“The trouble with most of our prayers is that we give them as if we were picking up the phone and ordering groceries - we place our order and hang up.”
More from Gordon B. Hinckley on Faith
“Each of you is a daughter of God. Reflect on all the wondrous meaning of that one paramount fact.”
“Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.”
“I am satisfied that every man or woman who goes to the temple in a spirit of sincerity and faith leaves the house of the Lord a better man or woman.”
“If there were no immortality there would be no need for temples. There would be no need for eternal marriage if there were no eternity.”
“Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.”
“There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter.”
Others on Faith
Elizabeth George
30 quotes“Your trials and difficulties are a golden opportunity to illustrate your faith in God.”
Saint Augustine
27 quotes“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need the remainder is needed by others.”
John Piper
27 quotes“All heroes are shadows of Christ”
Billy Graham
26 quotes“The world may argue against a creed, but it cannot argue against changed lives.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
24 quotes“When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available w...”
Rick Warren
24 quotes“Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness.”
A.W. Tozer
22 quotes“A God less than sovereign could not bestow moral freedom upon His creatures. He would be afraid to do so.”
John Calvin
21 quotes“There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.”
Charles Spurgeon
20 quotes“It is not great counts God blesses so much as likeness to Jesus.”
C.S. Lewis
17 quotes“Every story of conversion is a story of blessed defeat.”
Max Lucado
17 quotes“God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed.”
Joel Osteen
16 quotes“Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.”