Quotes about Seeking
The sin of fallen man is this: Man seeks the benefits of God while at the same time fleeing from God Himself.
— RC Sproul
Sin is a thing of time, but mercy is from everlasting. Transgression is but of yesterday, but mercy was ever of old. Before you and I sought the Lord, the Lord sought us.
— Charles Spurgeon
We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known to us.
— Thomas Merton
The amount of time we spend with Jesus - meditating on His Word and His majesty, seeking His face - establishes our fruitfulness in the kingdom.
— Charles Stanley
The man who would truly know God must give time to Him.
— AW Tozer
We are called to be contemplatives. ..by seeking the face of God in everything, everyone, everywhere, all the time.
— Mother Teresa
When we no longer seek God for His blessings, we have time to seek Him for Himself.
— Oswald Chambers
One step at a time, over the years, as I sought to plumb the mystery of suffering (which cannot be plumbed), I began to see that there is a sense in which everything is a gift. Even my widowhood.
— Elisabeth Elliot
What you're looking for is already inside you. You've heard this before, but the holy thing inside you really is that which causes you to seek it. You can't buy it, lease it, rent it, date it, or apply for it. The best job in the world can't give it to you. Neither can succes, or fame, or financial security - besides which, there ain't no such thing.
— Anne Lamott
Sooner or later, each of us becomes (for a while) the kind of person who believes in the reptile people that control the earth. We're seeking our own little pocket of uniqueness.
— Seth Godin
When the sky is dark and you are struggling to see, hear Christ ask you, "Who are you looking for?" Respond with joy, "For You, Lord. I am looking for You!
— Sheila Walsh
F . . . fall on your face before Him. E . . . earnestly seek Him. A . . . ask Him to give you His peace. R . . . rest in His presence.
— Sheila Walsh