Henrietta C. Mears > Quotes

“Time cannot be saved, it can only be spent, and if not spent wisely and well, it is wasted.”
― Henrietta C. Mears

“A man who walks with God always gets to his destination.”
― Henrietta C. Mears

“A man generally lives up to what is expected of him.”
― Henrietta C. Mears

“God cannot always give us a satisfactory answer, because our finite minds cannot grasp the thoughts of the infinite. His thoughts are high above our thoughts, and His ways above our ways (see Isaiah 55:9), but we can trust God, always! “In all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).”
― Henrietta C. Mears, What the Bible Is All About Handbook Revised NIV Edition: An Inspiring Commentary on the Entire Bible

“It is my business as a Sunday school teacher to instill a divine discontent for the ordinary. Only the best possible is good enough for God. Can you say, 'God, I have done all that I can?”
― Henrietta C. Mears

“There is no magic in small plans. When I consider my ministry, I think of the world. Anything less than that would not be worthy of Christ nor of His will for my life.”
― Henrietta C. Mears

“Take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you for your own” (Joshua 1:11). It is God’s to give! It is ours to possess!”
― Dr. Henrietta C. Mears, What the Bible Is All About NIV: Bible Handbook

“I know not the way He leads me, but well do I know my Guide.”
― Henrietta C. Mears

“You teach a little by what you say. You teach most by what you are.”
― Henrietta C. Mears

“It is difficult to steer a parked car, so get moving.”
― Henrietta C. Mears

“If you would be pure, saturate yourself with the Word of God.”
― Henrietta C. Mears

“What you are is God’s gift to you. What you can become is your gift to Him.”
― Henrietta C. Mears

“Satan still influences people to disobey God. The results of Adam and Eve’s sin are enumerated in Genesis 3. They were separated from God, the ground was cursed, and sorrow filled their hearts.”
― Henrietta C. Mears, What the Bible Is All About NIV: Bible Handbook

“believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without the Bible.”
― Henrietta C. Mears, What the Bible Is All About KJV: Bible Handbook

“Some people grow under responsibility; others swell.”
― Henrietta C. Mears