John Owen Quotes

Though it seems curious, I do not remember ever asking for anything but what I got it. And I always received it as an answer to my prayers.

The joy which answers to prayer give, cannot be described; and the impetus which they afford to the spiritual life is exceedingly great.

So I say to you, Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

Every time we've gone somewhere, it's just been better and better and God's always blessed us for following.

This Sunday School has been of help to me, greater perhaps than any other force in my Christian life, and I can ask no better things for you than that you, and all that shall come after you in this great band of workers for Christ, shall receive the same measure of blessedness which I have been permitted to have.

God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.

The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord.

I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself.

Prosperity is right. Amen. We prosper to prosper others. We prosper to prosper God's kingdom, so come believing.

A good butt whipping and then a prayer is a wonderful remedy.

My journey has been good, and by God's grace, I have not changed.

With respect to my religious sentiments, I have the firmest assurance and tranquillity. I have faithfully endeavoured to improve the faculties and opportunities God has given me, and I am perfectly easy about the consequences.

Numerous have been the manifestations of God's providence in sustaining us. In the gloomy period of adversity, we have had 'our cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.' We have been reduced to distress, and the arm of Omnipotence has raised us up.

Glory be and praise to God. I didn't do any of this. God did. I don't have a recipe or a blueprint. I prayed for it, and my prayers are continuing to be answered.

I do not believe in the 'prosperity Gospel' as I've been accused of believing it. I do believe that all good things come from God, and I also believe that God teaches us so much through our suffering.

I know that whatever God does is for my betterment.

I think God gives you all good things at the same time.

I would not like to take credit for all the hard work that I have put in. It's all because of the Almighty. Whatever I have or will get in the future is because of Him.

I am humbled the Lord has given me such an amazing life to impact others.

God bless Tony Romo.

Abraham was extremely wealthy and he had a covenant with God. It's not the Jewish blessing, it's the Abrahamic blessing. I get excited talking about it 'cause I love it and I started out deep in debt with nothing. I had to learn this from the Bible and from my spiritual mentor Oral Roberts.

Ask God for what you want, but you cannot ask if you are not asking for a right thing. When you draw near to God, you cease from asking for things."Your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask him." Then, why ask? That you may get to know Him.

Now what is food for the inner man? Not prayer, but the Word of God; and here again, not the simple reading of the Word of God, so that it only passes through our minds, just as water passes through a pipe, but considering what we read, pondering it over and applying it to our hearts.

God's promises are to be our pleas in prayer.

Prayer is sort of like an unlocked door with a giant, red-lettered sign on it that says: "Welcome. Feel Free to Take What You Need." Inside is the storehouse of all that God is. He invites us to share it all. He doesn't intend for us to stay on the outside and struggle all alone with the perplexities of life, and He not only invites us to come in, but to stay in. . . . It is an on-going process, not just an occasional religious-sounding speech we make to a nebulous divinity "out there somewhere." Prayer is meant to be a part of our lives, like breathing and thinking and talking.