Book of Quotes

90 Minutes In Heaven

90 Minutes In Heaven by Don Piper

- “I didn't just hear music. It seemed as if I were part of the music.”

- “I refer to them as miracles-although some may call them fortunate circumstances-because I believe there are no accidents or surprises with God.”

- “I woke up to singing and found myself singing too” 

- “Satan is a liar. He wants to steal our joy and replace it with hopelessness. When we're up against a struggle and we think we can't keep going, we can change that by praising God. Our chains will fall from us.

Meese encouraged me by reminding me of the” 

- “I had seen my refusal as not wanting to impose; they saw my change as giving them an opportunity to help.” 

- “God had chosen to keep me alive. Even in my worst moments of depression and self-pity, I never forgot that."

- “He is your God, the one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done mighty miracles that you yourself have seen.” 

- “I have absolutely no fear of death. Why would I? There's nothing to fear-only joy to experience.” 

- “That's perhaps the biggest miracle: People prayed and God honored their prayers."

- “In trying to be strong for them, I had cheated them out of opportunities to strengthen me. Guilt overwhelmed me, because I could-at last-see their gifts to me.

The shame flowed all over me, and I began to cry. This is their ministry, I thought, and I've been spoiling it. I felt such intense shame over not letting them help. When I finally did open up, I witnessed a drastic” 

- “Just as it was necessary to reinflate my lungs to overcome pneumonia, I needed the breath of God to help me overcome the depression of my spirit."

- “couldn't say it, but I believed then-and still do-that I survived only because a number of people wanted me to. They were relentless, passionate, and desperate, and they believed God would hear them. People prayed for me who had never seriously prayed before; some who hadn't uttered a word of petition in years cried out to God to spare me. My experience brought people to their knees, and many of them had changed in the process of praying for me to live.” 

- “sacrificial, you have always been faithful. And” 

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I know there aren't many quotes here.  It's not me being lazy.  It's just that this was a shorter book and it's not well known.  But there are a lot of bible quotes at the beginning of the chapters.  I suggest you read this book even if you aren't Christian. 

~ Alexis

(It really helps if I spell my own name right)