Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
—Socrates
The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
—Socrates
“Oh feeble child of God, the Lord taketh care of you! Your heavenly Father feedeth ravens, and guides the flight of sparrows: should he not much more care for you, oh ye of little faith?”
– Charles Spurgeon
Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god.
—Aristotle
‘Tis not a vain thing to praise him. We cannot spend time better for our souls. It doth good to the heart in that manner to be lifted up unto God.
—Jonathan Edwards
The deeper the grief, the closer is God.
—Fyodor Dostoevsky
Rest not till you enjoy the privilege of humanity—the knowledge and love of God.
—John Wesley
And if your love of God is in any wise decayed, so is also your love of your neighbour. You are then hurt in the very life and spirit of your religion! If you lose love, you lose all.
—John Wesley
Some may be up against tremendous temptations. All are surrounded, as David was, by powers which seem to suggest the hopelessness of the cause of God. Try David’s way—sing.
—Amy Carmichael
Christ is not only God above us; which may keep us in awe, but cannot save; but he is Immanuel, God with us, and in us.
—John Wesley
Herein appears the depth of the wisdom of God, in his adorable providence; in governing men, so as not to destroy either their understanding, will, or liberty.
—John Wesley
God of patience and endurance,
Steadfast as the steadfast stars
Stands Thy promise, Thine assurance
Unto Thine ambassadors:
I, thy God, will strengthen thee . . .
Where I am, there thou shalt be.
—Amy Carmichael
We cannot fill ourselves with hope; we have no wells of hope within us. But God has.
—Amy Carmichael
O how quiet, as well as holy, would our lives be, had we learned that single lesson,—to be careful for nothing, but to do our duty, and leave all consequences to God!
—John Wesley
Art thou totally unclean in soul and body? Here is the fountain for sin and uncleanness! Arise, and wash away thy sins! Stagger no more at the promise through unbelief! Give glory to God! Dare to believe!
—John Wesley
Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But, if God be for you, who can be against you? Are all of them together stronger than God? O be not weary in well doing!
—John Wesley
The will of God is a path leading straight to God. The will of man, which once ran parallel with it, is now another path, not only different from it, but in our present state, directly contrary to it: It leads from God.
—John Wesley
The omnipresent God sees and knows all the properties of the beings that He hath made. He knows all the connections, dependencies, and relations, and all the ways wherein one of them can affect another.
—John Wesley
Is it misery to love God? To give Him my heart who alone is worthy of it? Nay, it is the truest happiness; indeed, the only true happiness which is to be found under the sun.
—John Wesley
So when we are facing the impossible, we can count upon the God of the impossible.
—Amy Carmichael
My God shall supply all your need according to His riches (Phil. 4:19). We lay those words before our Lord and we say to Him very earnestly, And now, O Lord, do as You have said.
—Amy Carmichael
As for God, His way is perfect—that is the substance of the words. And if His way be perfect we need no explanation.
—Amy Carmichael
Let God be in all your thoughts, and ye will be men indeed. Let him be your God and your All,—the desire of your eyes, the joy of your heart, and your portion for ever.
—John Wesley
Speak as knowing God hears you: Walk as knowing God besets you on every side.
—John Wesley
But they put it on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house: in like manner, it is the design of God that every Christian should be in an open point of view; that he may give light to all around, that he may visibly express the religion of Jesus Christ.
—John Wesley
Freely give means to give lavishly. What do I need today? Strength? Peace? Patience? Heavenly joy? Industry? Good temper? Power to help others? Inward contentment? Courage? Whatever it be, my God will lavish it upon me.
—Amy Carmichael
God make us all obedient like His sun and moon and stars, and help us to shine gladly to Him who made us.
—Amy Carmichael
Oh to know our God so well that all misunderstandings shall be quite impossible! Paul meant a good deal when he said, That I may know Him (Phil. 3:10)
—Amy Carmichael
O God, how unsearchable are thy judgments or counsels! Too deep to be fathomed by our reason: and thy ways of executing those counsels not to be traced by our wisdom!
—John Wesley
Thou art my Stony Rock
Thou standest very high,
And yet Thou art accessible,
My God, yea very nigh:
A thought, a wish, an infant’s cry,
And I, in Thee, am set on high.
—Amy Carmichael