Thomas a Kempis Quotes

To the worker, God himself lends aid.

God will facilitate, but He will not force.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.

I do not think anyone can ever do anything without the help and will of God.

We depend a lot on the guy upstairs in dire times, in addressing our concerns and looking for help.

I know that I have a voice and can use it for good or bad. It's a gift from God.

Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.

God has a plan for all of us, but He expects us to do our share of the work.

You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.

Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him.

Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.

When a person partners with God in delivering a miracle to another person, they have done what they were supposed to do; God can then deliver the miracle to the other person.

Men must make their history themselves through their own actions

The men with God's 'go' in them have these three characteristics-a saving experience, the evidence of supernatural power at work, and the spiritual efficacy of success in prayer.

Do you feel that you have lost your way in life? Then God Himself will show you your way. Are you utterly helpless, worn out, body and soul? Then God's eternal love is ready and willing to help you up, and revive you. Are you wearied with doubts and terrors? Then God's eternal light is ready to show you your way; God's eternal peace ready to give you peace. Do you feel yourself full of sins and faults? Then take heart; for God's unchangeable will is, to take away those sins, and purge you from those faults.

It was manly and dignified to rely upon God for the dissolution of all troubles. He was the only infallible help, guide and friend.

You must do right before you feel good.

There is nothing that God has judged good for us that He has not given us the means to accomplish, both in the natural and the moral world.

If we accept that we have at least an iota of free will, we cannot throw it back the moment things go wrong. Like a human parent, God will help us when we ask for help, but in a way that will make us more mature, more real, not in a way that will diminish us.

Don't waste time asking God to keep you from doing things. Don't do them.

Yes, it is God who works in you. And, yes, there is work for you to do. Yes, the Spirit empowers you to do the work. And, yes, you do the work.

Have you ever noticed that even if God allows you to have a dream, you're expected to work to make it happen?

There is no use in running before you are sent; there is no use in attempting to do God's work without God's power. A man working without this unction, a man working without this anointing, a man working without the Holy Ghost upon him, is losing time after all.

God helps those who cannot help themselves.