Shaneen Clarke > Quotes

“The art of rest is lost and the heart to wait is caught up in what’s next.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“In panic it’s time to take stock and look at the virus within us, a virus addicted to hurry, busy.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“The beauty of silence can be compared with the rotation of a diamond; the more we rotate silence the more we can realise the many ways we can experience the Lord of the Silence.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“Silence is the environment and atmosphere, the sacred vacuum into which God speaks.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“Hurry kills you and you don’t even realise that hurry is a threat to your spiritual well-being and spiritual life. How can you think reasonably during a crisis especially when lives are being threatened?”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“May not a single day be spent outside the light, love, and joy of God’s presence.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“The “perfect images” of people’s lives depicted on social media that surround us are most likely not what you perceive them to be.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“Not one life reaches its potential until it is determined, dedicated, and disciplined.”
― Shaneen Clarke, Dare to Be Great

“A crisis which can be distractive, can turn out to be constructive.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“The rest of God is not a rest from work - it is a rest in work”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of The Silence: Experiencing intimacy with God in this fast paced world

“The call to silence can happen at any time, anywhere, and through any avenue, igniting a longing for rest, peace, or a simple desire for stillness…”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“We have often lost the big picture of our dreams because we have not dealt with the small things that hinder us from entering into the greatness of God’s calling.”
― Shaneen Clarke, Dare to Be Great

“What you confront will die, what you tolerate will dominate.”
― Shaneen Clarke, Dare to Be Great

“Before Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper, he saw the masterpiece in his mind. Before Winston Churchill led Britain during World War II, he envisioned winning the battle. Before Tiger Woods won his first championship, he saw himself holding the coveted trophy. There are times when God gives you a dream so distinctly that it changes the direction of your life.”
― Shaneen Clarke, Dare to Be Great

“There’s a sudden pause that’s come upon us with the global pandemic.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“When we invite The Lord of the Silence into a turbulent situation, God promises to give us peace that “surpasses all comprehension”.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“If your life’s calling has never been revealed, don’t search for the answers in the local library or a self-help seminar. Get in touch with the source of all greatness. Dare to call on God.”
― Shaneen Clarke, Dare to Be Great

“Despite the attempts by Dawkins and others to postulate their unproven theories, according to the Word, God was not created. Rather He is self-existent. As he told Moses ‘ I AM WHO I AM’ (Exodus 3:14) The concept of a transcendent, eternal God who has always been is certainly difficult to wrap one’s mind around. But it is equally difficult to fathom what atheists believe.”
― Shaneen Clarke, Dare to Be Great

“Silence is like a battery charger for you and me, just like the mode of your phone as it is charged in the silence of the night.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“Silence is a rare commodity. Is it possible to find silence in the midst of today’s noisy world?”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“Pause don’t panic- Whatever you are facing, be it a personal problem or pandemic, ask yourself, Is this really going to matter a year from now?”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World

“The loss of personal intimacy has become an expanding gap- a virus called “quick fix”- one that convincingly says you can’t wait…. Viewing God through the eyes of an Amazon Prime account holder! Sadly some have taken this attitude in their spiritual lives…. Sometimes unknowingly.”
― Shaneen Clarke, The Lord of the Silence: Experiencing Intimacy With God In This Fast-Paced World