Quotes about Seeking

That is not the way of God. It is asking, it is seeking, it is knocking.

If we do seek him, he will certainly find us, and then we, ever more deeply, find him.

People everywhere see the True, the Beautiful, and the Good and long to know their source. And, thank God, He has revealed Himself!

We are born seekers, calling strange names into the darkness from our earliest days because we know we are not meant to be alone, and because we know that we await someone whom we cannot always see.

The theologian William E. Hull, worrying over the destructive animosities that divide religious organizations, asked, "How can we avoid the wrangling that breeds hostility?" And he answered: "By seeking clarity rather than victory" (Beyond the Barriers, p. 169).

All religions and spiritual traditions begin with the cry Help!

Then I started really studying what the Scriptures say, and God showed me that it wasn't my job to do the heavy lifting. No. That was something that only He could do. It was my job to seek Him, to trust Him, and to stand on His Word.

Without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.

When you knock, ask to see God — none of the servants.

But if you find yourself experiencing a desire to seek God, we have great news for you: God is already at work in you.

People don't ask questions about spiritual matters unless God is at work in their lives. When you see someone seeking God or asking questions about Christianity, you are witnessing God at work.

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.