Mattie Stepanek Quotes

I'm a survivor of life. I try to give the glory to God and appreciate what's happening to me.

I prayed, thanking God, for making it all possible for me, because I knew where I came from.

I've always been a religious person, and I try to think that every disappointment might just be a blessing in disguise.

God gave me the strength to see, and breathe, and talk.

My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'

I am so blessed. I've been way over-blessed. At 64 years old, I look forward to going to bed every night so I can wake up in the morning and see what blessing is going to come my way that day. Because you never, ever know what God's got in store for you.

I just thank God when I wake up every day.

I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.

I think you need to go through some stuff to really appreciate life and understand what it means to persevere, overcome and have faith. I think those tough times make you a stronger person.

I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.

Thank God for the journey.

I try to look on all the great things God's done, and not focus on the negative. It's a perspective.

My philosophy is: Life is hard, but God is good. Try not to confuse the two.

I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.

Use the noble gifts which God has given you!

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

I believe that if you're healthy, you're capable of doing everything. There's no one else who can give you health but God, and by being healthy I believe that God is listening to me.

When I go to bed at night, I ask God to give me another day; I ask him to keep me strong and make me a good teacher and to keep spreading this right word.

There have been many times in my life when I felt like I'd never pick up the pieces, but God has always given me the power to do it.

I think when you have an optimistic attitude, and you believe that God is guiding you, that you will find the good things in your life and that you will lead to good relationships and good people in your life. And you can make the most of what he's given you.

Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.

You take what God gives you and relish it.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

When I realize I've come through so much, good and bad, because of my relationship with Christ, I can't hide that light within me.

There's a blessing in everything that happens to us.