We're the only creature God ever created that doesn't want to adapt. We want to make it stand still. And one thing that's constant is nature is constantly changing.
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
If we call ourselves children of God, then others are also children of God.
Young people are not immune to following God's commands concerning discipline.
I do believe that God has his hands on me and that he has work for me to do.
Spiritual direction involves a process through which one person helps another person understand what God is doing and saying.
To me, everything outside of Los Angeles is the 'south,' including places like San Diego. It's sort of like the saying, 'Everything is God.' Indeed it is.
Sex is God's joke on human beings.
Train our children to love God.
If God is sovereign, then it is impossible for civil government to be neutral on issues of law. All law is based in some religious code.
As human beings, our lives should be in retrospect with God.
If God is One, and if there can be no other God, there can be no idea of God.
All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired.
God tells me how the music should sound, but you stand in the way.
Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
It is the desire of our hearts, and as we believe God's will under this dispensation, that all the children of God should be gathered together as such, and, consequently, as not of the world.
Prophets have no other purpose, no other mission except to serve God.
It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God.
We may ascertain the worth of the human race, since for its sake God's Only-begotten Son became man, and thereby ennobled the nature that he took upon him.
He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.
I've had the time to go through all the life phases with my parents, from being a bratty teenager, pushing them away, to saying later on, 'Oh my God, I can't believe what you did for me - thank you. I love you so much.'
Far too many people, especially within evangelicalism, think that the individual is all that matters, and that the corporate dimension is a distraction or diversion. Of course Christianity is deeply personal for every single Christian; nobody gets lost in the kingdom of God. But you can't play that off against the corporate dimension.
The land of a god corresponds with the land of his worshipers.
Sometimes you meet people who can't swim. And I always think: 'Oh my God, that's extraordinary.' For me, it's always been a treat... I just feel really happy in the water.
I grew up riding all my life, so I was very comfy on a horse, thank God. Although I'd never ridden... with sword in my hand.
You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
When I forget who I am, I remind myself by finding my stride. I remember that I am strong, free, and loved, and that with God's help I can weather whatever comes.
Many are needed to plant and water what has been planted now that the faith has spread so far and there are so many people... No matter who plants or waters, God gives no harvest unless what is planted is the faith of Peter and unless he agrees to his teachings.
Sondheim is my god; I love the man. I learned a great deal about writing from his work, his lyrics, and his structure.
I always want to wear clothes that my children will one day look back on and say, 'Oh, you looked amazing - why didn't you keep that?' Not, 'Oh my God - I can't believe you wore that.'
A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
Grace is God as heart surgeon, cracking open your chest, removing your heart - poisoned as it is with pride and pain - and replacing it with his own.
Grace is given of god, but knowledge is bought in the market.
God is infinitely valuable. I can't think of anything that would have a greater impact on your life than for you to believe that.
I've had my ring since I was 12 years old. But for me it's not something I want to go around saying, 'Hey, look what I have', It's a promise I made to myself and God. I think some people misinterpret that as a trend and think everyone's getting one.
You will bear a commission from God, for you have received a call from God.