Nancy Leigh DeMoss Quotes

There is no man on the face of the earth who can satisfy the deepest longings of a woman's heart
God made us in such a way that we can never be truly satisfied with anything or anyone less than Himself

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“God's Will is what we would choose if we knew what God knows.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“If it is contrary to the Word of God, it isn't right.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Ask any woman today how she's doing, and there's a good chance the answer will be 'Busy!' or 'Exhausted!”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Broken men and women don't care who finds out about their sin; they have nothing to protect and nothing to lose. They are eager for God to be vindicated. David's response when confronted with his wrongdoing was that of a humble, broken man. And his was the heart that God honored. Again and again, God's Word reveals that He is not as concerned about the depth or extent of the sin we commit as He is about our attitude and response when we are confronted with our sin.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“You cannot expect to be victorious if the day begins only in your own strength.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Avenues-television, magazines, movies, music, friends, malls, and catalogs, to name a few. A steady diet of these worldly influences will shape our view of what is valuable, what is beautiful, and what is important in life.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“If you want to encourage your spiritual leaders (and their wives!) let them know you are praying for them. Ask them periodically for any specific prayer requests and assure them you will pray accordingly. Use the following prayer guide with accompanying scriptures, to suggest practical ways to pray for those who provide spiritual leadership for the flock.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

When people who are in authority in our lives make a mistake and we are there to help them fix it, that expression of kindness allows them to accept what they did as wrong instead of needing to justify or blame. It endears them to us, and the light of Jesus Christ is clearly seen in us. The next time we give our opinion, we can be sure they will give it greater consideration because we have earned the right to be heard.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Ours is an active faith. It is made alive and appealing only when our nouns turn into verbs.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Millions of professing Christians are deceived; they are walking in ways that simply are not biblical. Their values, their responses, their relation ships, their choices, and their priorities reveal that they have bought into the lie of the Enemy and embraced the world's way of thinking.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“False humility and morbid introspection are, in fact, the opposite of brokenness, as they reveal a preoccupation with self, rather than Christ.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“What we believe about ourselves determines how we live. If we believe and act on lies, we will end up in bondage,”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Christians have done far more damage to the church of Jesus Christ than any sinners outside the church could inflict.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Your Name is holy. May Your Name be worshiped and honored by Your people everywhere. May our lives in no way bring disrespect or dishonor to your great Name. And may all peoples of the earth come to revere Your sacred Name.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“The apostle Paul said, "I will very gladly spend and be spent for you" (2 Corinthians 12:15 KJV). That's part of what is involved in ministering to others, whether in a synagogue, a Sunday school class, or a house full of little ones.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Oh, God show me more of Your holiness.
Show me more of my sinfulness.
Help me to hate sin and to love righteousness as You do.
Grant me a deeper conviction of sin and a more thorough spirit of repentance.
And make me holy as You are holy.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Everything in your spiritual life depends on the sort of God you worship. Because the character of the worshiper will always be molded by the character of what he worships: If it is a cruel and revengeful God, the worshiper will be the same, but if it is a loving, tender, forgiving, unselfish God, the worshiper will be transformed slowly, wonderfully, into this likeness.1

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“The ultimate purpose of marriage is not to make us happy but to glorify God.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Once we agree with God that we exist for His pleasure and His glory, we can accept whatever comes into our lives as a part of His sovereign will and purpose. We will not resent, resist, or reject the hard things, but embrace them as friends, sovereignly designed by God to make us more like Jesus and to bring glory to Himself.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Don't wait for God to break you. You can choose to be broken or you can wait for God to crush your pride.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“An evidence that our will has been broken is that we begin to thank God for that which once seemed so bitter, knowing that his will is good and that, in His time and in His way, He is able to make the most bitter waters sweet.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Don't assume you have to be extraordinary to be used by God. You don't have to have exceptional gifts, talents, abilities, or connections. God specializes in using ordinary people whose limitations and weaknesses make them ideal showcases for His greatness and glory.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“God can be trusted. He keeps His promises. He doesn't make any mistakes.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

I want to live in such a way that, if it is only twenty-nine more days or twenty-nine more weeks, or if it is twenty-nine more years or more, I want to faithful with each one of those-that I could go and meet the Lord without regrets, without unfinished business.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

It's bad enough for me to make choices that hurt my own relationship with God. How much more serious is it to be the cause of someone else deciding to sin? Not only must I choose the pathway of holiness for God's sake and for my own sake; I must also do it for the sake of others.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Those who say in simple surrender 'Yes, Lord,' emerge from the experience spiritually rich, and become a source of grace and encouragement to others who are hurting.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

We want gain without pain; we want the resurrection without going through the grave; we want life without experiencing death; we want a crown without going by way of the Cross. But in God's economy, the way up is down.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Revival is not just an emotional touch; it's a complete takeover!

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“God hates it when we stir up strife, disloyalty, or contention among His people. It may happen in the church, but don't you be a part of it. Don't do it. Pray, ask the Lord to make you a peacemaker, and ask the Lord to show you how you can minister support and encouragement to the spiritual leaders of your church.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Do you want to increase your hunger for the Lord? Try weaning yourself from the world's diet- be prepared for some withdrawal symptoms when you turn off the radio and the TV and eliminate unnecessary activities. Then begin feeding on the Word of God. At first, it may seem bland and boring; but in time, you will discover that it satisfies in a far deeper, richer way than those things you once thought were so filling.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Being disconnected from the local church, for whatever reason, is a dangerous way to live. Not only do these " lone rangers" miss out on the blessings of functioning within the context of the body of Christ, but like lone sheep away from the safety of the flock and the watchful care of the shepherd, they are vulnerable to predators of every sort.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Regardless of what crisis or complexity may be threatening to engulf your life, God is at work. You may not see it, but you need to know it's true. And He's not just doing one or two or a few things in that situation. He is doing a thousand or more things.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Brokenness is the STRIPPING OF SELF-RELIANCE AND INDEPENDENCE FROM GOD ... but he is cast in total dependence upon the grace of God working in and through him.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

True Joy is not the absence of pain but the sanctifying, sustaining presence of the Lord Jesus in the midst of the pain

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Worship is a believer's response to God's revelation of Himself. It is expressing wonder, awe, and gratitude for the worthiness, the greatness, and the goodness of our Lord. It is the appropriate response to God's person, His provision, His power, His promises, and His plan.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Each of us is accountable to God for our personal holiness. Humbling yourself by letting others into your life and allowing them to help you and hold you accountable will release the sanctifying, transforming grace of God in your life.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Mark it down-your progress in holiness will never exceed your relationship with the holy Word of God.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Am you building up your house, or are you tearing it down? Your 'house' is the sphere of relationships that God has placed you in.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“As we grow spiritually, God begins to wean us from things that we think we can't live without: things, comfort, the longing for life to 'work.' That's a childish instinct, to say, 'Life has to work the way I want it to work, and now'.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“God is sovereign, that is He is the boss. He is in control. He is the supreme ruler of heaven and earth for all of eternity. He is Lord. We don't make Him Lord. He is Lord. And joy comes when we acknowledge that He is Lord; we rest in His Lordship. We trust His sovereignty, and we surrender to it. That means that God has the right to give, and God has the right to take away.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Have you been tormented with fears and doubts? Bombarded with temptation to sin? Try praising the Lord, and watch Satan flee.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

The word hospitality in the New Testament comes from two Greek words. The first word means love and the second word means strangers. Its a word that means love of strangers.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Sound theology should always lead us to doxology and transformation.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

What [others] most need is to see in you a reflection of what God is like and of the transforming power of the Gospel. Your life can create hunger and thirst for God in others' lives and can be a powerful instrument in the hand of the Holy Spirit to draw their hearts to Christ.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Christmas is all about surrender. It's all about the surrender of the Son to obey the perfect will of the Father and enter human history.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Men like to flirt with, and sometimes even date a wild child, but those women aren't usually first on their lists for marriage or motherhood.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

We will never meet God in revival until we have first met Him in brokenness.

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“Sin is more dangerous than wild bears, more deadly than blazing forest fires. Ask Nebuchadnezzar, who lost his mind because he refused to deal with his pride. Ask Samson, who was reduced to a pathetic shred of a man because he never got control over the lusts of his flesh. Ask Achan and Ananias and Sapphira, who all lost their lives over "small," secret sins.”

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss