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We cry to God for blessings but we do not really want him. He has to teach us that he is the greatest blessing of all. — John J. Murray

God is dead, but considering the state the species man is in, there will perhaps be caves, for ages yet, in which his shadow will be shown. — Friedrich Nietzsche

God in nature is God above us, God in law is God against us, but God in Christ is God with us and for us. -James Bennett — E.J. Evans

Always trust your gut instinct. There will come a time when you will understand, but for now trust God has a plan greater than you have ever imagined. — Shannon L. Alder

Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God's love for them. 9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. — Anonymous

It took six days from start to finish for the totality of Creation; but within three days He cut His schedule in half to save you. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

We pray for a messenger from God - who knows but what the messenger also prayed for a place to take his message? — Orson Scott Card

For Jews, the paradigmatic convert is the biblical Ruth, who sought not only a new relationship with God but also a new nationality. — Meir Soloveichik

A pantheist's god is a passive god, but omnipresent God is Beauty who demands worship, passion, and the sacrifice of a life, for He owns it. — Ann Voskamp

I believe that God has a plan and purpose not only for the human race, but for my individual life. — Anne Graham Lotz

It is not that men become too intelligent for God,' says the Apologist, 'but rather they become too arrogant for intelligence. — Criss Jami

These are NOT times for dramatization and talking, but meditation and praying. — Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

It is impossible for men by their own strength and natural ability to become Christians, but it is possible for God to make them Christians. — Ezekiel Hopkins

Searching for a perfect love is not easy to find,but having the love of our God is more perfect than what you have found. — David Archuleta

Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us
O'er the world's tempestuous sea;
Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
For we have no help but Thee. — James Edmeston

That wish - that prayer - both men and women would have scorned me for - "But, Father, Thou wilt not despise!" I said, and felt that it was true. — Anne Bronte

We are to work not to satisfy our own needs, but rather for the good of others and for the purpose of establishing the Kingdom of God here on earth. — Sunday Adelaja

Perverted pride is a great misfortune in men; but pride in its original function, for which God created it, is indispensable to a proper manhood. — Henry Ward Beecher

But sometimes we has to be thankful for the things that hurt us,' I said, 'cause sometimes God does things that hurts us but they help somebody else. — Ron Hall

For many things were shown,
Recorded and written down.
But what is God to do,
When His Word you do renounce? — Kari L. Greenaway

All of us want to do amazing things for God, but that isn't our job; it is God's job. — Mark Batterson

God is in control. He may not take away trials or make detours for us, but He strengthens us through them. — Billy Graham

It's okay for me to be gay, but God didn't make me that way. — David Copperfield

It is true, Christian, the debt thou owest to God must be paid in good and lawful money, but for thy comfort, here Christ is thy paymaster. Send — William Gurnall

He world looks like something God had just imagined for His own pleasure. This isn't poetry but it makes me feel the same way as poetry does. — L.M. Montgomery

I want to give myself totally to Him ... I want to live no longer but for Him. — Therese Of Lisieux

Some people think tears are a sign of weakness. But I see tears as a God-given way for us to express emotion. — Shelley Hitz

God blesses man, not for having found but for having sought. — Victor Hugo

They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes. — Imelda Marcos

For you will certainly carry out God's purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John. — C.S. Lewis

Men treat God's sovereignty as a theme for controversy, but in Scripture it is matter for worship. — J.I. Packer

Prayer is not designed for the furnishing of God with the knowledge of what we need, but it is designed as a confession to him of our sense of need. — Arthur W. Pink

I used to fear living a life untouched by God, but now, for some reason I've gone back to being afraid of cement mixers. — Dana Gould

If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours. — Max Lucado

God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made men, who take the credit. — Arthur Erickson

Just as I am, without one plea But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bidd'st me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come! — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Our greatest need from God isn't for Him to change our circumstances but for Him to use our circumstances to change us. — Wayne Stiles

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools. — John Muir

8I will hear what God the LORD will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly. — Anonymous

God isn't looking for people of great faith, but for individuals ready to follow Him. — James Hudson Taylor

But the Holy Spirit is not simply an abstract force. He is a person who empowers the people of God for the Christian life. — R.C. Sproul

God performs miracles, but even for one to walk on water, action is required. — Matshona Dhliwayo

For those he has ignored, he allows them this. He allows them God, their only ally. Places to worship, but no one to teach. — Greg Rucka

But perhaps we're living in a new era; as people struggle increasingly for knowledge, they move farther and farther from God. — Oliver Potzsch

Do not simply know God according to what He does, but know Him according to what He is. Whether or not God does something for us means nothing. — Witness Lee

When God's hand is on thy back, let thy hand be on thy mouth, for though the affliction be sharp it shall be but short. — Thomas Brooks

But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth (Deut. 8:18a). — Myles Munroe

The will of God is always a bigger thing than we bargain for, but we must believe that whatever it involves, it is good, acceptable and perfect. — Jim Elliot

Clearly a big challenge for Christianity is how to remain in contact with the millions of people who look for God but do not come to Church. — Timothy Radcliffe

In the caravan in the farmyard outside Gort I knew for sure there was no God but there was surely a devil. — Kevin Barry

Doctors may have told you there is no hope for you medically, but you can always find supernatural HOPE from God's Word. — Charles Capps

Comfortless was my religion, anxiety of the anxieties, for I believed God was not love, but courage. Love came only as a reward. — Norman Mailer

Some people will go around the world to find God's will for their lives but will not go to the next room to read their Bible. — Zane Pratt

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping,
For only the hand of God can contain your hearts. — Khalil Gibran

I could be stronger than all the gods in the pantheon, Maia, but without you it means nothing. Nothing. - from Rosanna Leo's For the Love of a God. — Rosanna Leo

Everything God has given to us is "for rent." We can only manage what we have but the right of ownership belongs to God. — Sunday Adelaja

God alone is real, nothing matters but love for God. — Meher Baba

God knew that creating mankind was a death sentence for Jesus, but He created us anyway. — Vance C. Kessler

God chose Israel not because they were superior but because of what He could do through them for others. — Max Anders

I hear people say, "It happened for a reason," or "It's part of God's plan," and I wish that made sense to me but it doesn't. — Mary-Louise Parker

It was once a house of God, but not after that terrible night. It changed; they let that woman in and it changed their lives for ever. — Helen Phifer

I understood this man was a Saint," he said.
"Something even rarer," said Dr. Urbino, "An atheistic saint. But those are matters for God to decide. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I am not interested in standing for what I believe in, but in standing for the truth. I and my conscience are liars. God's law is truth. — R.C. Sproul Jr.

And there but for the grace of God go I, — Anonymous

I don't know what reception I'm at, but for God's sake give me a gin and tonic. — Denis Thatcher

I seldom made an errand to God for another but I got something for myself. — Samuel Rutherford

There are yet people who say there is no God. But what really makes me angry is that they quote me for the support of such views — Albert Einstein

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it. — Josh Billings

Be sweet and honest always, but for God's sake don't eat my doughnuts! — Emma Bunton

we must be careful what we do with this gospel, for it is not the invention of men, but the very truth of God. — Warren W. Wiersbe

She's not perfect, but she tries so hard for me. And I thank God, that she isn't, cause how boring that would be. — Brad Paisley

God never intended for us to be left to pray on our own. God never changes His purpose, but He often does purpose a change. — John Owen

God needs to bless the works of our hands, but you still need to do some work for God to bless it — Sunday Adelaja

A definition of faith: everything will be alright by God's standards, maybe not ours, but by His for sure. — Mark R. Woodward

Leave all human injustices to the Lord, for God is the Judge, but as to yourself, be diligent in loving everybody with a pure heart ... — John Of Kronstadt

Today, many Christians don't seem concerned about the Old Testament, but apparently God still has concern for His Law, all the way to the end of time. — Jim Bakker

God not only allowed for joyful worship but also commanded it. — Max Anders

It is not for us to calculate our victory or fear our defeat, but to do our duty and leave the rest in God's hands. — Alan Keyes

A true leader cannot be dependent on companionship for his or her security, but must learn to trust in God alone. — Eric Ludy

God has made a way of salvation for the lost. Not a way, but the way. And this is the good news - the gospel. — David Platt

You take your problems to a god, but what you really need is for the god to take you to the inside of you. — Tina Turner

He says... only when God wishes it. But when God doesn't wish for it. It's like this. This is when we steal kisses while God is blinking. — Tarako Kotobuki

Prayer is not about informing or persuading God but about connecting with Him in relationship. He is looking for conversation and dialogue with — Mike Bickle

None know how often the hand of God is seen in a wilderness but them that rove it for a man's life. — Thomas Cole

God is not free from human beings but for them. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

There's a special place in hell for what some people have done but there's also a special place in God's heart for their forgiveness. — Johnny Hunt

Hell is nothing but a place we wish God has created for our enemies, we ourselves think that he will ultimately show some kind of clemency towards us — Bangambiki Habyarimana

I can't promise you that this will be easy, but I can say that marriage - the way that God intended it to be - is a treasure worth fighting for. — Darlene Schacht

It's hard to admit, but if we're brutally honest with ourselves, we see that God is more responsible for the accomplishments of our lives than we are. — Tim Hiller

I hope in God, I pray on, and look yet for the answer. They are not converted yet, but they will be. — George Muller

God does not give grace freely in the sense that He will demand no satisfaction, but He gave Christ to be the satisfaction for us. — Martin Luther

God is inside you and inside everybody else. You come into the world with God. But only them that search for it inside find it. — Alice Walker

We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them. — Saint Basil

I always say it was great for God to send his only son, but I'm waiting for him to send his only daughter. Then things will really be great. — Candace Pert

Gratitude is an offering precious in the sight of God, and it is one that the poorest of us can make and be not poorer but richer for having made it. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

Of the love or hatred God has for the English, I know nothing, but I do know that they will all be thrown out of France, except those who die there. — Joan Of Arc

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Rom. 5:8). — Charles F. Stanley

There's plenty about God that I don't understand and can't explain. But I come back to my core belief that God is good, that He's for us. — Joel Osteen

Thank God for the gays. I don't know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me. — Bette Midler

Whenever I have prayed earnestly, I have always received more than I asked for. God may delay, but He always comes. — Martin Luther