Monica Johnson Quotes

One misconception is that if we follow God in the life of faith, and that means obedience - that we read His Word, we're obedient, we pray, we go to church, we do the right things - that somehow His blessing means we're going to be okay.

Our gloomy Presbyterian ideas encourage fear of God, not love for him.

God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves.

Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God.

God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.

You see, rebellion, and the disobedience it causes, keeps us from having the power of God that's available to us as Christians.

For many, living a Christlike life every day may be even more difficult than laying down one's life.

A shepherd, in whom the spirit of God works, is more highly esteemed before God than the wisest and most potent in self-wit, without the divine dominion.

All grace grows as Love to the Word of God grows.

Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us.

Being reminded about the incredible power of God's love, and living as He intended, is the most powerful motivation to change.

Obedience to God is the pathway to the life you really want to live.

Our productivity in the kingdom of God is directly related to our character and our Christ-likeness.

God's desire is that we excel.

Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others.

It is obvious that God is looking at the heart when sacrifices are given to Him. He takes no delight in those who give up things for Lent and then act like it's such a struggle to perform what they said they wanted to do for Him.

It's very important for Christians to be honest with God, which often, you know, God is much more interested in who you are than who you want to be.

God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.

The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word.

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God.

I can love a person in this life only insofar as he tries to advance in the praise and service of God our Lord; for the man who loves anything for itself and not for the sake of God, does not love God with his whole heart.

No, God does not need us to love Him. But oh, how we need to love God! For what we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines who we are - and who we will become.

We can never make ourselves better by trying... praying more or longer, studying more of the Word, performing good works, etc. Don't get me wrong... it's not bad to do any of these things. In fact, it's good. It's just that doing them in God's power is the only way those things will have any real and lasting effect in our lives.

When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives.

I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness; and wait you, and cease to contend with these men that are gone from us, for there is nothing that shall convince them but judgment.