Quotes about God

As men and women seek to find independence from God, they have lost a sense of purpose in life. The worth of human personality is often equated with what we do for a living. However, a person's occupation, community standing, or bank account is not what is important in God's eyes.

Often, we try to tell God what we want Him to do—but ask Him to help you guard against this, and to seek His will instead of your own. Pray and ask God to guide you.

How can you keep your mind from wandering when you pray? Remember what you are doing: talking to God. If you had the opportunity to talk with the president, I doubt if your mind would wander. [We] have the privilege of talking to someone far greater: the King of kings!

If anything has been accomplished through my life, it has been solely God's doing, not mine, and He—not I—must get the credit.

This has been an age in which we have humanized God and deified man, and we have worshipped at the throne of science

It is a comfort to hear the words of God in times of stress.

There is hope for the alcoholic: God is able to deliver from this as well as any other addiction.

Prayer is not our using of God; it more often puts us in the position where God can use us.

At its deepest level, prayer is fellowship with God: enjoying His company, waiting upon His will, thanking Him for His mercies... listening in the silence for what He has to say to us.

Many people ask about Christianity the same [way] they ask about everything else today: "What's in it for me?" In our selfishness, we think of God as we think of everyone else. What can He contribute to us, personally?

Believers in Christ owe nothing to God in payment for salvation . . . but they do owe God a life of undivided devotion and service.

God welcomes our prayers. He is much more concerned about our hearts than our eloquence.