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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• 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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• Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do--then do it with all your strength.

  George Washington

  Inspirational, Strength, Christian

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• When you follow God's will for your life, you can see how yesterday's events prepared you for today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities.

  David Jeremiah

  God, Christian, Religious

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• Our difficulty is not that we don't know God's will. Our discomfort comes from the fact that we do know His will, but we do not want to do it.

  Henry Blackaby

  Want, Facts, Difficulty

  Henry Blackaby, Richard Blackaby (1998). “Experiencing God Day by Day”, B&H Publishing Group

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

  Watchman Nee

  God's Will

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• If you are ignorant of God's Word, you will always be ignorant of God's will.

  Billy Graham

  Ignorant, Ifs, God's Will

  Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, Donna Lee Toney (2011). “Billy Graham in Quotes”, p.37, Thomas Nelson Inc

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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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• 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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• The whole duty of man is summed up in obedience to God's will.

  George Washington

  Men, Obedience, Duty

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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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• 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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• One thing about God's will, you can never see God's will before it happens. You can only see at the end of it.

  Ray Lewis

  Ends, Happens, One Thing

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• A willing heart is the first step in finding God's will in our lives. We cannot expect God to force us or to plead with us about the calling in our lives.

  David Jeremiah

  Life, Heart, Calling

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• If life is to have meaning, and if God's will is to be done, all of us have to accept who we are and what we are, give it back to God, and thank Him for the way He made us. What I am is God's gift to me; what I do with it is my gift to Him.

  Warren W. Wiersbe

  Thanksgiving, Done, Who We Are

  Warren W. Wiersbe (1994). “Be Myself: Memoirs of a Bridgebuilder”, Chariot Victor Publishing

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

  Hudson Taylor

  Inspiring, Christian, Missionary

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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