Quotes about Distance

The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.

I think the reason we sometimes have the false sense that God is so far away is because that is where we have put him. We have kept him at a distance, and then when we are in need and call on him in prayer, we wonder where he is. He is exactly where we left him.

The Great Man is a man who lives a long way off.

The law shows the distance that exists between God and man; the Gospel bridges that awful chasm and brings the sinner across it.

Cleverness is a quality a man likes to have in his wife as long as she is some distance away from him. Up close, he'll take kindness any day of the week, if there's nothing more alluring to be had.

The farther we go from God, the less we know of peace.

William Carey chides his countrymen for deciding it would be impossible for the Gospel to travel over great distances and to penetrate varied cultures when they are willing to face the same trials for the sake of commerce.

If you feel far from God right now, guess who moved? You're only a decision away from reconnecting.

Our natural inclination is to hide ourselves from God.

God is still on His throne, we're still on His 'footstool,' and there's only a knee's distance between!

All things as they move toward God are beautiful, and they are ugly as they move away from Him.

The farther we get from God, the more the world spirals out of control.