Quotes About Belief

Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man's power ends.

There is a God-shaped vacuum in every heart.

By getting the Word deep into your spirit and speaking it boldly out your mouth, you release spiritual power to change things in the natural circumstances.

Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.

If you are going to walk with Jesus Christ, you are going to be opposed ... In our days, to be a true Christian is really to become a scandal.

The Christian faith is ultimately not only a matter of doctrine or understanding or of intellect, it is a condition of the heart.

Faith is a spiritual force....It is substance. Faith has the ability to effect natural substance.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

A spiritual law that few recognize is that our confession rules us. It is what we confess with our lips that really dominates our inner being.

Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals choose the way they think.

Until you prevail with God, you cannot prevail with men; your victory has to be spiritual first, before it is physical.

Make a firm decision: 'Whatever happens, I will be happy. I will be strong. God is always with me.'

All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you.

Gods are fragile things, they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense.

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to have, the notion that we really can have confidence in a better tomorrow.

Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy.

Another illusion is that external events have the power to hurt you, that other people have the power to hurt you. They don't. It's you who give this power to them.

Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry

Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.

There is one grand lie - that we are limited. The only limits we have are the limits we believe.

Believe God's love and power more than you believe your own feelings and experiences. Your rock is Christ, and it is not the rock that ebbs and flows but the sea.