Gary Chapman Quotes

I'm really passionate about God and religion, and I thought maybe I'm supposed to be a pastor.

I knew from the age of four that I wanted to preach. I didn't even consider it strange that grown people were listening to this kid preaching until I was around thirteen. I have never believed in limitations.

I'm not a pastor. I'm not a man of the cloth, but I have my own calling.

Live as with God; and, whatever be your calling, pray for the gift that will perfectly qualify you in it.

I just live my life. I go where I feel God is calling me.

I was very serious about being a priest, twice in my life. Almost joined the Montfort Seminary after I graduated from high school. Almost went back in the seminary during college.

When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.

Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.

I have nothing against priests. In fact, I tried for a time to be one... It should be clear, then, that I respect, and am often fond of, the many priests in my life.

After I fulfilled my Warners contract, I really wanted to go deeper into what the Lord wanted me to do.

I knew that I had to be a preacher. I had to be a minister, which was a puzzle to me because my dad was a businessman. It was a family company and I assumed that I would take it on from him.

Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better.

God is putting me in a position to affect people.

I started making some proper decisions, getting things in order. It's kind of like cleaning up your house. I was looking for direction for what God wanted me to do - and that's when I got a call about The Passion.

When I gave my life to the Lord, I thought I'd be a preacher.

God has a plan for everybody's life, so there was obviously a reason why He wanted me to go to Notre Dame. Everything happens for a reason.

I truly believe that God brought this, Dorothy Day script to me, because for a long time up until I was in eight grade - I wanted to be a nun.

When I was young, I was dedicated to become a minister - my brothers and I were formally brought in front of the congregation in a dedication ceremony, where we were dedicated to the future service of God.

At different points in my life, I had grappled with the idea of going into the priesthood - in high school or law school. Where it ends, I'm not quite sure. Perhaps it ends with death, grappling with one's spirituality.

Even though it's my job to be an actor, I have given my life to God.

God's will for your life is God's will for today, and it doesn't get any more glamorous than that.

The best decision I ever made was to become a priest and I think the second best was to resign.

I became a minister of the Eucharist when I was 17. My parents aren't very strict Catholics, but for some reason I decided this is what I want to do, and I have kept it up.

So here is what my advice would be: If God has given you a dream, you'd better get cracking because He wants you to use it. That's why He gives them to us in the first place.

And I was very interested in the priesthood.