John Calvin Quotes

I realize that I cannot live without a spiritual dimension in my life.

Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.

To pray for any thing, which we can obtain by the due application of our natural powers, and neglect the means of procuring it, is impertinence and laziness in the abstract; and to pray for that which God in the course of his providence, has put out of our power to obtain, is only murmuring against God, and finding fault with his providence, or acting the inconsiderate part of a child.

When I pray, I ask for guidance in my life to be the best person I can be, to learn what I need to learn, and to grow from what I learn.

We are taught in an especial manner to pray that God would give his Holy Spirit unto us, that through his aid and assistance we may live unto God in that holy obedience which he requires at our hands.

God wants us to pray that we might have the courage to live before him in ways that are not natural to us.

Everyday ask God for favor. He can open doors for you that no one else can open.

God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that.

The simple power of prayer can save us all kinds of time and trouble if we will ask God to give us wisdom and discernment in our relationships.

Each individual creature on this beautiful planet is created by God to fulfil a particular role. Whatever I have achieved in life is through His help and an expression of His will. He showered His grace on me through some outstanding teachers and colleagues and when I pay my tributes to these fine persons, I am merely praising His glory. We are all born with a divine fire in us.

Next time you pray any kind of prayer, whether it be for the resolution of healing, or for a house, or for a car, or for a husband, or for a family conflict, or for a solution to a problem, tell Him he can say yes or no. Because in the end, you're a winner. Every time.

A key to improved prayer is to learn to ask the right questions. Consider changing from asking for the things you want to honestly seeking what He wants for you. Then as you learn His will, pray that you will be led to have the strength to fulfill it.

Ask God for help. Don't think that you can handle this yourself.

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

Ah, I am thinking people put more in their prayers than was ever put in them by 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.

The power that religion has is that you think nothing is random: If there's a tragedy in my life, that's God testing me or sending me a message.

If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.

Those of you who can read I must beg you to read the Bible, and whenever you can get time, study the Bible, and if you can get no other time, spare some of your time from sleep, and learn what the mind and will of God is.

Spiritual direction is an interpersonal relationship in which we learn how to grow, live, and love in the spiritual life.

I think God has chosen to use this as a tool.

Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it.

They who are not induced to believe and live as they ought by those discoveries which God hath made in Scriptures would stand out against any evidence whatever, even that of a messenger sent express from the other world.