"When we lose God, it is not God who is lost"

“When we lose God, it is not God who is lost” is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown.

“When we lose God, it is not God who is lost. —Anonymous” was printed in the book Days of Healing Days of Joy: Daily Meditations for Adult Children (1987) by Earnie Larsen and Carol Larsen Hegarty. The saying means that God is never lost; if one loses God, it is because of the actions of one’s self. God can be found again, if that is what one wants.

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Days of Healing Days of Joy:
Daily Meditations for Adult Children
By Earnie Larsen and Carol Larsen Hegarty
Center City, MN: Hazelden
1992 (originally published 1987)
Pg. 24:
When we lose God, it is not God who is lost. —Anonymous

5 February 2006, Sunday Herald-Sun (Melbourne, Victoria), “It’s God’s will to add a little mystery to life” by Bryan Patterson, pg. 78:
But when we lose God, it’s not God who is lost.

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21 January 2007, The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC), “Wit and wisdom of the ages” by Austin Cunningham, pg. 10B, col. 2:
“When we lose God, it is not God who is lost.”

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Life’s Challenges, Your Opportunities
By John Hagee
Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House
2009
Pg. 210:
When I ask a person to tell me what they are looking for in life, some will say they are searching for God as if He could get lost; when we lose God, it is not God who is lost. He will become real when we confess our sins, accept Christ as Savior, and release the bondage of the past.

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When we lose God, it is not God who is lost ~Author Unknown
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Good Stuff for Your Heart & Mind - a Book of Quotes (second edition)
By Rick Reed, PhD
Lulu Press (Lulu.com)
2016
Pg. 177:
When we lose God, it is not God who is lost.—Anonymous

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September 15, 2019 at 6:04 AM ·
When we lose God, it is not God who is lost.

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March 28, 2020 at 8:14 AM ·
When we lose God, it is not God who is lost.