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Quotes About Surrender

God does not abandon men, my son. Men abandon God.
~ Francine Rivers
And if it (life) were easier, would i have given my heart so fully to God? Put your hope in Him, and you won't be disappointed by what life offers
~ Francine Rivers
Every God demands sacrifice. What sacrifice does your God require?' 'Obedience.
~ Francine Rivers
This god that she worshiped consumed her. It didn't ask for a brief visit to a temple, or a small votive offering of food or coin, or a few prayers every now and then. This god wanted all of her.
~ Francine Rivers
Past and future were out of her hands. One was finished and couldn't be undone. The other was beyond imagining.
~ Francine Rivers
Better to have trouble with man than trouble with God.
~ Francine Rivers
Jonathan closed his eyes. Oh, God, it's not the way I had things planned. But then, what of real, lasting value ever is?
~ Francine Rivers
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
~ Francine Rivers
courage is not something we can manufacture by our own efforts. But when we surrender wholeheartedly to God, he gives us the courage to face whatever comes. He gives us the words to speak when we are called to stand and voice our faith.
~ Francine Rivers
If God wills that I die, then I die. No power on earth can change that.
~ Francine Rivers
I learned that courage is not something we can manufacture by our own efforts. But when we surrender wholeheartedly to God, he gives us the courage to face whatever comes. He gives us the words to speak when we are called to stand and voice our faith.
~ Francine Rivers
This is my God box," she said. "When problems prey on my mind, I write them down, fold them up, and put them through the slot. Once they're inside this box, they're God's problem and not mine.
~ Francine Rivers
in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths" (Proverbs 3:5-6). We can choose to be self-sufficient or to rely on God. We can act on our own understanding regarding life's circumstances, or we can seek God's will in every situation. But only one choice assures us that God will direct our paths.
~ Francine Rivers
The more she tried to live a perfect life for God, the more she recognized her failings.
~ Francine Rivers
And the answers had always come down to trusting God, obeying Him, accepting His will, knowing there was a purpose in what was happening even if they couldn't see it. But sometimes the pain seemed unbearable.
~ Francine Rivers
Yes, but this God could give us anything and everything we want. Why does He withhold a feast from heaven and instead make us grovel on our knees every morning for one day's portion of manna?
~ Francine Rivers
It took resurrection power to make love last through the long haul. And it took a man and woman willing to surrender themselves to one another and to the One who came up with marriage in the first place.
~ Francine Rivers
Man strives to do things his own way, and yet, it is always Your will that prevails.
~ Francine Rivers
What do you feel now that I'm soft clay in your hands, Michael?" "Joy," he said. "Pure joy.
~ Francine Rivers
Please change me. Make me whatever suits Your purposes here.
~ Francine Rivers
The only hope I have is the salvation You've given me through Jesus. And the only way I can be with You is to die.
~ Francine Rivers
Otra vez me vino a los labios una especie de disculpa. Ante las demostraciones de suficiencia absoluta casi siempre me rindo, anonadado.
~ Francis Scott Fitzgerald
If wearing this rag will in any way speed the process of gathering my furture soldiers, then I will waer it. But if it doesn't... Vollrath bowed. I will subject myself to your temper. You'll have no choice.
~ Frank Beddor
It was time to lie down and die.
~ Frank Beddor