C. S. Lewis Quotes

The mind is a great gift, but it has to be quieted down in order to feel, hear and see the presence of God.

God is at the tip of our scalpels, our screwdrivers, our computer terminals, our dust rags, our vacuum cleaners, our pencils and pens. He is with us in our wheelchairs, or on our hospital beds, when all we can do is sit or lie flat. When we envision Him and His purpose in what we do, then we begin to grow aware of His presence in the middle of it. We are able to engage in our inward conversation with Him as we work, naturally, without strain. He becomes our partner, our collaborator.

Were I a preacher, I should preach above all other things, the practice of the Presence of God.... Those who have the gale of the Holy Spirit go forward, even in sleep.

God is a pure no-thing, concealed in now and here; the less you reach for him, the more he will appear.

We can all see God in exceptional things, but it requires the culture of spiritual discipline to see God in every detail.

Those who think to reach God by running away from the world, when and where do they expect to meet him? We are reaching him here in this very spot, now at this very moment.

Rarely do we realize that we are in the midst of the extraordinary. Miracles occur all around us, signs from God show us the way, angels plead to be heard, but we pay little attention to them because we have been taught that we must follow certain formulas and rules if we want to find God. We do not realize that God is wherever we allow Him/Her to enter.

When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.

A constant realization of the presence of Spirit will provide a sense of Divine Companionship that no other attitude could produce.

To look away from the world, or to stare at it, does not help a man to reach God; but he who sees the world in Him stands in His presence.

I try to live in such a way that nothing gets bigger than my awareness of God presence on my life.

Don't get so busy that you don't have time to meditate. Take the time.... Christ may be nearer than we have knowledge. 'I am in your midst, but you do not see me.'

The Divine is constantly waiting at your doorstep to move in if only you allow the necessary space.

Self-realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do not have to pray that it come to you; that God’s omnipresence is your omnipresence; and that all that you need to do is improve your knowing.

Our thinking will automatically improve when we remember the words of Paul: 'know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and the spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Pride looks down, and no one can see God but by looking up.

If I were going to begin practicing the presence of God for the first time today, it would help to begin by admitting the three most terrible truths of our existence: that we are so ruined, and so loved, and in charge of so little.

He may become like a glass filled with a clear light for eyes to see that can.

What now does the divine immanence mean in direct Christian experience? It means simply that God is here. Wherever we are, God is here. Ther eis no place, there can be no place, where He is not.

My firm belief is that he reveals Himself daily to every human being but we shut our ears to the still small Voice.

God, Who is everywhere, never leaves us. Yet He seems sometimes to be present, sometimes to be absent. If we do not know Him well, we do not realize that He may be more present to us when He is absent than when He is present.

The fact that we are born with the potential to go from simple survival to God-consciousness is the remarkable trait that sets our nervous systems apart from all other creatures. How to Know God.

There are times when I draw near enough to touch Him, then I know that He has been there all the time

You find God the moment you realize that you don't need to seek God

We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.