#god

عندما يمنحك الله الحياة ، من واجبك (ومن حقك ككائن بشري) أن تجد شيئًا جميلًا فيها ، مهما كان ضئيلًا ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#god #life #novel #faith

Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#god #grief #religion #faith

Faith don't come in a bushel basket, Missy. It come one step at a time. Decide to trust Him for one little thing today, and before you know it, you find out He's so trustworthy you be putting your whole life in His hands. ↗

— Lynn Austin

#faith #inspirational #trust #trusting-god #faith

We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer. ↗

— John Ortberg Jr.

#god #mind #power #prayer #problems

The sorrow of God lies in our fear of Him, our fear of life, and our fear of ourselves. He anguishes over our self-absorption and self-sufficiency... God's sorrow lies in our refusal to approach Him when we sinned and failed. ↗

— Brennan Manning

#faith #fear #god #sin #sorrow

Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a free act of love - but sometimes it was so hard to love. ↗

— Yann Martel

#free #god #love #religion #trust

There is no logical reason to believe in God. There are emotional reasons, certainly, but I cannot have faith that nothing is something simply because it would be reassuring. I can no more believe in God than I can believe an invisible monkey lives in my ass; however, I would believe in both if they could be scientifically proven. ↗

— Andrew Davidson

#god #faith

I am as sure as I live that nothing is so near to me as God. God is nearer to me than I am to myself; my existence depends on the nearness and the presence of God. ↗

— Meister Eckhart

#god-is-close-to-us #faith

So tell me, since it makes no factual difference to you and you can't prove the question either way, which story do you prefer? Which is the better story, the story with animals or the story without animals?' Mr. Okamoto: 'That's an interesting question?' Mr. Chiba: 'The story with animals.' Mr. Okamoto: 'Yes. The story with animals is the better story.' Pi Patel: 'Thank you. And so it goes with God. ↗

— Yann Martel

#dialogue #faith #god #ideas #life-of-pi

Does your love reach this far, God? And if it extends to heaven and beyond… why can’t it seem to find me? ↗

— Jenny B. Jones

#god-s-love #faith