Quotes about Meaning

Nothing in our lives is a mere insignificant detail to God.

We have not dwelt enough on the tragedy of Calvary or on the meaning of redemption.

Simple active work and spiritual activity are not the same thing. Active work can actually be the counterfeit of spiritual activity.

The feebleness of the church is being criticized today, and the criticism is justified. One reason for the feebleness is that there has not been this focus on the true center of spiritual power. We have not dwelt enough on the tragedy of Calvary or on the meaning of redemption.

The lasting characteristic of a spiritual man is the ability to understand correctly the meaning of the Lord Jesus Christ in his life, and the ability to explain the purposes of God to others. The overruling passion of his life is Jesus Christ. Whenever you see this quality in a person, you get the feeling that he is truly a man after God's own heart

I do not believe it is possible to exaggerate what she has been in the way of a Sacrament out here—God conveying His presence through the common elements of an ordinary life.

To be shallow is not a sign of being wicked, nor is shallowness a sign that there are no deeps; the ocean has a shore.

Quit praying about yourself and be spent for others as the bondslave of Jesus. That is the meaning of being made broken bread and poured-out wine in reality.

The faith of many people begins to falter when apprehensions enter their thinking, and they forget the meaning of God's assurance—they forget to take a deep spiritual breath. The only way to remove the fear from our lives is to listen to God's assurance to us.

Nothing touches our lives but it is God Himself speaking. Do we discern His hand or only mere occurrence?

The value of a life can only be estimated by its spiritual relationship to God.

Experience alone opens a door, but intellectual framing and reflection are required if meaning is to be made of the experience.