James MacDonald

American pastor

James MacDonald (born October 4, 1960) is an author, speaker, and Protestant minister.

Quotes

Always True (Moody, 2011)

While we wait, God builds our faith in His promises.
- p. 17

While you can’t keep fear from visiting, you can slam the door in its face. With God’s promise in your hand, that’s exactly what you are able to do.
- p. 32

Fear is the contradiction of faith. Faith says, Whatever it is, it’ll be okay because of God.
- p. 33

The antidote for fear is the promise of God’s presence. God is with you. “For He has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”(Heb 13:5)
- p. 33

Sometimes it feels like God backs away from you when you hit hard times, but that’s not true. (see Psalm 34:18)
- p. 35

You’ll face overwhelming odds; you’ll be incredibly outnumbered. Fear would be your natural inclination. But keep in mind, God is with you.
- p. 43

This fight is not going to be over in 10 minutes or 10 weeks; there’s no quick solution. If you think it’s taking too long, remember, God is with you.
- p. 43

When God promises, He’s not saying, I’ll try. He means, I can and I will.
- p. 47

It’s not unlikely that God would lie—that would be a matter of probability. It is impossible for God to lie.
- p. 51

Even if God could lie, He would have no motivation. He can gain nothing by lying. Everything He wants to have happen happens.
- p. 51

Take a deep breath and take this to heart; God has nothing to do with broken promises. When He says, I promise, mark it down—it’s going to happen.
- p. 52

When you say, I don’t know exactly what God is doing, but I know he’s in control—that’s evidence you’re trusting Him.
- p. 55

Doubt is a lack of confidence or assurance that God will keep his promises. Faith is an active confidence that God’s promises are always true.
- p. 56

The Christian way is a life of faith. In order to hold on to the promises of God, you’ve got to believe them and live by them.
- p. 58

Don’t lean on your own understanding. If your trust in God is limited by your understanding of His ways, you will always have a limited trust.
- p. 59

Don’t miss God’s fingerprints all over the events, lining up people and circumstances in perfect timing to preserve His people and advance His agenda.
- p. 66

When you come to the place where you can’t do anything else, you must stand still and believe… When you can’t do anything, let God do it all.
- p. 83

You might not think it now, but if you’re one of God’s children, you’re going to figure it out by the end of your life—God is good.
- p. 84

His disposition is kindness. His default action is for your benefit. He’s good! And someday you will taste it!
- p. 85

Our prayer must be, “Father, I’m waiting for You because I know You are good in what You do and in when you do it.”
- p. 85

Eventually you can see that your pain was part of a much larger picture that God was carefully painting.
- p. 87

What kind of future is in God’s plan? A good one to which you can look forward. That’s why you can hope.
- p. 89

We all know the disappointments that come when we base anticipation on what we and other humans can deliver. God will never have a problem delivering!
- p. 89

It doesn’t matter what has happened, better things are coming. God’s plan produces hope in me.
- p. 89

If He wasn’t going to use that hard thing for your good, it wouldn’t have happened. He had to sign off on every single thing that touches your life.
- p. 90

I want to be a part of the grand plan. Being on board with God’s objectives means I understand that this is not about me.
- p. 91

By your grace, I will not despair. I believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
- p. 91

Only when we have done all we knew to do can we wait by faith for God to do what only He can do.
- p. 98

God looked through eternity past and He saw you and He chose to reach out and redeem you by His own grace. It’s hard to imagine that kind of love.
- p. 102

Too many times we’re looking for ways to get around deep waters and dangerous fires, rather than through them. Has this ever been your experience?
- p. 106

At this moment, God is watching your life and at some point in this trial, He will say enough. You don’t need to falter.
- p. 109

Difficult trials will naturally evoke powerful emotions in us. How would your circumstances look today if you chose to focus first on God’s promises?
- p. 121
I will not fail: God is always victorious.
- p. 138

[God’s] purposes are always accomplished. His enemies are always defeated. His faithful followers are always rewarded. His Son’s throne will be established forever.
- p. 138

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