True faith in God lies in tension. Whether we are learning to die in order to live (see John 12:24) or scattering to increase all the more (see Proverbs 11:24), trusting Him requires us to live confidently between the problem and the promise – to live within a mystery (see 1 Corinthians 4:1). (Location 140)

This provision had come in after we had made our payment of $10,000 to the missionaries and tithes. But what struck me most profoundly was that, while my prayers had been passionate during the crisis, God had established our deliverance three months prior, before I even knew of the need. I had acted as if I needed to get God’s attention and convince Him to care about our necessities, when the reality was that God knew and cared far more about them than I. (Location 161)

As my heart and mind grew healthier, dreams and desires awakened within me. My expectations began to expand with the truth God was revealing. (Location 181)

Money serves as a tool to reveal the issues of one’s soul, and that these issues are a garden in which God loves to work. (Location 194)

“The Christian life was always meant to be known for its passions more than its disciplines.” (Location 292)

Without divine wisdom and courage, human beings, no matter how well-intentioned and educated, are bound to fail. (Location 368)

Joseph suffered thirteen years of hardship, loss, persecution and abandonment. But God understood the pressures that Joseph’s character needed to withstand in order to succeed once he was promoted to rule over Egypt. (Location 473)

God’s deepest desire is for mature sons and daughters who will love Him and join Him in what He is doing. (Location 509)

Poverty is not an economic problem; it is a soul-and-spirit problem. Lack in any area of our lives, whether for basic needs (food, clothing, shelter), or our more complex needs (opportunities, friendship, affection, knowledge), bends the soul and spirit. (Location 659)

The only way to unbend our souls from a poverty paradigm is to displace the lie of lack by embracing the core message of the prosperous soul: There is always enough. (Location 731)