Quotes About Acceptance

God, as I use the word, is another name for what is. I always know God's intention: It's exactly what is in every moment.

It seems to me that we often, almost sulkily, reject the good that God offers us because, at that moment, we expected some other good.

When afflictions arrest us, we shall murmur and grumble and struggle until we see that it is God that strikes.

Thank God we can't tell the future. We'd never get out of bed.

Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: "Not today.

Our desire for approval can only truly be met by receiving God's acceptance and approval of us.

God loves me just as I am today. He knows all my junk....and lack of faith, and he loves me anyway. However, he loves me too much to leave me the way I am.

If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him.

I've had no ­contact with my daughter for years. That's her choice. Anyway, you move on. If people don't want to bother with me, fine. You know, God bless them, and move on.

Nature eventually has her own way, so perhaps the best procedure is to accept what old Mother Nature or God, if you will, dictates. Accept it and you'll get along better.

Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.'

God gave me Parkinson's syndrome to show me I'm not 'The Greatest' - he is.

God does not keep an itemized account of all your failures.

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.

When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God's gift of grace.

If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.

Understanding a person does not mean condoning; it only means that one does not accuse him as if one were God or a judge placed above him.

Paraphrased: The way of al-Junayd includes among other things abstaining constantly from resisting God Most High in whatever happens to one, whether good or bad. . . .

To live by grace is to live solely by the merit of Jesus Christ. To live by grace is to base my entire relationship with God, including my acceptance and standing with Him, on my union with Christ.

By the grace of God I am what I am

God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.

I die in perfect composure and resignation to the will of my Creator, God.

If we are truly devoted to doing God's will, pain and pleasure won't make any difference to us.