Mesu Andrews > Quotes

“But neither the mountains nor the people can rob you of the forgiveness God has given...unless you let them.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love Amid The Ashes

“Forgiveness is like an olive tree, mistress. Once it takes root, it will grow, and it’s hard to kill.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love Amid the Ashes

“The messages of a prophet...affect the decisions of kings. The decisions of kings determine not just the course of nations but also the life and death of individuals in those countries. If we become so enamored with our own little world that we disregard the nations, we are no better than those who focus on nations and ruthlessly disregard human life.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love in a Broken Vessel

“A man can never fill the longing for my one true God.”
― Mesu Andrews, The Pharaoh's Daughter

“It’s hard to trust God when reality drains our hope, but God must be our hope for a new reality.”
― Mesu Andrews, Isaiah's Daughter

“Our God always has a plan. We just don’t always know it.”
― Mesu Andrews, Miriam

“Faith was a battle, its battlefield the mind. Surely, this moment would determine victory or defeat in their struggle to trust the God they proclaimed as good.”
― Mesu Andrews, Miriam

“I think it's easier to know why people do bad things than to understand the true meaning of kind acts.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love Amid The Ashes

“I don’t know what lies you believed that convinced you to settle for darkness when you could have waited for light, but I know this . . . Jedidiah. God’s love always forgives—even when our love fails.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love's Sacred Song

“I believe loving you will be more delightful than wine.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love's Sacred Song

“If those with the light never walk the narrow path, how will the lost find their way”
― Mesu Andrews, Isaiah's Daughter

“Yahweh is truth—perfectly dependable—and He has sealed a covenant of love with us that He’ll never break.”
― Mesu Andrews, In the Shadow of Jezebel

“Love grows like a dance, my lamb. It is a series of steps, a string of decisions both you and Solomon will make. Sometimes, when Solomon withdraws, you must pursue him, while other times you must step back and let him return to you.” His tears glistened in the moonlight. “Remember, a man’s character is defined by more than a single decision, and love is made of more than a single step. Keep listening to Jehovah. He will set the tempo of your dance.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love's Sacred Song

“I speak to God plainly as I would speak if He stood here before me. Why? Because though He might slay me, He is still my God, my only hope of deliverance.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love Amid the Ashes

“Greater suffering means deeper revelation as you near God’s promise.”
― Mesu Andrews, Miriam

“Make the atoning sacrifice for your own sin, and then your heart will be prepared to atone for others.”
― Mesu Andrews, In the Shadow of Jezebel

“When El Shaddai blesses you, no one can steal His blessing—except you.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love Amid the Ashes

“Eleazar loves you. I see it in his eyes each time he looks at you. But he’s like most men. He shows that love in practical ways. He’s seen what love can do—good and bad—so love means action for him. He sees a need; he fills it. If something is broken, he tries to fix it.”
― Mesu Andrews, Miriam

“Our trust in Yahweh grows like trust in any other. The better we know Him, the more we can trust Him. But because He is a Being beyond our knowing, His ways will always be beyond our understanding. That’s where trust and faith divide”
― Mesu Andrews, Miriam

“Children are a gift from the Lord, Jashub, but not essential to a union. The love between husband and wife was God's first gift in the garden.”
― Mesu Andrews, Isaiah's Daughter

“But if rejection was his only stumbling block, then pride was his real problem”
― Mesu Andrews, Love Amid The Ashes

“As I was saying, King Solomon, my daughter brings with her the most powerful weapon on earth--love.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love's Sacred Song

“To see the true measure…of Yahweh’s power…and authority…things must get…worse.” The last words fell from his lips as if heaved off a precipice. His breathing grew more labored.”
― Mesu Andrews, Miriam

“Yahweh’s presence is constant. He never abandons us, but I think He grows tired of our flailing.”
― Mesu Andrews, Miriam

“perhaps forgiveness is more like taking a bath. We must be washed by it over and over.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love Amid the Ashes

“I couldn’t rejoice. I could only drop my eyes to my fidgeting hands and nod. Pain tore at my heart. Devastating, thoroughly wrecking pain. The kind that comes only to those wholly devoted, those who’ve held nothing back. I looked up and saw my daughter’s heart breaking too. We fell into each other’s arms, sharing the exquisite brokenness of loving well.”
― Mesu Andrews, Of Fire and Lions

“You’re hearing this story now because I wish someone had told me how important an abba and son relationship is. It’s obvious you and Aaron don’t like each other, and I’m telling you both.” He pinned Abba Aaron with a stare. “Your son must be more important than your pride. He must be more important than your duty or your day’s labor.” He returned his attention to Eleazar. “And your abba will die someday—as my abba did—and then you can’t make”
― Mesu Andrews, Miriam

“Though we don’t always understand God’s plan, we can trust His goodness for a future we can’t yet see.”
― Mesu Andrews, Isaiah's Legacy

“I love you too.” A new wave of tears attacked him. “Whatever love is.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love's Sacred Song

“you have risen above the weaknesses of the man who gave you life.”
― Mesu Andrews, Love Amid the Ashes