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Quotes About Submission

We give our lives completely because we are confident of His perfect leadership, character, and love and that He knows what's best. Though He intensely desires our freedom and loves us perfectly, He is the King of all kings and Lord of all lords and will not come into our lives as second to anything or anyone else.
~ John Bevere
When Jesus questioned, "Why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do the things which I say?" He was actually saying, "Do not deceive yourself by calling Me 'Lord' while you continue to live your life as if you owned it.
~ John Bevere
Whenever I look at Edna O'Brien," continued Mr. Denby-Denby, "I get the impression that she wants to put every man she meets across her knee and give them a good spanking until they show her the proper respect. Oh, to be the bare bottom beneath that alabaster palm!
~ John Boyne
You were cruel.' 'I was obedient.
~ John Boyne
So he had them into the slaughter house, where was a butcher killing a sheep. And behold, the sheep was quiet and took her death patiently. Then said the Interpreter, You must learn of this sheep to suffer, and put up wrongs without murmurings and complaints. Behold how quietly she takes her death! And without objecting she suffereth her skin to be pulled over her ears. Your King doth call you his sheep.
~ John Bunyan
lo que Él hizo en obediencia a la ley de su Padre, y al someterse al castigo de ella, no fue para sí mismo sino para aquel que lo acepta para su salvación, y es agradecido.
~ John Bunyan
What like the apprehension of free forgiveness (and that apprehension must come in through a sight of the greatness of sin, and of inability to do any thing towards satisfaction), to engage the heart of a rebel to love his prince, and to submit to his laws?
~ John Bunyan
Only a leader who has followed well knows how to lead others well. Good leadership requires an understanding of the world that followers live in. Connecting with your people becomes possible because you have walked in their shoes. You know what it means to be under authority and thus have a better sense of how authority should be exercised. In contrast, leaders who have never followed well or submitted to authority tend to be prideful, unrealistic, rigid, and autocratic. "Civilization
~ John C. Maxwell
The secret of the surrendered life is giving God the first part of every day, the first day of every week, the first portion of your income, the first consideration in every decision, and the first place in all of your life.
~ John C. Maxwell
Who are we to question God's decisions about where we'll be born?…God does what He chooses without asking our opinions. Of that I'm sure.
~ John Clarke
Isnt that what we all want out of life; to be someones go to sex slave? I forgot what I was talking about. Oh yeah, Love. Love sucks.
~ Unknown
Learn to surrender, because sometimes, when there is no way, surrender is the way.
~ Unknown
Surely those who lower their voices before Allah's Apostle are they whose hearts Allah has proved for guarding (against evil); they shall have forgiveness and a great reward.
~ Unknown
Only those are believers who believe in Allah and His Apostle, and when they are with him on a momentous affair they go not away until they have asked his permission; surely they who ask your permission are they who believe in Allah and His Apostle; so when they ask your permission for some affair of theirs, give permission to whom you please of them and ask forgiveness for them from Allah; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
~ Unknown
If the weapon is your love, I got my hands up. If you're gonna take me down, I surrender.
~ Unknown
Real love is the union of two unconditional lovers who are committed to outdo each other in acts of sacrificial giving, selfless serving, undeserved forgiveness, unreserved admiration, heartfelt compassion and willful submission.
~ Unknown
Shall we take it slow this time? Maybe I'll make you beg me to let you come.""I don't beg."He laughed wholeheartedly. "We'll see about that.
~ Zoe Forward, His Witch to Keep
Bambi was inspired, and said trembling, "There is Another who is over us all, over us and over Him.
~ Unknown
The meek are those who quietly submit themselves to God, to His Word and to His rod, who follow His directions, and comply with His designs, and are gentle toward all men.
~ Matthew Henry
Imprisoned is he whose heart is imprisoned from Allâh. Captured is he who is captured by his desires.
~ Ibn Taymiyyah
My praying friend, continue to make known your desires to God in all things. ... Let Him decide whether you are to receive what you ask for or not.
~ Ole Hallesby
I dare not say with Paul that I am the slave of Christ, but my highest aspiration and desire is to be the slave of Christ.
~ George MacDonald
I no longer desire anything but to be Thine.
~ Francois Fenelon
There is one thing in the world more wicked than the desire to command, and that is the will to obey.
~ William Kingdon Clifford