Heidi Baker Quotes

More is accomplished by spending time in God’s presence than by doing anything else.

I believe that Jesus would have given His life for just one person. Jesus emptied Himself, He humbled Himself and He so yielded Himself to His Father's love that He had no ambition of His own. He was not looking to build an empire, He did not want praise or adulation or to impress people with who or how many followed Him. He stopped over and over again for just one person, for just one life.

If you are called as a missionary—a “sent-out one”—then you are called to comfort those who mourn. You are called to love the broken until they understand God’s love—a love that never dies—through you.

But God's love is big enough to touch any life, to make light out of any darkness. Jesus came that we might have life, so that no more would we have to die in depression, anger or pain. He loved people back to life. He would go anywhere, talk to anyone. And wherever He went, He would stop for the one-- the forgotten one, the one who was rejected, outcast, sick, even stone dead. Even a thief who was dying for his crimes on the cross next to Him. In the Kingdom of God's love there is no sinner who cannot come home.

developing a life in God’s presence above all else is the only way to fulfill our God-given destinies. Keys to our callings are released when we spend time there.

As our hearts become pure, our vision becomes clearer.

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.

Each of us was meant to be an original, but most of us die merely a copy. Anyone who discovers who God made him or her to be would never want to be anyone else.

And His heart is always to heal the sick person.

We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.1 —MOTHER TERESA

Mother Teresa said: Today it is very fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately, it is not fashionable to talk with them.2

It is when you become immersed in the love of the Father that you truly begin to love like Jesus. He wants to immerse you. He wants to hold you. He wants to take you to a place where you are so far over your head in the river of God that miracles happen all around you. He wants to fill you entirely with His Holy Spirit.

When I held Beatrice, I caught scabies and lice. But it didn’t matter. My only goal is to love more.

WHAT IS A PEACEMAKER? PEACEMAKERS ARE THE mercy of God to a sinful world.

Saint Simeon once said that tears are a sign of the Holy Spirit’s presence.

No matter how deep we have gone, there is more.

This bride will give up the selfish riches of this world to inherit the earth. She will be so ruined and wrecked by love that she will run full force into the darkness. This will cause His light through her to explode into the world—all for love’s sake.

No can be an anointed word. We cannot be saviors to all. We are servants, daughters, sons, and brides, but not saviors. There is only one Savior. We cannot have His job. We are called and allowed to rest. God is able to keep His world going, and in the meantime it is very important we do not do more than He is asking.

But I believe that if God can use a donkey, He can use me. I want to be a catalyst for God’s glory. I want to believe God can cause His love and glory to shine out of my little laid-down life—and out of your little laid-down life. No matter how impossible a promise from God seems, we can respond as Mary did, with a yielded cry of “Yes!

To be a son or daughter of God also means you are royalty. This is the greatest of privileges, but it is also an awesome responsibility. If you are truly thankful to God and want to please Him with all your heart, you must do more than just recognize your own authority. You must use it. He asks you to give love as freely as you have received it— not just to those who deserve it but also to everyone He puts in front of you.

Every time I have had a heavenly vision, I have been undone by Jesus’s eyes of love.

Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. —PSALM 2:8

you are a beloved child of God.

Even if I could only bring Him one little grape, I knew that grape was precious to Him because I had worked my whole life for it.

When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed.

God has predestined every single one of us for fruitfulness. (See John 15.) We need to be familiar with a place of divine intimacy in which we are so consumed by the Holy Spirit that we will nurture and protect the seed He places in us. We need to fearlessly step out and activate His promises. It is intimacy that gives us the grace and strength we need to push through suffering, pain, and inconvenience.

I don’t think there is anyone who needs God’s help and grace as much as I do. Sometimes I feel so helpless and weak. I think that is why God uses me. Because I cannot depend on my own strength, I rely on Him twenty-four hours a day. If the day had even more hours, then I would need His help and grace during those hours as well.1 —MOTHER TERESA

A new breed of ministers is rising up who will not wear out for the gospel. They are so caught up in passion, unity, and fullness that they run out and say, “World, here I come!” If they go into places where they get shot at, they are thrilled. If they do not get shot at, they are thrilled. If the place they go is filthy, they are thrilled. If it is clean, they are thrilled. Jesus is the joy set before them. He is their exceedingly great reward.

Rather than being purpose-driven, I prefer to be presence-centered. All our efforts in God’s Kingdom must originate from the place of rest, the place of His presence.

the reason I have come to serve here, the reason I am alive, is for this purpose and this purpose alone: to learn how to love as Jesus loved.

It is not how good we are at being Christians but how good we are at dwelling and resting in God.

the Sermon on the Mount is God’s formula for revival. The Beatitudes are His recipe for His kingdom to come and His will to be done on the earth as it is in heaven.

All I could think of was what a privilege it was to give my life away for love’s sake.

In my name they will drive out demons… they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.

bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.

Claim total healing.

A minister is simply a sent one. You might only be sent across the street, but it does not matter. To God, whether it is to one or the masses, it is the same—it is love incarnate.

We can’t live in whatever.

But Jesus always leaves the ninety-nine to chase after the one. He always searches for the one lost coin.

Today it is very fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately, it is not fashionable to talk with them.2

A few of the villagers began to stone us and our children.

The poor know they are in need.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. —MATTHEW 5:6

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."5 On

the ones who have read this will be inspired to become a part of the army of healers that God envisions all His people to be.

One day Surpresa was on his way to minister, and his car broke down. He walked eight hours in the rain, mile after mile, carrying a tire. He just sang the whole time, praising Jesus.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. —JOHN 15:1–5

If the Holy Spirit ever touches people in such a way that they realize they are sons or daughters instantly, we ought to celebrate it as a mighty miracle—because sometimes it takes fourteen years.

Mother Teresa once said: When Jesus came into the world, He loved it so much that He gave His life for it. He wanted to satisfy our hunger for God. And what did He do? He made Himself the Bread of Life. He became small, fragile, and defenseless for us. Bits of bread can be so small that even a baby can chew it. He became the Bread of Life to satisfy our hunger for God, our hunger for love.' After

If you want to birth the miraculous you cannot afford to waste time getting offended. Offense stops you carrying the promise to full term and you never really know what God plans to do with a situation that offends you at first.

At the moment of death we will not be judged according to the number of good deeds we have done or by the diplomas we have received in our lifetime. We will be judged according to the love we have put into our work.1 —MOTHER TERESA

God wants your ministry to flow from the realization that you are a beloved child of God. In that place you don’t worry too much about how people see you. You don’t worry too much about whether they’re nice or mean. You don’t even worry about whether they love you or hate you. You don’t worry because you’re simply going to love them and love Him. This comes from knowing who He is and what He thinks of you. This is what it means to grasp you are a child of God.

We too must realize that developing a life in God’s presence above all else is the only way to fulfill our God-given destinies. Keys to our callings are released when we spend time there. We must always run to Him in the secret place to find the true source of life. What’s more, when we spend time in the secret place, our passion and hunger for Jesus grow. It is only as we abide in His presence that the most precious treasures can be born. This is much better than work! More is accomplished by spending time in God’s presence than by doing anything else.

Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. (James 5:14-15, NLT)

I have been beaten up, shot at, and lied about. People have even tried to strangle me. I am not afraid. To this day I can walk boldly into gangs of armed thugs and tell them to stop in the name of Jesus. I expect them to drop their knives. Generally they turn surprisingly nice. Sometimes they look at me and apologize.

God is not interested in using the mighty, but the willing. He is not into using amazing people, just ones who are prepared to lay their lives down before Him. God is not looking for extraordinary, exceptionally gifted people, just laid-down lovers of Jesus who will carry His glory with transparency and not take it for themselves.

We have to let go of our preconceived ideas, our carefully worked-out plans, our way of doing things so God can live in us. We need new life, His life. If we are going to make room to carry His glory, we have to die first. We have to take our place at the cross and say, as Jesus said, “Not my will but yours, God. Your will. I will drink the cup You have called me to drink, whatever the cost.

We are able to become lovers of God because He already accepts us. We may think we know ourselves, but when we do not accept ourselves, we only prove how little we understand. What a tragedy! The truth is that the God of the universe loves us deeply. We are covered in His blood. That is what allows us to know and love Him. When we understand this fully, we will walk in holiness and be altogether healed.

God, I’m not satisfied. I cannot live ankle-, knee-, or waist-deep. I must be completely immersed in Your presence. Lord, here I am. Immerse me. I do not want to keep from drowning. I want to drown in Your love. I want to know what it is to be immersed and undone. I want to know what it is to be out of control and for You to be totally and completely in control. Lord, come like a rushing river. I invite You to sweep me away to deeper places.

Just as Rolland and I know that together with our team, God has given us the nation of Mozambique, our dear friends Brian and Pamela Jourden know that the Lord has a great revival to birth in Zimbabwe and across Africa. Many prophetic words have been released over their lives, and financial miracles grow their ministry. When they started Generation Won/Iris Zimbabwe in 2008, Zimbabwe had gone from being one of the most prosperous nations in Africa, called the “breadbasket of Africa,” to being the poorest nation in the world. God spoke to them that Zimbabwe, which means house of stones, was like the stone the builders rejected, Jesus, but it would become a cornerstone nation, just as Jesus is the chief cornerstone, and a house of prayer for all nations. They have over twenty churches among three tribes, and they have seen HIV/AIDS and cancer miraculously healed as they preach the gospel. God is also opening doors with national leaders.

Here’s some news for you: Without Him, you’ll never be good enough. I’ll never be good enough. We are nothing without our God. He takes our little lives, laid down at His feet in the dirt, and He wrecks us with His love. When we see Him in all His beauty and let Him reshape us and fill us with His Holy Spirit, we no longer look at our failures and faults, because our eyes are drawn to see only Him. Unless He fills me, everything is impossible. When He fills me, nothing is impossible.

More is accomplished by spending time in God's presence than by doing anything else. – Heidi Baker

When we are compelled by love, when we embrace the life of the Beatitudes, we are truly blessed. Truly we are filled with inexpressible joy knowing we dwell in the shelter of the Most High God. We rest in the shadow of the Almighty. He is our refuge and our fortress; we put our trust in Him. He covers us with His wings of love, and we find safety in Him.

On our journey, we are learning to imitate Jesus. We are learning to love as He loved. And as we keep loving, He will keep putting in front of us those who desperately need His love. Then we will find the following to be true of us: “The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:8 NLT).

The power of God, the presence of God, the multiplication of the Gospel is as simple as this: a physical demonstration of the love of God. We have overcomplicated our message, thinking we were being wise. We have analyzed the Gospel to death until it doesn’t work anymore. We have made it so intensely difficult to understand that we have theologized, theorized and strategized ourselves into a corner. We have not understood that the Gospel is as simple as this: love, love, love, love, love.

Sometimes we cannot see and don’t want to see because we are blinded. We need eye salve to put on our eyes. We cry out for revival, and yet God says, “I want to open your eyes so you can see what is before you. Revival has a face and a name. It lies bleeding on the roadside.” If we want to see revival, we need to begin with the one in front of us.

The very next Monday, I found myself lying facedown on a grass mat with the mother of one of the little girls who had died. I lay down with this woman and wept with her, holding her in my arms. It was then God said to me, “Heidi, it’s about love. It’s not always about victory.” Our whole life cannot be about victory and glory, but it must be about love. Love is patient and kind and long-suffering. God’s love is the kind of love that is extravagant, bottomless, ceaseless and endless. That’s what you need when you are on the floor holding a grieving mother.

In South Africa, I learned an important principle for all who want to move in a healing anointing and all who want to experience God’s healing in their own lives—thankfulness and rejoicing. Often, when we are prayed for, we feel a little better, but maybe we are aware we are not fully healed. We tend to look for instantaneous, complete healing instead of rejoicing in the fact that God has touched us. In that hospital, I learned to give thanks for every little bit of healing God gave as He gave it. I became grateful for every little step I could take until I was able to run and jump. With every step I took, I rejoiced in what Jesus was doing. I didn’t moan and say, “But I can only take a few little steps.” Rejoicing is so important.

Holiness means never doing or saying anything, even in our most private and intimate times with other people—spouse, parents, siblings, best friends—that could bring reproach to the Gospel. It means never doing anything that could potentially scare away the gentle dove of the Holy Spirit, causing Him to draw back from us. Holiness is when every act we do holds up to investigation by anyone. Holiness means every thought and conversation we have, every email or text we send, every interaction with others and everything we do when we’re alone would stand up to public scrutiny if it were broadcast to everyone in the world. Imagine the freedom of having such a pure conscience that you didn’t mind any aspect of your life being revealed to or discovered by others. Imagine being constantly lighthearted because you had absolutely nothing to hide.

It takes courage to let go—to let go of your way, to let go of being the answer. We are not the answer, my friend; God is. If we live like this, it will mean fruitful labor. Without fruit, what would be the point of living anyway? But the seed has to be buried deep in the ground before the fruit has a chance to take hold. Before the harvest is ready, the fields look bare. All the life is hidden, ready to be revealed, ready to be released—in His time.

In all things, we can rejoice. In every situation, He will provide. He will not leave us burned out or discouraged, tired or overcome. His grace is sufficient, and we can do all things—working and resting—through Him, through His strength. Trust that your heavenly Father knows what He is doing when He guides you and directs your life. Be thankful for every provision. Don’t forget to rest in the kindnesses He pours out on you—whether you feel deserving or not. You are His child. He loves you.

We must fight, not to make a temple but to become His temple. To become a resting place for His beautiful, holy habitation. To be fully possessed by the glory of the Lord. He is calling us not to run harder but to lie down. What is your destiny? Is it to go to a university, be in a hospital, live on a garbage dump or go to the nations? Wherever you end up and whatever you do, your destiny is this: to be fully possessed by God’s presence. To carry His glory. To be recklessly devoted. Then, if you are at a university, a hospital or a garbage dump, you are His resting place, and all that can exist there is life and beauty. Remember, you are a presence carrier. Immerse yourself in Jesus’ presence and allow Him to spill into every situation in your life. You are His dwelling place. His temple.

Don’t forget to rest in the kindnesses He pours out on you—whether you feel deserving or not. You are His child. He loves you.

Out of seeming chaos, God manages to bring order. Sometimes it’s hard to see the plan when we are running around, responding to circumstances. But He knows. He has the bigger picture. He is in control. And as we offer up the little we have, He multiplies it into something amazing.

When God fills us with His Holy Spirit, we are filled with love. He desires to pour Himself out through our lives, our jars of clay, into His world, which aches for Him. His all-surpassing power is given to us, not so we can hoard it for ourselves, storing it in a darkened room somewhere, from which it trickles out in small quantities. It is given to us to be splashed out in the light, for the joy of all people everywhere. We can’t love God’s way without being filled with Him. If we try it on our own, we end up exhausted and burned out. I’ve done it; it doesn’t work. Only when we let His love pour into us and let it spill out from deep within us will His Kingdom come and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

For the One Jesus gave His life for me, He took away my pain, He made beat this heart of mine So I could love again. In return I asked Him What I could give away, He showed me things That break His heart, And then I heard Him say. Just stop for the one, Until My kingdom comes, From the smallest seed, Comes a mighty tree. When you just stop for the one. He showed me orphans on the street, Their faces full of fear, Always hungry, always cold, Always death is near. Girls in flimsy dresses, Watching men drive past, Trading on their kisses, Every kiss their last. He said... Just stop for the one, Until My kingdom comes, From the smallest seed, Comes a mighty tree. When you just stop for the one. I saw boys without a purpose Become men before their time. Every day a little worse, Driven into crime. Drugs to ease the sorrow, Never kill the pain, Peace lasts ’til tomorrow, Then it all starts up again. Jesus stopped for children And the thief on Calvary, For the woman at the water well, And then He stopped for me. He said go love another, Until the battle’s done, In this world you will have trouble, But victory shall come. He said... Just stop for the one, Until My kingdom comes, From the smallest seed Comes a mighty tree. Just stop for the one, Until My will is done Here on earth, As you just ... stop ... for ... the ... one. (Claire Vorster, 2012)

Scripture directs us not to change the world but to testify of another world.

Father reminds us that He saves one soul at a time. He is always interested in the one. We long to see God’s power and glory, the miraculous and supernatural breaking into the temporal. But let’s not forget the one. Don’t forget the one next to you—the person to whom you can be Jesus’ hands of compassion. In God’s economy, the person who just reaches out to one and sees that one find grace is just as important as the evangelist who leads thousands to Christ.

Now we are compelled to love those we serve through a love for God that never runs dry. Why? It is His Holy Spirit who fills our jars of clay, and all we do comes from Him.

I’m a prisoner of love. I have given my life for love. It is joy unspeakable and full of glory. It’s in every part of our journey here on Earth.

Ministry is simply you loving like Jesus. It is the Beatitudes manifest through your life. Missions are when you have the love of God so that He can demonstrate His very life and nature through you. Missions are intended to be the Sermon on the Mount played out on Earth.

Esa es la clase de apoyo más importante que se necesita. Si sus sueños provienen de Dios, siempre necesitarán la intercesión. Las personas de oración, como las parteras, ayudan a dar a luz a las promesas milagrosas en su vida. Harán que los obstáculos que enfrente sean más tolerables.

We are all called to shine in our own way. God has a special pair of shoes just for you, perfectly suited for your own path. You must learn to wear your own shoes and never put on anyone else's; walk in your anointing!

Learn how to lean into Jesus. Let Him hold you close until you can hear the rhythm of His heartbeat. Then you will know when to rest, when to run and when to release!

Be a presence carrier rather than a burden bearer.

Go and get my lost Makua bride.

God loves us so much He wants to destroy our preconceptions about Him so His Holy Spirit can move freely among us. God likes to shatter the boxes we create in order to contain Him and His work among us. The fact is, God does not like being put in a box. God is sovereign and holy. He likes to be God. He wants us to participate in His divine nature, follow in His footsteps. But He makes all the decisions. We just follow. God likes to be in control. He wants to take over because that is just God doing His thing. Our job is to be yielded lovers, willing to cooperate with Him.

Our passion will continue to live and burn as long as we cultivate a holy hunger, positioning ourselves to be overshadowed again and again, looking deep into the eyes of Jesus and eating of Him each day.