Quotes about Nature
His goodness has been apparent since creation. When He formed and shaped and painted and sculpted this world and its creatures into being, His goodness seeped in with every thought and touch. "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day" (Genesis 1:31).
— Lysa TerKeurst
I'm not gentle by nature, but I can be gentle by obedience. I'm not patient by nature, but I can be patient by obedience. I'm not peaceful by nature, but I can be peaceful by obedience.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Come live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove Of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines, and silver hooks.
— John Donne
Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.
— John Donne
The nature of the praise and prayer in the Psalms indicates how memory is key to praise and prayer.
— John Goldingay
Despite what many modern educators would say, this is not a psychological disturbance brought on by violent television or chemical imbalance. Aggression is part of the masculine design; we are hardwired for it.
— John Eldredge
The naked woman's body is a portion of eternity too great for the eye of man.
— John Eldredge
God's version of flowers and chocolates and candlelight dinners comes in the form of sunsets and falling stars, moonlight on lakes and cricket
— John Eldredge
You learn a great deal about the true nature of a person in the way they love, why they love, and, in what they love.
— John Eldredge
Touch nature. I'm serious—every day, your soul needs to engage creation.
— John Eldredge
I daresay we've heard a bit about original sin, but not nearly enough about original glory, which comes before sin and is deeper to our nature. We were crowned with glory and honor. Why does a woman long to be beautiful? Why does a man hope to be found brave? Because we remember, if only faintly, that we were once more than we are now.
— John Eldredge
Encounter weather whenever you can. Don't hide from it; experience it.
— John Eldredge