George Whitefield Quotes

Humility may well be one of the most difficult of the fruit of the Spirit to be cultivated in us - and to maintain. That's because without humility, it's not likely that you will put your complete trust in God.

In order to be discipled by others a person must have a trusting heart, one that listens even when it doesn't fully comprehend or see the end result.

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.

May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.

Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness.

I can't sing, perform, do anything apart from Christ. I have no power or strength of my own.

Prayer is translation. A man translates himself into a child asking for all there is in a language he has barely mastered.

There is nothing so small but that we may honor God by asking His guidance of it, or insult Him by taking it into our own hands.

You come to God not by being strong, but by being weak; not by being right, but through your mistakes.

Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.

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

You may assuredly find perfect peace, if you are resolved to do that which your Lord has plainly required--and content that He should indeed require no more of you--than to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Him.

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that; He knows best wheat is good for us. If your boy should ask you for a suit of clothes and give you reasons, would you endure it? You know his needs better than he; let him ask for a suit of clothes.

Credulity is the sister of innocence.

The very thing that most qualifies us to pray is our helplessness.

The way of the gospel is a simple way. Some of the requirements may appear to you as elementary and unnecessary. Do not spurn them. Humble yourselves and walk in obedience. I promise that the results that follow will be marvelous to behold and satisfying to experience.

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

My desire is to let go of my ego and let in His direction.

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

I was green. All I knew was to walk my dog and go to church.

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.

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.

I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.

Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.

We should be recklessly abandoned to Jesus, and just turn it over to Him. Through the support I think the sacrifices will be made and we'll all be cool with it.