Quotes About Rest

eLet this point therefore stand: that those whom the Holy Spirit has inwardly taught truly rest upon Scripture, and that Scripture indeed is self-authenticated;16 hence, it is not right to subject it to proof and reasoning.

God for our sake is willing to stoop down and, by such a wonderfully gentle and intimate invitation, entice us to him, so that we may rest safely and quietly under his protection.

There are also times when the enemy craftily makes the heart find a little rest, in order that it may not invoke the name of God. For, the demons are not ignorant of the fact that they are annoyed by the invocation of God's name. Therefore, knowing this, let us not cease invoking the name of God for our assistance; for, this is the best prayer. It is also said: "Pray unceasingly" (1 Thess 5.17), and unceasingly implies without end or limit.

Untroubling and untroubled where I lie—The grass below—above the vaulted sky.

Lover of swampsThe quagmire overgrownWith hassock tufts of sedge—where fear encampsAround thy home aloneThe trembling grassQuakes from the human footNor bears the weight of man to let him passWhere he alone and muteSitteth at rest

Into the nothingness of scorn and noise, Into the living sea of waking dreams, Where there is neither sense of life or joys, But the vast shipwreck of my life's esteems; Even the dearest that I loved the best Are strange—nay, rather, stranger than the rest.

As we, the branch, drink in the sweet sap of the Vine – that nectar being Holy Spirit – fruit just happens. Your only job is a passive one – abide. Rest in faith and love.

Like the soil, mind is fertilized while it lies fallow, until a new burst of bloom ensues.

God himself took a day to rest in, and a good man's grave is his Sabbath.

Men have conceived a twofold use of sleep; it is a refreshing of the body in this life, and a preparing of the soul for the next.

Here lies my wife: here let her lie!Now she's at rest, and so am I.

Dear, don't think of getting out of bed yet. I've always suspected that early rising in early life makes one nervous.

In a certain sense you deny the existence of this world. You explain life as a state of rest, a state of rest in motion.

It is such a comfort to drop the tangles of life into God's hands and leave them there.

Workers should have Sundays off because Sunday is for the family. Calling for Sundays to be a holiday.

To stay awake all night adds a day to your life.

Life is struggle and sleep.

Let me rest in Your will and be silent. Then the light of Your joy will warm my life. Its fire will burn in my heart and shine for Your glory. This is what I live for. Amen, amen.

If necessary, I cry. I pray. I rest. I'm fortunate to have quite a few strong, independent, loving, and unbiased women in my life that I can talk things through with.

there is not enough interest in life to spread over twenty-four hours when one can't sleep.

Though we often see life troughs as the universe's conspiracy to ruin us, they're actually our own true nature inviting us to lay down our weary heads.

I love that moment, when you stop struggling to stay awake and your eyelids shut sink down and you slip effortlessly into another realm that's beckoning to you.

If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life, that would be one thing, but I don't want to just make spy movies.

People don't always want to be with people. It gets tiring.