John Vera > John's Quotes

“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
― Soren Kierkegaard

“Courage is fear that has said its prayers and decided to go forward anyway.”
― Joyce Meyer, I Dare You: Embrace Life with Passion

“Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.”
― C.S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
― Reinhold Niebuhr

“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”
― Corrie Ten Boom

“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?”
― Corrie Ten Boom

“What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.”
― Corrie Ten Boom

“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
― Corrie ten Boom

“Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.”
― Corrie Ten Boom

“Don't bother to give God instructions; just report for duty.”
― Corrie Ten Boom

“If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.”
― Corrie ten Boom

“When you are covered by His wings, it can get pretty dark.”
― Corrie ten Boom

“God never measures the mind... He always put His tape measure in the HEART”
― Corrie Ten-Boom

“Lord, please do this ... or do something better!”
― Priscilla Shirer, God is Able

“Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.”
― Oswald Chambers

“The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.”
― Oswald Chambers

“Have you been asking God what He is going to do? He will never tell you. God does not tell you what He is going to do; He reveals to you Who He is.”
― Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest: Selections for Everyday