Quotes About Devotion

People will tie in with a fanatic if for no other reason than to break the monotony of their lives.

the first step toward the one true God is to acknowledge that we are not that God.

What changes need to happen in your life to enjoy Jesus more thoroughly, worship him more passionately, follow him more closely, serve him more diligently, trust him more fully, and proclaim him more boldly?

Three facts distinguish a steward: 1) A steward gladly acknowledges that he or she belongs to the Lord.

has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake.

Corporate worship is to be God-centered.

Corporate worship is to be unselfish.

Corporate worship is to be orderly.

I cared about dogs because they were faithful and honest, and some dogs were cleverer and more interesting than some people.

I cooked his meals. I cleaned his clothes. I looked after him every weekend. I look after him when he was ill. I took him to the doctor. I worried myself sick everytime he wandered off somewhere at night. I went to school every time he got into a fight. And you? What? You wrote him some fucking letters.

People stick hearts on Valentine's cards and get married in white dresses and give each other flowers. They think love is every-thing going right. That's not love. That's self-indulgence. That's good luck. Love is when you walk into the burning building. Love is when the person who means most to you in the world is breathing through a mask and pissing in a bag. Love is when they no longer know your name.

We launch our souls from the cannons of art and discipline, and on any one night, hovering over the chimney tops of Europe, halfway to the stars, there are armies of brightly spinning spirits that have risen like fireworks, tethered to the souls of those men and women who, by reflection, mortification, and devotion, effortlessly outdazzle kings.

What could be more lovely than writing a book about something you love?

I want nothing more than what I have, for what I have is enough. I'm grateful for it. I foresee no reward, no eternal life. I expect only to leave further pieces of my heart in one place or another, but I love God nonetheless, with every atom of my being, and will love Him until I fall into black oblivion.

I think of myself as more of a 12th-Century artist than a modern one—I write, not for my own pleasure or the pleasure of my audience, but to praise God.

Loyalty is the elixir that makes death easy, but it's also the quality that gives life purpose.

You don't do things by halves. If you love a woman, you love her entirely. You give everything. You don't spend your time in cafes; you don't make love to other women; you don't take her for granted. Do you understand?

heartbroken that lines so loyal, stubborn, and courageous for so long would come to a vacuous end.

Cod became almost a religious icon - a mythological crusader for Christian observance.

Never let your zeal for serving Him get ahead of your prayer for seeking Him.

You is mine, Fishboy, you is all mine.

Each Christian needs half an hour of prayer each day, except when we are busy…then we need an hour. —Saint Francis de Sales

The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for.

What I call innocence is the spirit's unself-conscious state at any moment of pure devotion to any object. It is at once a receptiveness and total concentration.