Quotes About Gifts

Every gift reveals God's love... but no gift reveals his love more than the gifts of the cross. They came, not wrapped in paper, but in passion. Not placed around a tree, but a cross. And not covered with ribbons, but sprinkled with blood.

What do you have that God hasn't given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift? (1 Cor. 4:7 NLT)

Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light" (James 1:17 MSG).

Cuando invitamos a Dios a nuestro mundo, él entra. Nos ofrece una multitud de regalos: gozo, paciencia, fortaleza. Las ansiedades llegan, pero no se quedan. Los temores se asoman, pero luego se van. Los pesares aterrizan en el parabrisas, pero luego viene el limpiaparabrisas de la oración. El diablo todavía me presenta rocas de culpa, pero me volteo y se las entrego a Cristo. Estoy

Don't be too quick in your assessment of God's gifts to you. Thank him. Moment by moment. Day by day.

Each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 1 Corinthians 7:7 NIV

God endows us with gifts so we can make him known.

God's gifts and God's call are under full warranty— never canceled

We all live off his generous bounty, gift after gift after gift. [ John 1:16 MSG ]

p. 52 Blessings and burdens. Both can alarm-clock us out of slumber. Gifts stir homeward longings. So do struggles. Every homeless day carries us closer to the day our Father will come.

Toda buena dádiva y todo don perfecto desciende de lo alto, del Padre de las luces, en el cual no hay mudanza, ni sombra de variación.

There is only one real deprivation, I decided this morning, and that is not to be able to give one's gifts to those one loves most.

In another package I found a jar of homemade fig preserves. I felt the blessing in these presents, not bought, but hunted out or made by hand.

There is really only one deprivation, I decided this morning, and that is not to be able to give one's gifts to those one loves most. ... The gift turned inward, unable to be given, becomes a heavy burden, even sometimes a kind of poison. It is as though the flow of life were backed up.

My mother's gifts of courage to me were both large and small. The latter are woven so subtly into the fabric of my psyche that I can hardly distinguish where she stops and I begin.

My mother's gifts of courage to me were both large and small. The latter are woven so subtly into the fabric of my psyche that I can hardly distinguish where she stops and I begin.

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave

Los atardeceres revelaban la dureza de la vida de los negros en el Sur, que a primeras horas de la mañana había quedado suavizada por los dones de la naturaleza: el amodorramiento, el olvido y la tenue luz del quinqué.

Book light," Grandma grumbles as I hurry her away from Dad's boss and his wife. "Who the hell wants a book light?" "Lots of people," I say. "They are very handy things to have.

Bursting into parties to which I wasn't invited - but acting as if I had every right in the world to be there - is another one of my many gifts. It's basically all about confidence - and having the right shoes, of course. If you have the right shoes, you can do anything.

I shall love you and give myself up for you, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up- then Alex looked into Eliza's shining eyes and added a twist of his own-and I shall serve you with tenderness and respect, and encourage you to develop the gifts that God has given you.

Force gratitude until it becomes habitual. Gratitude helps us stop trying to control outcomes. It is the key that unlocks positive energy in our life. It is the alchemy that turns problems into blessings, and the unexpected into gifts.

The real treasures of this world cannot be purchased with any sum of money. But they can be given away for free.

Every time people give me presents, it just makes trouble. He thought of his Naming Day party, and the gift from his Uncle Alfrin that had actually started all this. Especially if it's books. Someone gave me a book as a present once. Then you'll know exactly what to do with these. Come on. Don't be shy. You'll hurt my feelings.