Quotes about Desire
I am discontented because I have not these things which God never yet promised me, and therefore I sin much against the Gospel, and against the grace of faith.
— Jeremiah Burroughs
Justice is like the kingdom of God--it is not without us as a fact, it is within us as a great yearning.
— George Eliot
Our desire for approval can only truly be met by receiving God's acceptance and approval of us.
— Joyce Meyer
Whatever is your greatest joy and treasure, that is your god.
— Charles Spurgeon
God is not a genie in a bottle, and your wish is not His command. His command better be your wish.
— Mark Batterson
Only the redeemed have the ability to like what God likes and to be pleased with what pleases God.
— AW Tozer
If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
— Teresa of Avila
People only get in the afterlife what they have most wanted-either to have God as Savior and Master or to be their own Saviors and Masters.
— Timothy Keller
I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
— Francis Chan
Trying to fill the God-sized hole in our hearts with things other than God is like trying to fill the Grand Canyon with marbles.
— Peter Kreeft
The more you fulfill yourself, the less you will seek God.
— Oswald Chambers
Desire only God, and your heart will be satisfied.
— St. Augustine