Quotes about Spirituality

God has already told you in His Word how to find your greatest source of strength—it's your closeness to Him. It is in this location—right next to Christ—that you are supposed to "stand firm.

Are you progressing to be more and more like Jesus Christ? Are you investing in the moment rather than being bound by yesterday or worrying about tomorrow?

doing life God's way is the secret to healing and freedom from the trappings that often weigh us down.

The closer God and His rule are tied to the definition of marriage, the more order, productivity, and fulfillment are experienced in our marriages. The further away God and His rule are, the more chaos occurs in the home.

a man is defined biblically as "a male who has learned to submit his maleness to the lordship of Jesus Christ.

It is bad enough if a young man does not have a biological father to mentor him and help him grow, but when there is no spiritual father as well, he is fatherless twice. When a boy or a man is fatherless twice, he doubly misses out on receiving the blessing that he needs in his life.

Only when we allow the life-giving refreshment of living, flowing waters to move through us do we remove the toxins of the soul and heal the damage done within. When we drink, or abide, in a close relationship with Jesus, His stream of water produces life in us through the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Getting into God's kingdom comes by way of the process known as conversion, but getting God's kingdom to visibly manifest itself in the daily abundant life comes through your commitment.

We are happy to have God in our vicinity even though he is not in our midst. We like to have God in general, but we think we don't need God in specific.

Desire for God without doctrine is blind; doctrine without desire is empty. The

A theologian is one who prays—and stays awake.

What is the message? Can faith bereft of specific beliefs speak understanding? If so, understanding of what? My concern is that the only thing Cox has to say to young people seeking spirituality is "Do good."13 But why should we do good? And what is the good if it is not somehow rooted in the nature and work of God? Cox's Age of the Spirit needs a normative Word. For while belief without faith is empty, faith without belief is blind.