Shoghi Effendi Quotes

'I have always asked God to guide me in each of my tasks.

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we're guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don't necessarily think of it spiritual guidance.

Religion was very influential because when it got really bad, and you don't know who to turn to, but I turned to God and was praying and meditating, that really helped.

If God had granted all the silly prayers I've made in my life, where should I be now?

Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

I also work with the spirituality of people.

The serenity prayer, 'God grant me the strength to accept...' That's a prayer that's actually in my car. I say it every day.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

I hope I'm a spiritual person. I'm trying to be a spiritual person.

There may be some so very Ignorant, that they know not how to Pray.

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

To properly prepare to receive personal revelation, we must repent, ask through prayer, be obedient, search the scriptures, fast, think pure thoughts, and develop a spirit of reverence.

I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.

I think intuition can be a form of answered prayer. You do the best you can - thinking, figuring, planning - and then you pray.

God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands.

Jesus himself talked about prayer and meditation. Anything that brings you closer to the Lord, what's wrong with that?

When I'm really stressed out, I go to church. I light candles and sit and pray. And I'll ask myself, What's the lesson? Why am I going through this? There's got to be a reason I'm here. What am I supposed to learn?

I so earnestly believe that prayer can be helpful and guide you and protect you and inspire you. I mean, I'm in awe.

I try to remind myself not to go anywhere or do anything without asking for spiritual direction through prayer and meditation.

I walk with the Lord, just trusting day by day and week by week and month by month, what the next season holds and what the best next move for me is.

You can't be a spiritual adviser and not pray.

I know that I wouldn't be where I'm at if it wasn't for God.

I believe in my prayers.