Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth of experience.

All around me insisted that my doubts proved only my own ignorance and sinfulness; that they knew by experience they would soon give place to true knowledge, and an advance in religion; and I felt something like indecision.

I keep my heart and my soul and my spirit open to miracles.

Choosing an attitude of faith will release peace out of your spirit and into your soul.

Sometimes, I feel like I'm lost. But I've always said that I believe in God.

Have faith in God. It will make you dig deeper and become a better leader.

Faith is building on what you know is here, so you can reach what you know is there.

I found the purpose of my existence, and also the purpose of my circumstance. There's a purpose for why you're in the fire. If God can use a man without arms and legs to be His hands and feet, then He will certainly use any willing heart!

I've always believed in the power of prayer. One prayer can accomplish more than a thousand plans. That isn't a magic formula, but it's an idea that if you pray, keep praying and then praying some more.

I was emotionally and spiritually dried up, so I was just searching for God.

I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged - 'There's nothing good in my future' - I really believe it almost ties the hands of God. God works where there's an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.

I think, at heart, unless you discover faith in something else, something other, it's very hard to shake the thing that you're adrift alone.

We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.

I'm trying to throw a big broad net to try to get people interested in God and believe that He's for them and has a purpose.

I knew all of the childhood prayers I uttered on my knees at the side of my bed. Many years of Sunday-school attendance had etched certain Psalms and rote prayers into the fibers of my brain. However, somewhere deep inside of me, I had the secret belief that I did not know how to pray, and that frightened me.

Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God.

We're very open and outspoken about our faith and our beliefs. We also talk about our doubts, our moments of insecurities. We talk about it all day, how we're inspired by God. We recognize little miracles every day, and that's how we're raising our daughter.

Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.

When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up - it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are.

I testify that inspiration can be the spring for every person's hope, guidance, and strength. It is one of the magnified treasures of life. It involves coming to the infinite knowledge of God.

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

I don't think God's through with me.

Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

Faith is spiritualized imagination.

God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me.