Henri Nouwen Quotes

I think God always has the best for us.

I know that whatever God does is for my betterment.

I guess God has His own plans for all of us. And I trust His decision. He always does what's best for me.

Your worst day with God is still better than your best day without Him.

No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.

...‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎never go to look on man till you have first looked on your God.

Blessings can come in a number of ways. The Lord doesn't give you what you want, the Lord gives you what you need.

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

Thank God for the journey.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

Wanting to feel good is synonymous with wanting to feel God.

I never was deeply interested in any object; I never prayed sincerely and earnestly for anything, but it came at some time - no matter how distant, in some way, in some shape, probably the last I should have devised, it came. And yet, I have always had so little faith. God forgive me.

By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.

One of the values of centering prayer is that you are not thinking about God during the time of centering prayer so you are giving God a chance to manifest. In centering prayer there are moments of peace that give the psyche a chance to realize that God may not be so bad after all. God has a chance to be himself for a change.

I love to have confidence, but that confidence doesn't come from myself. It comes from God, and that's what I wanted America to see.

Cure yourself of the affliction of caring how you appear to others. Concern yourself only with how you appear before God, concern yourself only with the idea that God may have of you.

Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals.

I'm a deeply spiritual person, and I strongly believe that God is watching over me!

When you meditate or pray... both are forms of meditation... you give up control and find the answer and you open yourself to receive God's gift, the universal force, or whatever that is.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.

I talk to God every day. He's very real for me.

I believe that God knows what each of us wants and needs. It's not necessary for us to make it to church on Sunday to reach Him. You can find Him anyplace. And if that sounds heretical, my source is pretty good: Matthew, Five to Seven, The Sermon on the Mount.

If you have faith, then your whole life is put in a new perspective. You get to work but enjoy the work at the same time. If you grow spiritually, you do what's in front of you and let the results speak for themselves.

I gain strength from postive thought and from the daily conversation with God.