John Ruskin Quotes

What God chooses for us children of men is always the best.

God will open any doors he wants to open, and if He closes doors, that's fine, too.

I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.

Do your duty and leave the rest to God.

Do your duty and leave the rest to Providence.

Duty is ours and events are God's.

No one should ever say that it was my ignorance if I did or showed forth anything however small according to God's good pleasure; but let this be your conclusion and let it so be thought, that - as is the perfect truth - it was the gift of God.

I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it's not always in the way you expect. God knows what's best for us, though, so there's no need to worry when things don't go how we originally wanted them to go.

I spend a lot of time in prayer. God doesn't always show up on my time, but he always shows up!

God may not be there when you want him but he is always on time.

God primes the pump of obligation.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Do your duty, that is best; leave unto the Lord the rest.

Act, and God will act.

No matter what we face, put your total faith in God, and in time - not our time, but His time - He'll bring us through.

The march to our duty here, not merely to ourselves, but to our surroundings, must proceed. God wills it.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

See the hand of God in all events, and thereby become reconciled to His dispensations.

God does not rule in nations, but He is mindful of them. He can and does place people in positions of influence who want what is best for the people and who trust in the Lord.

We clearly see in God's Word that anything He tells us to do, He will give us the ability to do it. But do we really believe it? Do we want to believe it? It's easier to come up with excuses for why we can't do things that are hard or that we really don't want to do.

God has always opened up doors at the right time. He's closed doors at the right time.

Comfort, or revelation: God owes us one of these, but surely not both.

Above all, trust in the slow work of God.

Often God will send us what we need in a package we don't want. Why? To let us know He's God and we cannot second-guess Him. We cannot search for answers merely with our heads; we must seek Him and His provision with our hearts. Scripture cannot be interpreted from our limited human mental understanding. There must be a breath of the Spirit of God. He alone gives wise counsel and correct application.

Duty is ours; the consequences are the Lord God's