How do you know what possibilities lie behind that degradation on the surface? You know but little of that which is within you. For behind you is the ocean of infinite power and blessedness.
In all true faith there is complete committal to God.
Christianity does not involve the belief that all things were made for man. it does involve the belief that god loves man and for his sake became man and died.
If you have faith in the cause and the means and in God, the hot sun will be cool for you.
If Man retained faith in God, he might also retain faith in Man.
When men are about to commit, or sanction the commission of some injustice, it is not uncommon for them to express pity for the object either of that or some parallel proceeding, and to feel themselves, at the time, quite virtuous and moral, and immensely superior to those who express no pity at all. This is a kind of upholding of faith above works, and is very comfortable.
Without faith, you have nothing. You cannot be saved without it. You cannot be healed without it.
While we wait, God builds our faith in His promises.
It is easy to be religious when religion is in fashion; but it is an evidence of strong faith and resolution to swim against a stream to heaven, and to appear for God when no one else appears for Him.
Find the compensatory blessings in your life when, in the wisdom of the Lord, He deprives you of something you very much want… You will discover compensatory blessings when you willingly accept the will of the Lord and exercise faith in Him.
Not prayer without faith, nor faith without prayer, but prayer in faith, is the cost of spiritual gifts and graces.
Buddhism has a very beautiful teaching that says the worst thing you can do to your soul is to tell someone their faith is wrong.
Prayer doesn't change things - God changes things in answer to prayer.
Love without faith is as bad as faith without love.
Sometimes it's easy to lose faith in people. And sometimes one act of kindness is all it takes to give you hope again.
If we empty our hearts of self God will fill them with His love.
When faith is supported by facts or by logic it ceases to be faith.
It is my firm belief that the God of Heaven raised up the founding fathers and inspired them to establish the Constitution of this land. This is part of my religious faith. To me this is not just another nation. It is a great and glorious nation with a divine mission to perform for liberty-loving people everywhere.
You are never too old to reinvent yourself.
I die the king's faithful servant, but God's first.
