Scott Stapp Quotes

It just took all of that to come to a screeching halt, to get to the point of having nothing, for me to finally realize, Hey, what are you fighting with this for? Until then, I hadn't claimed my faith as my own; I had just grown up with it.

I've received a lot of positive feedback from both the secular and Christian markets. People seem to be receiving it with open arms and hearts, and are interested in the stories I want to share about my relationship with God and my faith.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

I have an increasing sense that the most important crisis of our time is spiritual and that we need places where people can grow stronger in the spirit and be able to integrate the emotional struggles in their spiritual journeys.

My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear.

We need to understand that Christianity is about changing; it is not about a religion.

We are all on a journey of faith, and we have to polish that faith.

Amen is not the end of a prayer, it just gets us ready to go to the next level.

What's positive is moving from a place of growing in faith to really feeling more grounded in faith, to understand that faith is hard, that I'll stumble, that I'll make mistakes, that I'll sin. But, that's part of being on a faith path; it's part of being a human being.

We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired.

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

Increased spiritual strength is a gift from God which He can give when we push in His service to our limits. Through the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, our natures can be changed. Then our power to carry burdens can be increased more than enough to compensate for the increased service we will be asked to give.

My hope is that 'Beyond the Heavens' will encourage people to explore faith, open their mind and go beyond what they think they know. That is what my mother encouraged me to do. I hope to encourage others to do the same through this story.

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

My relationship with God has gotten better and stronger for the simple fact that I understand it a lot better. You know, to me, God's my best friend.

I wrestled with my Catholicism for a long time. It took a long time to escape. It began with a sense that it was repressive, stern, judgmental. It was passionate, but it was terrifying. There were individual priests and nuns who were helpful, but the religion was cold.

Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.

We may excuse the spiritual poverty of our preaching in many ways, but the true secret will be found in the lack of urgent prayer for God's presence in the power of the Holy Spirit.

I'm walking this walk, and my life has nothing to do with my perception of the world. It's all God! How do I function within His plan?

When God took it, he accepted it; when he brought it back, he accepted it. That's what's happening with me.

I don't want my faith level to go up or down. And so I don't fear.

For hundreds of millions of Americans who believe in God, prayer is our bridge between Earth and Heaven, our way of opening our hearts to the Lord. Through this intimate relationship we find peace and guidance.

There is a Mount Sinai for every child of God if he only knows where to find it.

Faith is not a thing which one 'loses', we merely cease to shape our lives by it.

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.