Neal A. Maxwell Quotes

God does not begin by asking our ability, only our availability, and if we prove our dependability, He will increase our capability.

I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.

If we are faithful to God in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life.

When we step out in faith and use the talents He's given us, we show that we trust God, that we believe He will bless our actions and cause us to succeed.

If you tell God no because He won't explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say yes to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience. What matters more than material blessings are the things He is teaching us in our spirit.

The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.

First and foremost, I live for God now. His plans for me are better than whatever I can think.

I desire to press forward for direction to my Master in all things; but as to trusting to my own obedience and righteousness, I should be worse than a fool and ten times worse than a madman.

The Bible tells us that God will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds of the air and clothes the grass with the splendor of lilies. How much more, then, will He care for us, who are made in His image? Our only concern is to obey the heavenly Father and leave the consequences to Him.

Do all things without grumbling. Why? You have a sovereign God who is on your side, who works everything together for your good.

My commitment is to strive to lean on the Lord with my whole heart, reading His word daily and earnestly seeking His will in my life.

There are periods that we forget that in the pursuit of fruit, that if we just abide in Him, then fruitfulness is a guarantee.

God can show you just what you need to give, even if you don't know exactly why you're giving it. That's why we should always seek God and prepare to give Him our very best.

Faith came by just believing God's word and taking Him up on His word.

You know, God has a plan for me, and I'm going to follow in his footsteps and just rejoice and be happy.

If God gives you a watch, are you honoring Him more by asking Him what time it is or by simply consulting the watch?

And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and allow that to happen, I became a lot more successful than I could have done if I had planned it all myself.

Your faithfulness makes you trustworthy to God.

Humility may well be one of the most difficult of the fruit of the Spirit to be cultivated in us - and to maintain. That's because without humility, it's not likely that you will put your complete trust in God.

I must consider myself as the man of the cross and love the one that God gives me without thinking any further.

If we can develop the character and work with God, then let him develop the character of Christ in us, we're going to become the best possible husband, the best possible wife.

As Christians, we sin with anger because we lack faith in God's ability to provide for or protect us.

I will stay faithful to what God has called me to do all the days of my life, and I don't try to figure it out.

I want to be a good steward and make sure what's in my heart is what God wants, and then once it's done and released, at that point it's up to God and what he does on the back end.

The reason why I believe faith is important for a person is that it teaches you to trust.