Quotes about Will
We talk about "doing" the will of God, but the will of God has much more to do with "being" than "doing.
— Mark Batterson
Nothing belongs to us, not even ourselves. But the exchange rate is unbelievable. All of our sin is transferred to Christ's account, and all of His righteousness is transferred to our account. God cancels our debt, writes us into His will, and calls it even!
— Mark Batterson
until His sovereign will becomes your sanctified wish, your prayer life will be unplugged from its power supply.
— Mark Batterson
Drawing prayer circles starts with discerning what God wants, what God wills. And until His sovereign will becomes your sanctified wish, your prayer life will be unplugged from its power supply. Sure, you can apply some of the principles of becoming a circle maker, and they may help you get what you want, but getting what you want isn't the goal; the goal is glorifying God by drawing circles around the promises, miracles, and dreams He wants for you.
— Mark Batterson
For a Christian, our fears about the future are rooted in those places where our will differs from God's will.
— Mark Dever
Don't be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and his will first in everything you do.
— Billy Graham
I'd rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God, than on the throne of England, out of the will of God.
— David Livingstone
Good is not always God's will, but God's will is always good.
— Watchman Nee
If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles.
— CS Lewis
When an answer I did not expect comes to a prayer which I believed I truly meant, I shrink back from it; if the burden my Lord asks me to bear be not the burden of my heart's choice, and I fret inwardly and do not welcome His will, then I know nothing of Calvary love.
— Amy Carmichael
The will is a beast of burden. If God mounts it, it wishes and goes as God wills if Satan mounts it, it wishes and goes as Satan wills Nor can it choose its rider... the riders contend for its possession.
— Martin Luther
Christ is the Master the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether they work the will of Christ or not. No Book which does not preach Christ can be apostolic, though Peter or Paul were its author. And no Book which does preach Christ can fail to be apostolic though Judas, Ananias, Pilate or Herod were its author.
— Martin Luther