Quotes about Pause

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

Sabbath is not dependent upon our readiness to stop.

For a long while she only looked at him ... as if she didn't want to interrupt the beautiful moment with words.

We imitate God by stopping our work and resting.

It's tough. And yet the Bible makes it very clear that we are to make time for rest. More than just physical rest, we need to take a spiritual and emotional rest from going our own way—literally. Once a week, we are to hit the pause button on life and guard a day of rest for our souls. Guard it fiercely and intentionally — even if the demands on our schedules beg us not to.

Set your phone alarm so that three times a day you stop, love God, and give him your allegiance. I love you, God. I love you, God. I love you. I give you my allegiance. I choose you over all things. Give me the strength that prevails.

Let's face it, stillness is not exactly easy to come by in today's culture. We are far more likely to be restless, anxious, fearful, fretful, and busy. But God's invitation is to be still—and to find again, in the calm pause, the assurance that He is, in fact, God. His plans are undeterred, and with or without us, He is going to receive glory from all peoples on the face of the earth.

The essence of being in God's image is our ability, like God, to stop. We imitate God by stopping our work and resting.

Our first response when angered should be to turn away momentarily, mentally or physically, so we can separate the offense from the offender.

Time for a little something.

To have God speak to the heart is a majestic experience, an experience that people may miss if they monopolize the conversation and never pause to hear God's responses.

Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.