Charles Studd Quotes

Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.

What is discipleship? It is primarily obedience to the Savior. Discipleship includes many things. It is chastity. It is tithing. It is family home evening. It is keeping all the commandments. It is forsaking anything that is not good for us.

'You better do a lot of praying' is good counsel for all of the Lord's servants, new or seasoned. It is what His wise servants do. They pray. The disciples of Jesus Christ when He lived on the earth noticed that about Him.

They do not walk in... the path of Christ.

The great test of life is obedience to God.

I'm trying to make sure that for myself and for my family, I'm staying as close to the heart of God that I possibly can.

To get to heaven, you have to work very hard. I want to go to heaven, so I will try to pray more.

What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer. I believe that those who are not eminently holy pray little, and those who are eminently holy pray much.

O blessed Saviour, give me grace like Thee, to make Religion my first, and chiefest care, and devoutly to observe, all solemn times, and all holy Rites, which relate to Thy worship.

One misconception is that if we follow God in the life of faith, and that means obedience - that we read His Word, we're obedient, we pray, we go to church, we do the right things - that somehow His blessing means we're going to be okay.

Fear God and work hard.

We can never make ourselves better by trying... praying more or longer, studying more of the Word, performing good works, etc. Don't get me wrong... it's not bad to do any of these things. In fact, it's good. It's just that doing them in God's power is the only way those things will have any real and lasting effect in our lives.

If you really want to experience God, go and make disciples.

It's impossible to be a good Christian. If you think it's easy to be a good Christian, then you're not really trying hard enough.

Passion is best spent on God; so get committed.

I've never made football my priority. My priorities are my faith and my dependence on God.

The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord.

He who has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of a holy and happy life.

Faith is the biggest principle that the Bible teaches us.

My ultimate goal is to become a saint.

The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God.

Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.

Christianity has basically communicated to men that the reason God put you on this Earth is to be a good boy. Mind your manners, be a nice guy. That's soul killing!

Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.

The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.