Quotes about Surrender
Jesus demands to be Master and Lord of every part of your life. Is He Lord of your mind, of what you think, read, and believe? Of what you dream about, meditate on, and entertain yourself with? Do your eyes belong to Christ? Can [you] ask God's blessing on it? Can [you] do this to the glory of God?
— Billy Graham
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.
— Billy Graham
Whatever is worrying you right now, give it to Jesus and trust Him to take care of it. Let His peace replace your worry.
— Billy Graham
Prayer is not our using of God; it more often puts us in the position where God can use us.
— Billy Graham
Jesus invited us not to a picnic, but to a pilgrimage. He offered us, not an excursion, but an execution. Our Savior said that we would have to be ready to die to self, sin, and the world.
— Billy Graham
We] are not here by chance or by accident; God put us on this journey called life. We came from Him, and our greatest joy will come from giving ourselves back to Him and learning to walk with Him every day until we return to Him.
— Billy Graham
What is the authority in your life? Is it your selfishness? Your lust? Your greed? Or have you turned it all over to God and said, "Lord, You are going to be my authority"? When you are under authority, you are then able to assume authority.
— Billy Graham
Oh, that we would be people who would say, "Our God will deliver us, but if not, we still refuse to worship the things of this world.
— Billy Graham
Becoming a Christian is the work of a moment; being a Christian is the work of a lifetime.
— Billy Graham
Too many people want to have one foot in the world and one foot in the kingdom of God, and it is like straddling a fence. You are not happy either way. Declare yourself for Christ.
— Billy Graham
Those who walk in radical obedience have made themselves ready for the storm, and they will overcome.
— Bob Sorge
By lifting our hands, however, we are indicating to the Lord that we want to open up our hearts and lives to his Holy Spirit. But this is one of the most difficult things for us to do.
— Bob Sorge