Saint Augustine Quotes

God never makes us sensible of our weakness except to give us of His strength.

Your weakness can be turned to strength for God's glory.

God will not go forth with that man who marches in his own strength

Let us watch against unbelief, pride, and self-confidence. If we go forth in our own strength, we shall faint, and utterly fall; but, waiting on the Lord, out of weakness we shall be made strong. Having our hearts and our hopes in heaven, we shall be carried above all difficulties, and be enabled to press forward and lay hold of the prize of our high calling in Christ Jesus.

When God wants to move a mountain, he does not take a bar of iron, but he takes a little worm. The fact is, we have too much strength. We are not weak enough. It is not our strength that we want. One drop of God's strength is worth more than all the world.

When a man has no strength, if he leans on God, he becomes powerful.

Christ's strength is manifest in our weakness, so if we had everything together there would be no need for Him.

I thought surrendering was a weakness; instead it's the strongest thing a man or a woman can ever do, to acknowledge our Creator who's in control of all things.

The God we serve does not seek out the perfect, but instead uses our imperfections and our shortcomings for his greater good. I am humbled by my own limitations. But where I am weak, He is strong.

Although, the flesh is weak, the Spirit of God is always willing, and He makes us able.

The way to grow strong in Christ is to become weak in yourself.

Our knowledge, is our power, and God our strength.

When we are weak, then are we strong. When most empty of self, we are most full of God.

Sometimes God has to remind you that you're weak so that you can be set free from your "self-sufficiency."

God gets glory when his strength shines in our weakness.

The spirit of non-violence necessarily leads to humility. Non-violence means reliance on God, the rock of ages. If we would seek his aid, we must approach Him with a humble and contrite heart.

The moment we recognize our complete weakness and our dependence upon Him will be the very moment that the Spirit of God will exhibit His power.

God uses men who are weak and feeble enough to lean on him.

I like to quote the verse, "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." I kind of envision me skiing and God is kind of like an eagle right next to me screeching in my ear that everything is going to be all good. I just try my best and that's all I can ask for.

All God's giants have been weak men and women who have gotten hold of God's faithfulness.

It's true. I can do anything and do it well because God loves me. It still humbles me.

I believe in the power of weakness.

The source of my power and strength is God, and I know it, without a shadow of a doubt.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.