God's Will Quotes

• Being a Christan is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God's will.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Sin, Discipleship, Avoiding

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• To live outside of God's will puts us in danger; to live in his will makes us dangerous.

  Erwin McManus

  Danger, Dangerous, God's Will

  Erwin Raphael McManus (2013). “An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind”, p.50, David C Cook

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• When we want to know God's will, there are three things which always concur: the inward impulse, the Word of God and the trend of circumstances. Never act until these three things agree.

  F.B. Meyer

  God, Three, Inward

  F. B. Meyer (1972). “Fellowship with God”

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• Good is not always God's will, but God's will is always good.

  Watchman Nee

  God's Will

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• When your will is God's will, you will have your will.

  Charles Spurgeon

  God, Faith, Christian

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• I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, God

  Address to sanitation workers, Memphis, Tenn., 3 Apr. 1968.

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• When you are doing God's will everything seems to happen without much effort or many obstacles.

  Mary C. Neal

  God, Christian, Religious

  Mary C. Neal, M.D. (2012). “To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story”, p.12, WaterBrook

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• The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.

  Timothy Keller

  Prayer, Mold, Purpose

  Timothy Keller (2013). “The Obedient Master”, p.14, Penguin

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• Here's how to determine God's will for your life: Go wherever your gifts will be exploited the most.

  John Stott

  Determine, God's Will

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• God doesn't work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Glory, Plans, Timetables

  Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Jesus: The Greatest Life of All”, p.133, Thomas Nelson

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• Much of God's will for your life is already found in the Bible.

  Adrian Rogers

  Life Is, Found, God's Will

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• We must focus on prayer as the main thrust to accomplish God's will and purpose on earth. The forces against us have never been greater, and this is the only way we can release God's power to become victorious

  John C. Maxwell

  Christian, Prayer, Focus

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• The safest place to be is in the center of God's will.

  Corrie Ten Boom

  God's Will

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• You say you do not know what God's will is, but I'll tell you what it is. Above all it is that you know Christ and then that your neighbors hear about Christ. That is His will. So often we sit around twiddling our thumbs, dreaming about God's will in some distant future when we are not even willing to stand up on our own two feet, walk down the street, and do God's will right now.

  John F. MacArthur

  Dream, Two, Feet

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• God's plans for you are better than any plans you have for yourself. So don't be afraid of God's will, even if it's different from yours.

  Greg Laurie

  God, Christian, Different

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• Religions become corrupted when leaders are assigned to explain God's will to people instead of showing them how to find this direction within themselves.

  James Redfield

  People, Leader, Religion

  James Redfield (1993). “The celestine prophecy: an adventure”, Atticus Press & Company (AL)

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• We have to ask ourselves, 'Am I really trying to discern God's will, or determine whether I want to do it?'

  Erwin McManus

  Trying, Want, Determine

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• It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will for you to pay your bills and not be in debt.

  Joel Osteen

  Debt, Pay, Bills

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• God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply.

  Hudson Taylor

  Inspiring, Christian, Missionary

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• Your abilities are the map to God's will for your life. It points the direction. When you know what you're good at, then you can know what God wants you to do with your life.

  Rick Warren

  Life, Maps, Want

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• It's much less demanding to think about God's will for your future than it is to ask Him what He wants you to do in the next ten minutes.

  Francis Chan

  Thinking, Want, Next

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.162, David C Cook

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• If we are truly devoted to doing God's will, pain and pleasure won't make any difference to us.

  Brother Lawrence

  Pain, Differences, Pleasure

  Brother Lawrence (2013). “The Practice of the Presence of God”, p.45, Simon and Schuster

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• God's will is your deepest desires.

  Dan Brown

  Desire, God's Will

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• There are no 'if's' in God's world. And no places that are safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety - let us pray that we may always know it!

  Corrie Ten Boom

  Safety, World, May

  Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill (2006). “The Hiding Place”, p.84, Chosen Books

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• Pride is characterized by "What do I want out of life?" rather than by "What would God have me do with my life?" It is self-will as opposed to God's will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Fear, Pride, Men

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