Quotes about Experience

According to James 1:22-25, we can experience God's truth so powerfully that what the Lord wants us to do becomes as plain to us as our face in the morning mirror. But if we do not apply the truth as we meet it, regardless of how wonderful the experience of discovering the truth has been, we deceive ourselves if we think we will be blessed for giving attention to the Bible on those occasions. The one who "will be blessed in his doing" is the one who does what Scripture says.

They are direct commands. This means too little time, too many responsibilities, too many kids, too much work, too little desire, too little experience, and so on are not excuses that exempt us from the expectation to pray.

I've read hundreds of books about China over the decades. I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind.

None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can't teach people that - they have to learn by experience.

Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.

Don't cry because its over, smile because it happened.

I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end.

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long sad years of youth were worth living for the sake of middle age.

The difference between listening to a radio sermon and going to church...is almost like the difference between calling your girl on the phone and spending an evening with her.

If we are faithful to God in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life.

God comes to us in the things we know best and cane verify most easily, the things of our everyday life.

Don't drink to get drunk. Drink to enjoy life.