Quotes about Surrender
Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you asked for.
— Norman Vincent Peale
It is one thing to say Jesus is all you want; until He is all you have and you discover He is all you ever needed.
— Vance Havner
Prayer is not so much about convincing God to do what we want God to do as it is about convincing ourselves to do what God wants us to do.
— Shane Claiborne
Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
It is not true to say that God wants to teach us something in our trials. Through every cloud He brings our way, He wants us to unlearn something.
— Oswald Chambers
God wants to wipe away your past and lift your burdens. Do you let Him?
— Beth Moore
Whether we like it or not, God intends to give us what we need, not what we now think we want
— CS Lewis
When you begin to surrender control and let God fill you with His love, with renewed purpose, and with a conscience at peace, then the joy welling up inside you will begin pouring out onto the people in your family aswell.
— Stephen Kendrick
When you begin to surrender control and let God fill you with His love, with renewed purpose, and with a conscience at peace, then the joy welling up inside you will begin pouring out onto the people in your family aswell.
— Stephen Kendrick
Your ways are higher than my ways. What I really want, Lord, is that You receive glory from my life. Maximum glory. The full weight of Your glory. Work in my heart and in each of my situations, Lord, so that You are most glorified. In Jesus' name, amen.
— Stephen Kendrick
When we pray in adoration, we stop focusing on ourselves and our storms, and start fixing our eyes on the only One who is fully able to handle any situation or request (2 Cor. 3:18).
— Stephen Kendrick
Lordship is when "What does the Lord want?" trumps, "What do I want?
— Stephen Kendrick