Francis de Sales Quotes

This is not what I would have chosen. But I have a heart to be obedient.

Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require.

Holiness does not consist in doing extraordinary things. It consists in accepting, with a smile, what Jesus sends us. It consists in accepting and following the will of God.

To feel not only submitted but willing to be anything or nothing as the Lord wills it - this is, in truth, to sing a song to our Well Beloved.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

I always ask God if it is his will, and if so, then let it be. Whatever comes out of it I will accept it. That's the message I got and that's why I'm here at Hull.

I hit my knees and I went to him with that and I said God I want to do what you want. I don't want sports to be an idol in my life.

The essence of surrender is getting out of God's way so that He can do in us what He also wants to do through us.

After we have made our requests known to Him, our language should be, "Thy will be done". I would a thousand times rather that Gods' will should be done than my own.

O Lord, Thou knowest that which is best for us; let this or that be done, as Thou shalt please. Give what Thou wilt, how much Thou wilt, and when Thou wilt. Deal with me as thou thinkest best. Place me where Thou wilt, and deal with me in all things just as Thou wilt. Behold, I am Thy servant, prepared for all things: I desire not to live unto myself, but unto Thee; and oh, that I could do it worthily and perfectly!

There are no disappointments to those whose wills are buried in the will of God.

Leaning on Him, make with reverent meekness His own thy will.

Dare to look up to God and say, Deal with me in the future as Thou wilt; I am of the same mind as Thou art; I am Thine; I refuse nothing that pleases Thee; lead me where Thou wilt; clothe me in any dress Thou choosest.

When you are going through something like compaign run nothing happens without Allah's permission. So a lot of the times you just have to surrender to his will and learning how to surrender was a major thing for me, getting me out of the way, surrendering to the will of God.

When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.

He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.

As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we should not presume to any on our leaving it, but soberly learn to will which He wills.

I know that for me I have to get out of the way and let God take control.

Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was, 'Not my will, but thine be done.'

Our Lord did not try to alter circumstances. He submitted to them. They shaped his life and eventually brought him to Calvary. I believe we miss opportunities and lovely secrets our Lord is waiting to teach us by not taking what comes.

To be a Christian who is willing to travel with Christ on his downward road requires being willing to detach oneself constantly from any need to be relevant, and to trust ever more deeply the Word of God.

Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.

To will what God doth will, that is the only science that gives us any rest.

I just don't see the point in sitting around hollering the blues over things you have no control over. It's all in God's hands.

Laying my will down for Jesus was laying my life down for others.