Quotes About God

How often do I stand in abject terror and raw trepidation before the impossible peaks that soar to impossible heights in front me, when God turns to me and calmly says "what mountains?

We need not fear God as we fear all other suffering, which burns and maims and kills. For God's fire, though it will perfect us, will not destroy, for 'the bush was not consumed.

The only fear that builds character, is the fear of God.

If I can trust the word of a friend, why do I question the word of the God of the universe? Go figure. Sin is truly bizarre." [Running Scared, p. 111]

Satan will tempt you with many things in life, but the most powerful is the temptation to be grateful for what you have, when it is not the best life God had to offer you.

God didn't create the fear, fear created the God.God didn't create humans, Humans created the God because of their fear.

Let nothing disturb you nothing frighten you all things are passing God never changes.

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.

Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.

If God gives you a Quiznos, can I have a bite? No way. You have to pray for your own food.

For some reason, religious jokes seem as trivial as jokes about food or driving.

Is it possible we love and rely on food more than we love and rely on God?

There are certain comforts of living here in Dubai, the comforts of so many mosques and so much good food... It's just that much more secure. And may God keep it safe.

I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.

Since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior. He became like us, so we could become like Him.

Forgive us as we forgive- we are offered forgiveness on no other terms. To refuse it is to refuse Gods mercy for ourselves.

Forgiveness is not between me and the one who has hurt me; it is between me and the Lord.

God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency.

There are two ways of knowing how good God is: one is never to lose Him, and the other is to lose Him and then to find Him.

God extend His power of great mercy and forgiveness to all men.

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

God is waiting for the response of our freedom. Our own choice, our own creativity, is essential to the drama, and this makes the world a drama fraught with real peril.

True and absolute freedom is only found in the presence of God.

"Salvation is always "good news." It is news of God's love and forgiveness-adoption into His family- fellowship with His people-freedom from the penalty of sin- liberation from the power of sin."