Philip Yancey Quotes

O Lord, Thou knowest that which is best for us; let this or that be done, as Thou shalt please. Give what Thou wilt, how much Thou wilt, and when Thou wilt. Deal with me as thou thinkest best. Place me where Thou wilt, and deal with me in all things just as Thou wilt. Behold, I am Thy servant, prepared for all things: I desire not to live unto myself, but unto Thee; and oh, that I could do it worthily and perfectly!

Dare to look up to God and say, Deal with me in the future as Thou wilt; I am of the same mind as Thou art; I am Thine; I refuse nothing that pleases Thee; lead me where Thou wilt; clothe me in any dress Thou choosest.

To allow God to be God we must follow Him for who He is and what He intends, and not for what we want and what we prefer.

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

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.

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

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

When I see Jesus Christ I simply want to be what He wants me to be.

Spread out your petition before God, and then say, "Thy will, not mine, be done." The sweetest lesson I have learned in God's school is to let the Lord choose for me.

Don't bother to give God instructions; just report for duty.

Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require.

Overdraw me, Lord, and who cares if I break.

To pray is to desire; but it is to desire what God would have us desire.

As you submit your wills to God, you are giving Him the only thing you can actually give Him that is really yours to give. Don't wait too long to find the altar or to begin to place the gift of your wills upon it! No need to wait for a receipt; the Lord has His own special ways of acknowledging.

When your will is God's will, you will have your will.

God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.

He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.

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

'Doing your own thing' and being a Christian is an oxymoron. As Christians, every day we need to be presenting ourselves before the Lord, thanking Him for His mercy and asking Him to make us more like Him by emptying us of our will, so God's will can be done.

I think I just learned that God has a plan for all of us, and I work hard and do all the things I can, but at the same time, His will is perfect; and me trying to control it, it's not going to work.

I think that's the true litmus test for someone who has become closer to Jesus: their heart is more loving, accepting, childlike, less believing that they have all the answers and more believing in Him.

I know that for me I have to get out of the way and let God take control.

Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was, 'Not my will, but thine be done.'

Do your duty, that is best; leave unto the Lord the rest.

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.