Quotes about Spirituality

And he realized that this was their attitude toward Yahweh, too. They either hurried through life, ignoring Him, or they regarded Yahwey and His commandments with contempt.

Prayer isn't just about asking for things. It's taking time to hear what God is saying, too, just like any good conversation. Once we finally stop talking and demanding and begging for things, it's easier to hear what God is trying to say to us.

Belief in Yahweh doesn't come with your mind. It comes with your heart. When you only believe in things you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands, it is idolatry.

When you only believe in things you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands, it is idolatry.

When we feel unworthy in His presence it's because we glimpse His holiness.

All these troubles you've been having aren't a punishment from God. He wants to use them to draw you closer to himself.

As long as you continue to seek Him, son, your love will continue to grow. And as you express your love for Him through obedience, He'll reveal more of himself to you.

Guard your heart, son," Eli said in a hushed voice. "That's what God looks at—your heart. Most folks look at the outside things, like the color of your skin. But God looks at your heart.

Sometimes when He seems the farthest away from us, He's really the closest.

But the truth is, I can't sip from an hour-long church service on Sunday morning or dash off a hasty prayer or gulp down a daily Bible verse and expect them to sustain me any more than I can expect a glass of water to last for a week.

Love for God is never instant. It has to grow and mature just like any other kind of love. The struggle is always with our will.

Time and a hundred daily distractions can slowly turn us away from God before we even realize it's happening.