Danny Gokey Quotes

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

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.

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.

You can only learn so much from books. You can only learn so much from education. Ultimately, it is the wisdom of God that will carry you through in the toughest situations of life.

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.

Falling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do.

Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God.

Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite.

Prayer is not so much the means whereby God's will is bent to man's desires, as it is that whereby man's will is bent to God's desires.

I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.

I'm very close with my higher power. I have a very strong connection with it.

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.

You don't have to leave the world to be holy and grow closer to the Holy One.

Every day, I get closer to God. Every day, my will to do the right thing gets stronger.

You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God.

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 open my mind and allow the Holy Spirit to come in.

Over the years, my relationship with God has changed my life for the better - it's grown me up, given me a sense of purpose, and grounded me in my identity.

Your soul is between you and God.

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

Trying harder doesn’t work for me. Slowly I’ve learned to pray for God’s help and He has become my greatest love and desire.

To be a Christian is not only to believe the teaching of Christ, and to practice it; it is not only to try to follow the pattern and example of Christ; it is to be so vitally related to Christ that His life and His power are working in us. It is to be "in Christ," it is for Christ to be in us.

When you follow God's will for your life, you can see how yesterday's events prepared you for today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities.

Whatever God is urging you to clear away cannot begin to be compared to what He ultimately wants to bring you.