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Quotes About Openness

I try not to make plans. God always laughs at your plans. I'm going to keep the door open, and keep the page blank, and see what gets painted upon it.
~ Tom Hiddleston
Be watchful - the grace of God appears suddenly. It comes without warning to an open heart.
~ Rumi
I have learned to hold all things loosely, so God will not have to pry them out of my hands.
~ Corrie Ten Boom
By dialogue, we let God be present in our midst, for as we open ourselves to one another, we open ourselves to God.
~ Pope John Paul II
When the heart is open, it's easier for the mind to be turned toward God.
~ Ram Dass
It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God
~ Andy Stanley
You put the right artist on the right track in the studio and leave the door open to let God in.
~ Jay-Z
Live in a constant state of expectancy, and leave room for God to come in as He decides.
~ Oswald Chambers
Obeying God is listening to God, having an open heart to follow the path that God points out to us.
~ Pope Francis
God keeps giving Himself as long as we bring that into which He can pour Himself. And when we stop bringing, He stops giving.
~ Alexander MacLaren
God has given us evidence sufficiently clear to convince those with an open heart and mind.
~ Blaise Pascal
If we let go of our likes and dislikes, we will become fit vessels to receive the God's ever flowing grace.
~ Mata Amritanandamayi
At times we can be self-absorbed. Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are most vulnerable.
~ Pope Francis
If there were 1,000 ways to God we would want 1,001.
~ David Platt
We must hold fast to the truths which we have already received; we must not look with suspicion upon any new light that God may send.
~ Ellen G. White
To pray with your fists closed means you're hanging onto something. Let it go. Open your hands to God.
~ Aiden Wilson Tozer
You don't have to be peculiar to find God.
~ Evelyn Underhill
God is definitely out of the closet.
~ Marianne Williamson
Do not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. All systems of thought are guiding means; they are not absolute truth.
~ Nhat Hanh
God is not afraid of new things.
~ Pope Francis
Our rational minds can never understand what has happened, but our hearts.. if we can keep them open to God, will find their own intuitive way.
~ Ram Dass
Anybody can get chewed out. It's the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. As opposed to, no wait, the reason is... We've all heard that
~ Randy Pausch
One of the biggest mistakes humans make is to believe there is only one way. There are many diverse paths leading to what you call God.
~ Oprah Winfrey
Everything's a fan. Brother, open up your arms. God is the pivot.
~ Federico Garcia Lorca