John Bunyan on devotion
John Bunyan118 quotes“I will stay in prison till the moss grows on my eye lids rather than disobey God.”
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The truths that I know best I have learned on my knees. I never know a thing well, till it is burned into my heart by prayer.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan I love to hear my Lord spoken of, and wherever I have seen the print of His shoe in the earth, there have I coveted to put mine also.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan If you release me today, I’ll preach tomorrow.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan I have given Him my faith, and sworn my allegiance to Him; how, then, can I go back from this, and not be hanged as a traitor?
John BunyanJohn Bunyan To-despise the world is the way to enjoy heaven; and blessed are they who delight to converse with God by prayer.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan It is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Though it be said that faith cometh by hearing, yet it is the Spirit that worketh faith in the heart through hearing, or else they are not profited by hearing.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin to damn the whole world.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan I come from the Town of Stupidity; it lieth about four degrees beyond the City of Destruction.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Though there is not always grace where there is the fear of hell, yet, to be sure, there is no grace where there is no fear of God.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Wherefore, though the Christian, as a Christian, is the only man at liberty, as called thereunto of God; yet his liberty is limited to things that are good: he is not licensed thereby to indulge the flesh.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan It is possible to learn all about the mysteries of the Bible and never be affected by it in one’s soul. Great knowledge is not enough.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan
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Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox Every little part of your soul was made to shine.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg People who are so dreadfully “devoted” to their wives are so apt, from mere habit, to get devoted to other people’s wives as well.
Jane Welsh CarlyleJane Welsh Carlyle Disciples are those who have been so ravished with Christ that others want to be like them.
Dallas WillardDallas Willard Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.
Violet NicolsonViolet Nicolson We communicate happiness to others not often by great acts of devotion and self-sacrifice, but by the absence of fault-finding and censure, by being ready to sympathize with their notions and feelings, instead of forcing them to sympathize with ours.
Adam ClarkeAdam Clarke Whenever anyone utters with reverence the name of Babaji, that devotee attracts an instant spiritual blessing.
Lahiri MahasayaLahiri Mahasaya I think the worst thing we can do is to concede to fanaticism its devotion, say. Well, you have to understand, these people are really fanatics, so we should back down from them.
Adam GopnikAdam Gopnik Single-minded devotion engenders deep thought, which expresses itself in action. The Lord’s Light descends on the devotee, His power awakens in him and, as a result, profound inner inquiry blossoms forth.
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