Beth Moore Quotes

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

Losing my faith was the most spiritual thing that ever happened to me.

Prayer does change things, all kinds of things. But the most important thing it changes is us. As we engage in this communion with God more deeply and come to know the One with whom we are speaking more intimately, that growing knowledge of God reveals to us all the more brilliantly who we are and our need to change in conformity to Him. Prayer changes us profoundly.

My hope is that 'Beyond the Heavens' will encourage people to explore faith, open their mind and go beyond what they think they know. That is what my mother encouraged me to do. I hope to encourage others to do the same through this story.

Darkness is the only path to light. It is not our wonderful gifts that make us closer to God: it's using our garbage to transform ourselves. This is the key that unlocks the door that opens to God.

The way you become divine is to become wholly human.

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

Kabbalah is all about change. It isn't about being proud of our good qualities: the wisdom is about transforming our darkness into light.

Religion always remains higher than everyday life. In order to make the elevation towards religion easier for people, religion must be able to alter its forms in relation to the consciousness of modern man.

To me, growing into spiritual maturity is becoming less self-conscious and more God-conscious.

The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school.

If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.

Islam is about finding your own space.

We all have that power to have a soul that magnifies God.

You can't have a physical transformation until you have a spiritual transformation.

When I started law school in 2010, I would have called myself an atheist. When I graduated law school in 2013, I was exploring my faith again. A lot changed in those three years.

I used to say, 'There is a God-shaped hole in me.' For a long time I stressed the absence, the hole. Now I find it is the shape which has become more important.

The momentum of my creative life and intellectual growth is still the momentum of breaking out of fundamentalism. Because of that, I'm very grateful for it. But I'm also grateful that at the center of it was something that I still believe to be true - those fundamentals of faith.

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.

You can realise God as you progress in music; nothing in between.

My prayer life and my connection with God are on the highest level.

Allow God to be as creative with you as He is with each of us.

Don't fool people to think you are better than who you are. Instead of trying to act changed, pray that you will be changed.

I have learned God doesn't always change those people we want Him to change; instead, He often uses them to change us.

True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ, in His Law, and in His people.