Quotes About Devotion

The votary of ahimsa has only one fear, that is, of God.

In the Gita continuous concentration on God is the king of sacrifices.

A satyagrahi should have a living faith in God.

I felt that God could be realized only through service. And service for me was the service of India, because it came to me without my seeking, because I had an aptitude for it.

God will rule the lives of all those who will surrender themselves without reservation to Him.

A mind not set on God is given to wandering and lacks the quality of a temple of worship.

A personal selfish prayer is bad whether made before an image or an unseen God.

God accepts the sacrifice of the pure in heart.

I claim to know my millions. All the hours of the day I am with them. They are my first care and God that is to be found in the hearts of the dumb millions.

We believe in one God. We believe Muhammad is the Apostle of God.

Loyalty to God is alone fundamental. Feelings, words, deeds, must be beads strung on the string of duty.

To obey God is better than sacrifice.

Desire can make anything into a god.

God's mark is on everything that obeys Him.

Whatever we make the most of is our God.

Whoso hearkens not to God's voice, is an idolator, though he perform the highest and most heavy service of God.

...When we are waiting upon God to bless us, we should stir up ourselves to bless him.

Our identity as the people of God is marked primarily by our faithfulness in obedience to Him.

God not only allowed for joyful worship but also commanded it.

The worship practices of the people of God are to be marked by devotion to Him and compassion to the needy.

Common sense religion emphasizes the human contributions that are supposed to move the deity. Valid worship always begins with recognition of what God has already done.

All believers can increase their commitment to God by reflecting on His faithfulness and by considering the forms such commitment should assume in their experience.

Waiting is a sustained effort to stay focused on God through prayer and belief.

How grimy did God get when He reached down to clean you up? How grimy are you willing to get in order to be an 'imitator of God'?