult. Much of the skepticism of our world can be traced back to broken trust.

We often forget that calling for peace is the most courageous act we can take. It’s easy to call for revenge, to claim injustice, and to launch an attack. It’s much more difficult to forgive, to call for peace, to lay down weapons.

If I came to your town and asked any person on the street, “Which church should I go to if I want to get involved in helping the poor or homeless in this community?” would your church be the first one mentioned? Make this identity your goal.