Quotes About Surrender

This expression of abandon and surrender, of absolute trust, he reserved for the master alone.

The jellyfish doesn't actively move anywhere - it's just moved with the tides. Is that what man is? Man's just the jellyfish: stuff happens to you, and you get twisted in different directions.

When you're type A you always think you can fix anything. Sometimes there's nothing you can do.

Conversion is a change of masters. Will we not do as much for our new master, the Lord Jesus, as we did once for our old tyrant lusts?

But I know God has big stuff planned that ultimately doesn't have anything to do with me.

I tend to be really pragmatic, but ultimately tend to be attracted to people who pull me into more spontaneity. I've really learned that, through surrender, the best experiences of my life have happened.

If we can remain present and deal with the moment in front of us, no matter what our battle, then if we lose, we'll know that ultimately we weren't supposed to win that battle in the first place.

All you must do is accept all that is unacceptable to you.

I have learned from personal experience that putting trust in God means there will be some unanswered questions. That was a hard lesson for me because I naturally want to understand everything... to know what's going on so I can feel like I'm in control.

When you recognize this, you also realize that you are now free to give up this futile conflict, this inner state of war.

The unawakened mind tends to make war against the way things are.

Surrender is a perfectly acceptable alternative in extreme circumstances.

... a war always ends.

War is an admission of failure

There's going to be other wars. I'm sorry to tell you, there's going to be other wars. We will never surrender, but there will be other wars.

He that will not have peace, God gives him warre. [He that will not have peace, God gives him war.]

Sometimes, if your opponent is determined to win the battle, let him win the wrong battle.

When the bride is one with her lover, who cares about the wedding party?

I fell in loveand then I became love.

May Allah steal from you All that steals you from Him.

You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He'd saved for you, the sea.

While you are alive, your worldly self is like a collector of benefits from Allah's bounties, which come to you from myriads of hands.

Never turn back to see the result of what you have done. Give all to the Lord and go on, and think not of it.

O Beloved of Hearts, I beseech only You. Have pity this day on those who turn to You. My Hope, my Rest, my Delight, this heart can love none other but You.