Quotes about Longing
O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need for further grace.
— AW Tozer
All people desire what they believe will make them happy. If a person is not full of desire for God, we can only conclude that he is engaged with another happiness.
— William Law
When our deepest desire is not the things of God, or a favor from God, but God Himself, we cross a threshold.
— Max Lucado
To truly know God we must long for Him without any other motive than reaching God Himself.
— AW Tozer
... our natural Will is to have God, and the Good Will of God is to have us; and we may never cease from willing nor from longing till we have Him in fullness of joy: and then may we no more desire.
— Julian of Norwich
All desire the gifts of God, but they do not desire God.
— Hannah More
Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.
— Teresa of Avila
God is waiting to satisfy us, yet His goodness will not satisfy us if we are already full of other things.
— John Bevere
God made our souls to long for Him, and we are not fully satisfied without His presence in our lives.
— Beth Moore
Are you satisfied being filled with good information about God, or do you long to burst into His manifest presence?
— AW Tozer
Down inside we have a longing for God-what Pascal called "the vacuum which God left behind".
— Billy Graham
God is a kooky God who can scarcely bear to be without us.
— Brennan Manning