Quotes About Will

When we want to be something other than the thing God wants us to be, we must be wanting what, in fact, will not make us happy.

Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.

I never have prayed to win a gold medal at Olympics and never will. The Lord is my Shepard and I shall not want. May His will be done.

A big difference exists between trying to manipulate God to give us what we want and cooperating with God so He can give us what He wants.

Even though God may be unknown to us, he is near and willing to reveal himself. God has promised that "if you look for me in wholeheartedly, you will find me" (Jeremiah 29:13). Turning over our will involves accepting God as he is instead of insisting on creating him in our own image. When we seek God with an open heart and mind, we will find him.

We may have already chosen to follow God, letting him define the overall direction of our life. Even so, many of us still try to keep parts of our heart hidden from God. We have devoted these parts of ourself to gratifying our addiction, to doing things that are contrary to the will of God. This sets us up for living a double life, which can fill us with guilt, shame, and instability.

When we finally decide to submit our life and our will to God's direction, our burdens will become manageable. When we let him do the driving, we will "find rest" for our soul. He knows the way and has the strength to turn us around and get us on the road toward recovery.

Antiquity hath, too, too often bewitched the minds of men, and drawn them from the revealed will of God. Men are more willing to imitate the outward actions of their famous ancestors, than conform themselves to the revealed will of their Creator.

3. Next (another good principle from Bede), "When you get a response, check it out." Check it out with friends, with mentors. Talk about it. This, says Bede, is a classic principle of guidance: Test the guidance. Real guidance will stand up to sustained testing. False guidance—which is usually just our own will trying to have its way—will not stand up to ongoing scrutiny.

God has editing rights over our prayers. He will... edit them, correct them, bring them in line with His will and then hand them back to us to be resubmitted.

Los desacuerdos se superan, no con argumentos, ni con el beneficio de la duda, ni con la esperanza de que la razón pueda prevalecer, sino con la afirmación, la animosidad y la voluntad de recurrir a la fuerza.

Amar a Dios y hacer Su voluntad es tener éxito en la vida. Punto.

I in obedience to Thy will Thou knowest did submit. It was my duty so to do; O Lord, accept of it.

To have no set purpose in one's life is the harlotry of the will.

To have no set purpose in one's life is the harlotry of the will.

The federal system no longer represents the will of the American people.

Since God is the universal King, all creation is under His law. Kingship and law are inseparable. A king rules by means of his law, and the law of a king is the expression of his will, purpose, and plan for his realm.

Remember: the universe neither judges, nor interprets, nor second guesses your will. If it did, there would be no poverty, no hunger, no suffering.

Doubt, fear, and hesitation are enemies of the mind, for a weak will severs our inborn connection with the universe, dampens the faith with which we are able to join our will to it.

Sometimes we can miss God's work by our very desire to do God's will!

Hand over the whole natural self, all the desires that you think innocent as well as the ones you think wicked-the whole outfit. I will give you a new self instead. In fact, I will give you Myself: my own will shall become yours.

Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that, it ought to be done by the will of the people.

When you have understood the piece of the world you want to change, and aligned your will with the world as it actually is, then and only then can you begin to change it;

Sleep my friend, and you will see that dream is my reality.