Quotes About God

The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for" (CCC 27).

When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God, but written down by human beings deprived of modern day knowledge. So there is some fallibility in the writings of the Bible. But the basic principles are applicable to my life and I don't find any conflict among them.

I don't think that the total creation took place in six days as we now measure time. If we can confirm, say, the Big Bang theory, that doesn't at all cause me to question my faith that God created the Big Bang.

God gives us prophecy to warn unbelievers and comfort believers.

Release the guilty person from your judgment. Do not keep rehearsing the offense in your mind. Let God be the Judge.

If we try to enforce our thoughts and feelings on our spouses, we will damage the relationship. But if we trust the Holy Spirit to be the enforcer, we can stay positive and loving toward our spouses, knowing that God is at work.

As you go on your vision retreat annually and surrender your marriage to God, you are taking a huge step to unify your marriage under His authority and with His provision. Unity comes because we aren't two stubborn people trying to impose our wills upon each other. We are two submitted people trying to find God's one will for our purpose together.

However, that's not where heaven is now. Ephesians 4:8 says when Jesus ascended, "He led captivity captive." He both descended and ascended. He emptied Abraham's bosom, taking everyone with Him up to the third heaven, where believers who die go now. The first heaven is our atmosphere around us right now. The second is what we call outer space. And the third heaven is the presence of God.

don't let human technology distract you from God's superiority.

Most lists of priorities should look something like this: God—seeking and serving Him personally Spouse Children (if you have any) Church—seeking and serving God together with fellow believers Extended family and special friends Work and career Hobbies and other interests

Watching the world try to defy God's authority is like watching a group of two-year olds plotting to take over the house.

Mature people act above their emotions and love beyond their comfort zones. This is the secret of growing together in marriage. It cannot be achieved by two temperamental snowflakes who are imprisoned by their feelings. It can only be achieved by those who are guided by their love for God, their dedication to each other, and their conviction that doing the right thing will be blessed in the end.

But in the end, God's standard lasts for eternity, and He judges and separates. He is a just God. It doesn't matter how much money you make, what you look like, how smart or talented you are, or what status you hold. If you know Jesus, live for Him, and treat others with love, you will have everything you need for success on earth—and in heaven. All things will be fully revealed and rewarded.

I was a distracted husband and parent. But I know that the root of all worry and anxiety is the same—it is an orphan spirit. God absolutely loves to be a Daddy. The context of Jesus' instruction not to worry began with the assertion that God cares for us as a Father. The reason that I grew up with so much worry and anxiety was that I didn't know

I'm knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers. And I thank God that President Bush has stated, we need a Constitutional amendment that states that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Reynolds says, "In these Words, we learn that the attraction of the Cross of Christ will prove to be the mightiest, and most sovereign motive ever brought to bear on the human will, and, when wielded by the Holy Spirit as a Revelation of the matchless Love of God, will involve the most sweeping judicial sentence that can be pronounced upon the world and its prince.").

However, let the reader understand that with God, at least as long as there is breath, it is never

Mothers are only human, you turn it over to God and then you just wing it.

would savor this mortal life while I had it, learn and experience all I could. And when it ended, I would take what I had learned and be a more excellent god and make the world better.

Deus (...) deixa se afinar à vontade o instrumento, até que chegue a hora de se dansar.

You know the story about God creating the world and giving Brazil everything, and then the assistant angel says it's not fair, and then God says, wait till you see the bunch of bast– the bunch of rascals I'm going to give it for people.

Maybe that afternoon was the closest I ever felt to Bob: his eyes were as old as God, and he was fragile as a winter leaf.

I was laughing with God,' Elizabeth said in her Italian journal. In the years since, she had come to know the peace that comes from finding God everywhere, in everything, in everyone. As Gandhi would one day put it, 'If you don't find God in next person you meet, it's a waste of time to look further.

More tells his son-in-law Roper, "Whoever hunts for me, Roper, God or Devil, will find me hiding in the thickets of the law! And I'll hide my daughter with me! Not hoist her up to the mainmast of your seagoing principles! They put about too nimbly!"5