Motives reveal why we do what we do, which is actually more important to God than what we’re doing.

Prayer is such a basic foundation of a Christian’s relationship with God. It’s how we communicate and fellowship with Him. But a surprising number of people, young and old, new and even long-time Christians, say they’re not satisfied with their prayer life.

God is the same God, always and everywhere. He is omnipresent not virtually only, but also substantially, for virtue cannot subsist without substance.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions on which he habitually acts.

Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.

My principles are more important than the money or my title.

The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.

The roaring thunder of the law and the fear of the terror of judgment are both used to bring us to Christ, but the final victory culminating in our salvation is won through God’s loving-kindness.

I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

All religions must be tolerated… for every man must get to heaven in his own way.

There are two great forces, God’s force of good and the devil’s force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don’t understand.

God always takes the simplest way.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I’ll forgive Thy great big joke on me.

What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it’s a drag? But you see, that’s what people do.

I’m going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell.

Christianity is a lifestyle. And being a Christian is more than a label.

It’s an awful feeling to write something that you feel is really important… and to feel that you’re being published by people who really don’t get it and/or don’t really care.

However weak we are, however poor, however little our faith, or however small our grace may be, our names are still written on His heart; nor shall we lose our share in Jesus‘ love.

Our personal intelligence is everlasting and divine.

I get up every morning and say, ‚Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength, Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody, Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray.‘

I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn’t need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.

I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help – and God’s.

No man is much good unless he believes in God and obeys His laws.

In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.

I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody’s life.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

Forgiveness is not a feeling – it’s a decision we make because we want to do what’s right before God. It’s a quality decision that won’t be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.

Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.

When granted many years of life, growing old in age is natural, but growing old with grace is a choice. Growing older with grace is possible for all who will set their hearts and minds on the Giver of grace, the Lord Jesus Christ.

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.

But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.

I don’t care how busy I am – I will always make time for what’s most important to me.

Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God.

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be?

If God dropped acid, would he see people?

I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I’m praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I’m grateful that I’m heard.

God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.

Let man live at a distance from God, and the universe remains neutral or hostile to him. But let man believe in God, and immediately all around him the elements, even the irksome, of the inevitable organize themselves into a friendly whole, ordered to the ultimate success of life.

All religions have been made by men.

If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.

Peace is one of the most precious gifts God has promised His children. I know, because for many years my life was not peaceful, and I was miserable.

Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.

Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours.

I remember how my mother would bring us to chapel on Sundays… and my father used to wait outside. One of the things that I picked up from my father and my mother was the sense that religion often gets in the way of God. For me, at least, it got in the way.

In times of need, God can come to you in a myriad of disguises.

Not one person can make or break what I’m doing, except me or God.

Heaven gives us hope and makes our present burdens easier to bear.

If people lose faith in their government, the result is the same whether or not the loss of confidence is justified.

Obedience brings success; exact obedience brings miracles.

It’s like a jar of salad dressing sitting on a shelf… most of the seasoning settles to the bottom of the bottle. But when you shake that bottle up, all the ingredients mix together and then the dressing can add flavor to a salad. In the same way, we can stir ourselves up and regain the reverence, respect and awe we once had for the Lord.

The ‚free-floating intellectual‘ may occupy himself with problems because of their inherent interest and importance, perhaps to little effect.

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.

The gods‘ service is tolerable, man’s intolerable.

It says nothing against the ripeness of a spirit that it has a few worms.

I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you’re able to be more patient. Patience is not just about waiting for something… it’s about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting.

The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.

I’m trying to make God more relevant in our society. And I think talking in everyday terms and making sure people can understand it – I think that’s important.

Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.