Oswald Chambers Quotes

I'm convinced we all have a God-shaped space in us, and until we fill that space with God, we'll never know what it is to be whole.

I don't know anyone who doesn't have an empty spot at the center of him, which must be filled in order to be really happy. That spot, like it or not, is reserved for God.

Again, our marriage problems are not really marriage problems. They are heart problems. They are God problems. Our lack of intimacy with God causes a void that we try to fill with the frailest of substitutes. Like wealth or pleasure. Like fame or respect. Like people. Like marriage.

The heart of man is, so to speak, the paradise of God.

Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.

Without the presence of the Spirit, it is impossible to comprehend our personal mission or to have the reassurance that our course is right.

Wanting to feel good is synonymous with wanting to feel God.

Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.

You know, Saint Augustine said our hearts are restless 'til they rest in thee. And I had a restlessness in my heart. Something just wasn't quite right.

You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience.

A good conscience is a continual feast.

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.

There is a spiritual hunger in the world today - and it cannot be satisfied by better cars on longer credit terms.

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.

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

I know not what you believe of God, but I believe He gave yearnings and longings to be filled, and that He did not mean all our time should be devoted to feeding and clothing the body.

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.

Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God.

Faith is the ticket to the feast, not the feast.

You have to do what makes you feel good, but for me, it has to come from that spiritual side first.

I believe that people generally want to be what we call good. They want to cooperate with people. They don't want to steal; they don't want to cheat. But everybody has a price. Everybody has an incentive.

I believe that, the moment I had a very personal relationship with God and I really knew what his Word said, it was not about religion. It was about knowing that what the Bible tells us is what He has left us. It changed my life. It filled the void in my heart. That is why I am so grateful.

It has a supernatural grandeur which expands the soul and unites it with God. I say an Our Father or a Hail Mary when I feel so spiritually barren that I cannot summon up a single worth while thought. These two prayers fill me with rapture and feed and satisfy my soul.

It's hard to rest knowing that millions of people merely carry on religious traditions but don't actually reach God.

Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.