Quotes about Attachment
Set not your heart upon the world, since God hath not made it your portion.
— Samuel Rutherford
Whatever is your greatest joy and treasure, that is your god.
— Charles Spurgeon
Whatever man loves, that is his god. For he carries it in his heart; he goes about with it night and day; he sleeps and wakes with it, be it what it may - wealth or self, pleasure or renown.
— Martin Luther
If you're following God and haven't lost much of what you've been holding on to - follow a little closer.
— Bob Goff
Many, however, gives themselves to God, but preserve still in their hearts some attachment to creatures, which prevents them from belonging entirely to God.
— Alphonsus Liguori
When we surrender to God, we let go of our attachment to how things happen on the outside, and we become more concerned with what happens on the inside.
— Marianne Williamson
Never become attached to anything that continues to hurt God. For you to be free of it, God must be allowed to hurt whatever it may be.
— Oswald Chambers
Idols tend to be good things that you have turned into god things, which therefore become bad things
— Mark Driscoll
It's easy to get attached to idols, good things inappropriately adored. But when you have Jesus in the centre of a room, everything else only junks up the decor.
— Charles Swindoll