Quotes About Grace

There are movements of the soul, deeper than words can describe and yet more powerful than any reason, that can give a man to know beyond question or arguing or doubt that digitus Dei est hic (the finger of God is here), and the name of that reality is grace. God does inspire men by his grace, does lift the heart, does enlighten the mind and move the will.

Creí comprender lo que sintió san Pedro cuando sobrevivió a sus negaciones y recuperó su amistad con Cristo. Porque es verdad que, cuando el hombre empieza a confiar en sus propias capacidades, acaba de dar el primer paso en el camino hacia el fracaso final. Y la mayor gracia que Dios puede concederle es enviarle una prueba que no sea capaz de soportar con sus propias fuerzas… y sostenerlo con su gracia para que pueda perseverar hasta el final y salvarse.

No matter how badly the humble man fails, he will reckon his accounts with God and start over again, for his humility tells him of his total dependence on God.

Being read is a fringe benefit, and being read with understanding is a form of grace.

God does say He will graciously entertain our prayers. He says that if we exercise faith, and if our request is in accordance with His will, He will hear us.

Aller werdekeit ein füegerinne daz sît ir zewâre, frowe Mâze. ein sælig man, der iuwer lêre hât!

All God's children are deserving of His love. He doesn't always give us everything we ask for, but He does give us what He knows is best for us.

John 11:43–44: "And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice,Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble.

fairy realms of antiquity. Like a landscape melting into distance, they receive a thousand charms from their very obscurity, and the fancy delights to fill up their outlines with graces and excellences of its own creation. Thus

God will not give me humility, or patience, or holiness, or love as separate investments of His grace. He has given only one gift to meet our need, His Son Christ Jesus.

Every true work is not done to the poor. Every true work is done to Me.

When Christ is all you have, that's the time you realize that Christ is all you need.

Jesus didn't come into our lives to rent a room; He bought the house! As we unlock the doors to the areas that we've held onto and allow Him free reign, we experience His life living through us.

When you glorify Christ and He is seen in and through you, your behavior will radically change. Remember, this is not a self-help program. This is not where you grit your teeth and say, "I'm going to do better." Flesh doesn't get better. But when you come and say, "I can't do better," and you are willing to die to your own will and your own agenda and you are willing to surrender yourself to Christ, then your behavior will be markedly different.

God is not in the business of making our lives all sweetness and light. He is in the business of chipping away our exteriors so that the image of Christ can emerge. The most painful thing He could take us through is motivated by His love and orchestrated by His power. Under God's authority and by God's grace, you are no longer a victim. Instead, God is using the trial to form you into the image of Christ Jesus.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. (Psalm 51:12)

In His grace, God gives you and me a measure of faith to get us going—but it's not all we'll need to finish the race, not even close. That we must gather and collect along the way. He designed life like this to keep our hearts teachable and compliant with His heart.

God is not cruel, but He is not lenient. He is true; He is not safe. He is unchanging; therefore we must change. We must learn in order to succeed. Our failures do not influence our grades, but our unwillingness to learn from them does. I

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much." MOTHER TERESA

One of the greatest lessons I'm learning (and yes, I am still learning it) is that rest is not sin.

There is no one that God does not love with all that he is. His love reaches beyond every sin and failure, hoping that at some moment they will come to know just how loved they are.

You can't earn points with someone who is no longer keeping score. Jesus already filled up your card with maximum points. You don't have to earn what he has already freely given; you simply get to receive it.

The key to living a productive Christian life is not waking up every day trying to be loved by God, but waking up in the awareness that you are already his beloved