Quotes about God
First and foremost, God is the true hero of the story. No matter how captivating the other characters may be, our top priority is to discover what the Bible reveals about God.
— Carolyn Custis James
A solitary image bearer cannot adequately or accurately reveal God in the world, much less fulfill his destiny as a human being. Obviously, this is a matter of grave importance to the Creator.
— Carolyn Custis James
Joy isn't grounded in our circumstances; it is grounded in the unchanging character of God.
— Carolyn Custis James
If my own struggles have taught me anything, it is that my greatest need is to know God better, and I am not alone.
— Carolyn Custis James
God never retires his image bearers.
— Carolyn Custis James
Adam is one. But the God he represents is trinitarian--three in one. A solitary image bearer is missing a key component of God's image and is therefore incapable of revealing God in the world, much less fulfilling his destiny as a human being. Little wonder God says, 'It is not good for the man to be alone.
— Carolyn Custis James
The secret of her calm seemed to be that she was not trying to prove anything. She was—that was all. And her stance toward life seemed to say: God is—and that is enough.
— Catherine Marshall
For years I lived in inner terror that I was, at heart, a weak and indecisive man. I think it was this fear that made me sick. Dean showed me how foolish all this was. 'Face the truth, Ken,' he told me. 'You are weak. All of us are. Come to terms with it.' But then he pointed out I didn't have to stay this way, that God was certainly not weak. Dean has helped me understand that if I have the Spirit of God within me, then His strength would replace my weakness...
— Catherine Marshall
When the dream of our heart is one that God has planted there, a strange happiness flows into us. At that moment, the spiritual resources of the universe are released to help us.
— Catherine Marshall
If I could give one piece of advice, it would be 'If you're angry with a family member, talk to God about it, not the other members of your family.'
— Deborah Raney
In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will.
— Edith Stein
It is the responsibility of men and women of God to tell the truth.
— Jesse Lee Peterson