faith

"God is the ultimate judge of what is truly in our souls. But we are requiered to forgive everyone."

"When comprehending how different people truly are, you also comprehend the absolute necessity of some divine authority."

"I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me."

"The back door of every tomb opens on a hilltop."

"Rejection is an opportunity for your selection."

"Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create."

"You are entitled to know that two entities occupy your body. One of these entities is motivated by and responds to the impulse of fear. The other is motivated by and responds to the impulse of faith. Will you be guided by faith or will you allow fear to overtake you?"

"I don't want to base my life on a symbol,"he said resolutely. "I want reality, and the Christian faith has always been rooted in reality. What's not rooted in reality is the faith of liberal scholars. They're the ones who are following a pipe dream, but Christianity is not a pipe dream."

"Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof."

"All I know is that the closer I get to God, the deeper I get into the Bible, and the heavier the burden seems on my shoulders."

"We are called to service in the kingdom of God. The Christian life is not about what you claim. It is about what you believe. True belief cannot be separated from what we do."

"Intellect takes us along in the battle of life to a certain limit, but at the crucial moment it fails us. Faith transcends reason. It is when the horizon is the darkest and human reason is beaten down to the ground that faith shines brightest and comes to our rescue."

"Are you upset little friend? Have you been lying awake worrying? Well, don't worry...I'm here. The flood waters will recede, the famine will end, the sun will shine tomorrow, and I will always be here to take care of you."

"But you'd get arguments from all kinds of people that the Bible has got to be perfect. That God would not permit such errors to be made in the Holy Word.""I thought God gave everyone free will. Which would presumably - and evidently - include the freedom to be incorrect when translating one language into another.""Stop making me think. I'm believing over here."

"Realize that if a door closed, it’s because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you."

"those who have loved are those that have found God"

"I think this is what we all want to hear: that we are not alone in hitting the bottom, and that it is possible to come out of that place courageous, beautiful, and strong."

"Daughter, we didn't need your note - or a prince's visit - to tell us you'd done nothing wrong. We know the daughter we raised. We fear for your future, but never for your character. You take our love and our trust wherever you wander. Father."

"Thoughts frame your portrait, action paints it."

"Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God."