Van Harden Quotes

The best times we've had on earth are usually with those we love.

— Van Harden

“[Salvation] is a life-changing experience when it happens, and if our life isn't changed by it, then it either didn't happen at all or we are so caught up in this world, spending so much time, effort, and emotion on the red circle, that we are ignoring the permanent, eternal, gigantic, blue part of the map in which we will forever be.”

— Van Harden

What a joy it is to look at loved ones, flowers, trees, the sky, bird, mountains, babies, and sunsets, to mention a very few things, and know how special they really are. What a joy it is to see the hand of God around you constantly, even in a troubled world.

— Van Harden

“[God] wants your adoration. He wants your confessions. He wants your thankfulness. He wants your requests. But most of all, He wants you and your love for Him with all your heart, strength, mind, and soul. What a joy it is to be so wanted by the Creator of everything.”

— Van Harden

“When you became a Christian, you were still susceptible to living the way you learned to live before. Your brain was not wiped clean. That conflicts with this new life to which you gave yourself. Is it easy being a Christian in this world today? No! You are living in two contrary worlds at the same time. The two worlds have collided!”

— Van Harden

“We are stuck on the obvious of this world, and it so fills our minds and our beings that there is little room for anything else, even if that "obvious" is merely a small part of what is real.”

— Van Harden

If you are a Christian, especially if you are unhappy or frustrated, remind yourself frequently of the purple wedge in which you live.

— Van Harden

Many think truth can be whatever they want it to be, and once they have made up their minds as to that truth, there's no turning back, because that would be an admission that they had been ... ugh ... wrong!

— Van Harden

“It struck me hard that when I read and studied the Bible, I started with my own preconceived notions, prejudices, and ideas of truth. I wasn't really looking for truth. I was looking for God's confirmation of mine.”

— Van Harden

If, in Him all things hold together, why would anyone ever want to be apart from Him?

— Van Harden

“We are not perfect in ourselves, but in Him we are. In the red circle of this world, there is no hope. However, because you're living in the purple wedge, there is always His hope, power, and joy.”

— Van Harden

If [you] are [a Christian] ... you should feel secure and honored that God loves you so much! That knowledge is a joy and a privilege. No one can ever take that from you because no one can ever take you from God!

— Van Harden

“Remember, as a believer, you are already in God's kingdom, even if you are still standing on this earth.”

— Van Harden

... one thing we know for sure: everybody has to be somewhere. Is it possible you are somewhere you didn't fully realize?

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For believers, there is much more to existence than simply passing out of one world and into another.

— Van Harden

“Everyone in heaven is in God's kingdom. They are in the 100 percent blue portion of the map. But not everyone in God's kingdom is in heaven. Is it really possible to live in two worlds at the same time? Absolutely! If you are a Christian, you already are!”

— Van Harden

“You have both feet in both worlds at the same time, at least for now. An understanding of this may or may not change what happens to you in this world, but it will definitely change how you see, react to, and handle things, especially if you keep in mind the new knowledge you have of where you are.”

— Van Harden