Anne Graham Lotz

My life's goal is not to write books; my life's goal is to know God better today. The neat thing about a goal like that is you can achieve it. Faith is constant; it's a relationship. ”

I want to take my focus off myself and focus on God. It's like setting your spiritual compass so no matter which way you turn during the day, whatever comes up, then my thoughts go back to Him and whatever He said that morning. ”

Just like you need to strengthen your core physically with exercise, you also need to strength your core spiritually. ”

Abraham wasn't perfect. He failed, made mistakes. But, he would go back, get right with God, and then just keep moving forward. He didn't quit when things got hard. He just kept on going. And everywhere he went, God was there. God was with him. ”

Besides walking, I do stretches every day. I had back trouble starting when I turned 40, so I have to stretch out my muscles every day. ”

There were so many outstanding women in scripture that were leaders. And, you know, the organized church sometimes puts boundaries on us that the Bible doesn't. ”

I don't take any money from my ministry. I'm not on salary. My husband supports me. ”

I think some people who say they're not Christians can behave in a more godly fashion than people who call themselves Christians. ”

It has been religious people, often within the organized church, who have been the most critical of and even hostile to my relationship with God. ”

If I can center down and strengthen the core of who I am, and the core of who I am is my relationship with God, then that helps me maintain peace deep down. If I can maintain a healthy spiritual core, I think that's enormous for helping the stress. ”