Quotes about Spirituality

And that makes me wonder if what we really want from the formulas are the wishes, not God. It makes me wonder if what we really want is control, not a relationship.

The monks approach was far less narcissistic and our tends to be. Their goal when reading Scripture was to see Christ in every verse, and not a mirror image of themselves.

I know a little of why there is blood in my body, pumping life into my limbs and thought into my brain. I am wanted by God.

I want you to understand that God has never been nor will ever be invented. He is not a product of any sort of imagination... Don't complain about the way God answers your prayers...Your problem is not that God is not fulfilling, your problem is that you are spoiled.

Some people think of it as the longing for God, and I think they're on to something. In my opinion, though, that longing will never be satisfied in our lifetime. In other words, I'm convinced every person has a longing that will never be fulfilled and it's our job to let it live and breathe and suffer within it as a way of developing our character.

When the sun went down, the sky lit up like Jesus was coming back.

You get a feeling when you look back on life that that's all God really wants from us, to live inside a body he made and enjoy the story and bond with us through the experience.

When a Judge personality is religious, they'll use the Bible to gain control of others. The Bible becomes a book of rules they use to prove they are right rather than a book that introduces people to God.

Man's reason never follows the redemption route.

Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.

A true Christian is one who has not only peace of conscience, but war within. He may be known by his warfare as well as by his peace.

Let us never measure our religion by that of others, and think we are doing enough if we have gone beyond our neighbors.