John Ruskin Quotes

In such a state, humility is the virtue of men, and their only defense; to walk humbly with God, never doubting, whatever befall, that His will is good, and that His law is right.

There is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.

God, find us on our knees because we know that when we get our knees, You extend Your powerful right hand.

Never be too proud to go onto your knees before God.

We are to yield to the authority God has in place, and look to Him to find out what He would have us to do about those things that are concerning to us.

Yieldedness is vital in listening to what He has to say.

The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God.

The more you try to grip control of your life the more God's gonna untangle that from you. He's going to make things go where you have to rely on Him.

I trust God's timing. I'm a very spiritual person, and a lot of times, we want things on our time, and we come up with our own plans of what we want to do with our lives, but God be like, 'Haha, you're funny. That's cute. Anyways, this is what you're going to do,' and I've learned to just sit back.

When we don't understand and don't agree with the way life has gone, we are to bow before God and once again confess that we can't understand His wisdom. In faith, we are to accept His wisdom, His Word, and His workings, trusting in Him and obeying His commands.

I have learned in my life that my plans don't matter. It's God's plan.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

What God chooses for us children of men is always the best.

Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.

What shall befall me in the pursuance of this work, I refer to the disposal of Almighty God, whose glory is dearer to me, not only than my liberty, but than my life.

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

We should be recklessly abandoned to Jesus, and just turn it over to Him. Through the support I think the sacrifices will be made and we'll all be cool with it.

I think God always has the best for us.

Obedience is the fruit of faith.

I trust in God, and His ways are not our ways. So we have to go with that, and there's nothing I can do about that.

God will open any doors he wants to open, and if He closes doors, that's fine, too.

Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one.

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

I did my best, and God did the rest.