Quotes About Surrender

Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.

We are all of us resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to.

Whatever is going to happen will happen, whether we worry or not.

[The natural life] knows that if the spiritual life gets hold of it, all its self-centredness and self-will are going to be killed and it is ready to fight tooth and nail to avoid that.

If we seek first the Kingdom of God and live as we should, all the rest of life seems to fall into place and wonderful things happen.

Realizing that I can't control or change the impermanence of things in human life is daunting.

Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.

Humility is to joyfully, voluntarily and quietly submit one's whole life to God's will, to finally use the gift of agency to give one's life back to Him.

Our life is determined for us--and it makes the mind very free when we give up wishing, and only think of bearing what is laid upon us, and doing what is given us to do.

The spiritual life is always about letting go. It is never about holding on.

Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living.

Give it your all. Give it away. Your desires are being held in the hand of the cosmos with incredibly sturdy care. Life is not testing you. She is rooting for you.

Believing in the Jesus of the Bible makes life risky on a lot of levels because it is absolute surrender of every decision we make, every dollar we spend, our lives belong to another.

As I let go of the need to arrange my life, the universe brings abundant good to me.

When you let go of the need for any and all outcomes life becomes a creative magical adventure.

You can adapt to certain situations and to a certain way of life, but it has to be difficult to fully let go of something.

Pregnancy seemed like a tremendous abdication of control. Something growing inside you which would eventually usurp your life.

The older I get, the more obvious it is that you're not really in control of your life, you're a part of a larger wave, no matter who you are.

Essentially, pride is a 'my will' rather than 'thy will' approach to life.

Make this simple rule the guide of your life: to have no will but God's.

Accept life on life's terms and just let things go.

Go ahead, climb up onto the velvet top of the highest stakes table. Place yourself as the bet. Look God in the eyes and finally, for once in your life, lose.

A good supply of resignation is of the first importance in providing for the journey of life.

Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.