Quotes about Abundance
When the average American says, "I'm starving," it is a prelude to a midnight raid on a well-stocked refrigerator or a sudden trip to the nearest fast food restaurant.
— Carolyn Custis James
So spend time with your food; every minute of your meal should be happy. Not many people have the time and the opportunity to sit down and enjoy a meal like that. We are very fortunate.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us — and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love.
— Thomas Merton
It is by desiring to grow in love that we receive the Holy Spirit, and the thirst for more charity is the effect of this more abundant reception.
— Thomas Merton
our material riches unfortunately imply a spiritual, cultural, and moral poverty that are perhaps far greater than we see.
— Thomas Merton
The tighter you squeeze the less you have.
— Thomas Merton
glorious aspects? Do you desire to truly walk by the Spirit, not giving in to the pull of the world and the flesh? Do you yearn for God's balm to heal the wounds of the past? Would you like to face each day with quiet confidence and bold faith, fully prepared to cope with whatever it brings? All this and more—all the abundance of life promised by Christ—comes with surrender, my friend. For believers, surrendering to God is not a one-time occurrence;
— Kay Arthur
One of the exciting benefits of this revelation is that financial harvests are not seasonal. If you give, you will receive! You may not receive the harvest immediately, but if you plant, you will always be on the receiving end. The Word says to cast your bread on the water and after many days it will return to you (Ecclesiastes 11:1).
— Kenneth Copeland
We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren scepter in our grasp.
— Calvin Coolidge
It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.
— George Eliot
You only have what you give. It's by spending yourself that you become rich.
— Isabel Allende
The General was right. No one dies of hunger here - you reach out your hand and pluck a mango. That's why there is no progress. Cold countries have more advanced civilizations because the climate forces people to work.
— Isabel Allende