Godly Quotes

• Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Leadership, God, Wisdom

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• Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?

  Corrie Ten Boom

  Faith, God, Christian

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  The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'

  Billy Graham

  Life, Faith, Forgiveness

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• God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.

  John Piper

  God, Christian, Religious

  John Piper (2005). “For Your Joy”

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• The great thing to remember is that though our feelings come and go God's love for us does not.

  C. S. Lewis

  God, Christian Inspirational, Feelings

  C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.84, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.

  George Washington Carver

  Love, God, Nature

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• Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.

  John Wesley

  Life, Motivational, Christmas

  'Rule of Conduct' in 'Letters' (1915)

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• Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

  Mary McLeod Bethune

  Life, Faith, Peace

  Mary McLeod Bethune, Audrey Thomas McCluskey, Elaine M. Smith (2001). “Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World : Essays and Selected Documents”, p.60, Indiana University Press

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• If you wish to know God, you must know his Word. If you wish to perceive His power, you must see how He works by his Word. If you wish to know His purpose before it comes to pass, you can only discover it by His Word.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Faith, Wish, Purpose

  Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1988). “Spurgeon at His Best: Over 2200 Striking Quotations from the World's Most Exhaustive and Widely-read Sermon Series”, Baker Publishing Group

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• If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.

  John Ortberg

  People, Attention, Want

  John Ortberg (2001). “Love Beyond Reason: Moving God's Love from Your Head to Your Heart”, p.44, Harper Collins

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• Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.

  Corrie Ten Boom

  Life, Motivational, Faith

  Corrie Ten Boom (1985). “Jesus is Victor”, Fleming H Revell Company

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• Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.

  John Calvin

  Christian Love, May, God Love

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• Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.

  Rick Warren

  Spiritual, God Is With You, Where You Are

  "The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?". Book by Rick Warren, 2002.

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• Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

  Francis of Assisi

  Love, Christian, Being Alone

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• God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

  J. G. Holland

  Success, God, Work

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• Don't let yourself forget that God's grace rewards not only those who never slip, but also those who bend and fall. So sing! The song of rejoicing softens hard hearts. It makes tears of godly sorrow flow from them. Singing summons the Holy Spirit. Happy praises offered in simplicity and love lead the faithful to complete harmony, without discord. Don't stop singing.

  Hildegard of Bingen

  Song, Fall, Heart

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• Live for today, but hold your hands open to tomorrow. Anticipate the future and its changes with joy. There is a seed of God's love in every event, every unpleasant situation in which you may find yourself.

  Barbara Johnson

  Love, Change, God

  Barbara Johnson (2000). “Boomerang Joy: Joy That Goes Around, Comes Around”, p.123, Zondervan

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• When your life is filled with the desire to see the holiness in everyday life, something magical happens: Ordinary life becomes extraordinary, and the very process of life begins to nourish your soul.

  Harold S. Kushner

  Spiritual, Soul, Everyday

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• You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.

  Rick Warren

  Faith, Christian, Religion

  FaceBook post by Pastor Rick Warren from Jan 04, 2013

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• I have many friends who do not believe in luck; they believe in blessings. Likewise, I do not believe in coincidences; I believe in miracles.

  Jane Seymour

  Spiritual, Believe, Blessing

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• If your heart takes more pleasure in reading novels, or watching TV, or going to the movies, or talking to friends, rather than just sitting alone with God and embracing Him, sharing His cares and His burdens, weeping and rejoicing with Him, then how are you going to handle forever and ever in His presence? You'd be bored to tears in heaven, if you're not ecstatic about God now!

  Keith Green

  Reading, Heart, Talking

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• The greatest honor we can give Almighty God is to live gladly because of the knowledge of his love.

  Julian of Norwich

  God, Christian, Religious

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• We become truly personal by loving God and by loving other humans... In its deepest sense, love is the life, the energy, of the Creator in us.

  Kallistos Ware

  Love Is, Energy, Loving God

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• Patience is a godly attribute that can heal souls, unlock treasures of knowledge and understanding, and transform ordinary men and women into saints and angels. Patience is truly a fruit of the Spirit. Patience means staying with something until the end. It means delaying immediate gratification for future blessings.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Mean, Angel, Blessing

  "Continue in Patience". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2010.

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• Falling in love in a Christian way is to say,'I am excited about your future and I want to be part of getting you there. I'm signing up for the journey with you. Would you sign up for the journey to my true self with me? It's going to be hard but I want to get there.

  Timothy Keller

  I Love You, Christian, Falling In Love

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