Quotes About Spirituality

Certainly this is what many people feel during empty moments or deliberate experiments at meditation: a churning unease that says "I should be doing something". This cultural compulsion is so strong that even spiritual practices such as meditation and prayer are easily converted into just another thing to do, moments mortgaged to the campaign of improving life.

We are starving for spiritual nourishment. We are starving for a life that is personal, connected, and meaningful. By choice, that is where we will direct our energy. When we do so, community will arise anew because this spiritual nourishment can only come to us as a gift, as part of a web of gifts in which we participate as giver and receiver. Whether or not it rides the vehicle of something bought, it is irreducibly personal and unique.

The science is beginning to confirm what we have intuitively known all along: we are greater than what we have been told. We are not just a skin-encapsulated ego, a soul encased in flesh. We are each other and we are the world.

When what we offer is sacred to us, then the only honorable way to offer it is as a gift.5 No price can be high enough to reflect the sacredness of the infinite.

We fulfill our eternal purpose when our lives honor the Lord and reflect His glory. What pleases a human father more than to hear, "That boy looks just like you; he even acts like you"? God takes pleasure in spiritual sons who reflect His character.

And it is in times of extreme difficulty that He develops our character and strengthens us spiritually, while helping us to grow deeper in our faith in Him.

God calls us to have a forgiving spirit. Knowing that God remains in control of all that happens to us releases us to forgive others.

What is a "total" or "real" man? He is one who understands and accepts the responsibility for the development of his mental, emotional, and spiritual capacity and demonstrates this by his maturing attitude and actions in his personal life, his home life, his vocational life, his social life, and his spiritual life.

God knows what you need. He knows what is best for you—including in what quantity. The fact is, we can live with very little, but we can never truly live without God. He is what we need first, foremost, and always. He is the only one whom we truly can't do without! The

15:11 — "These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full." The Word of God, living and growing within us, produces lasting and increasing joy. A lack of joy in a Christian's life often can be traced to a lack of concentrated devotional time in God's Word or disobedience.

We walk by faith, not by

Friend, all of God's children go through crises, and it's during times of adversity that His peace is most clearly manifested. So give thanks for these times—even though they're painful—because they'll serve to bring you closer to Him.

If you earnestly desire to provide for your family, then you must make an effort to understand spiritual matters enough to teach them to your children.

He encourages you to share your heart with God, but also directs you to pay attention to what the Father is teaching you.

Cuando preferimos pensar en la majestad y gloria del Señor descansamos en Él con fe y confianza cada vez mayores.

Success is the continuing achievement of becoming the person God wants you to be and accomplishing the goals God has helped you set.

I want to be very clear and state emphatically to you that until you have peace with God, you will never experience true peace in this life.This is the most foundational principle in the Scriptures.

The true blessings of God can rarely be counted because He places them within our hearts.

Friend, when you understand why Jesus does certain things in your life, then you will develop true insight into how greatly He cares for you. God loves you profoundly—beyond what you can fathom.

Una vez más comprendí lo que Pablo quiere decir por esa paz que sobrepasa todo entendimiento.

Cuando confiamos en que Jesucristo sea nuestra suficiencia, Él toma cartas en el asunto y nos hace más de lo que somos en nuestra fortaleza, en nuestro intelecto o en nuestra habilidad.

The Holy Spirit is God. The Holy Spirit lives in me.

Friend, God wants you to see not just the path ahead, but the profound spiritual realities that are affecting your life. He is ready to help you! So when you sense the dark fears encroaching, run to Him. Because when He is your light, you will have nothing to dread.

Friend, when you understand why Jesus does certain things in your life, then you will develop true insight into how greatly He cares for you.