Quotes about Submission
The greatest barrier to knowing God's will is simply that we want to run our own lives. Our problem is that a battle is going on in our hearts—a battle between our wills and God's will.
— Billy Graham
What greater glory can we anticipate than to stand before the throne of God, to humble ourselves before His great and incomparable majesty.
— Billy Graham
Submission . . . involves getting rid of everything which hinders God's control over our lives.
— Billy Graham
God knows far better than we do what is best for us. Thank God even when He says "No" or "Wait." His answer is always perfect.
— Billy Graham
Take your eyes and your ears and your hands and your feet and your thoughts and your heart: Give them completely and unreservedly to Christ.
— Billy Graham
Oh God, if You want me to serve You, I will. I'll be what You want me to be. I'll go where You want me to go.
— Billy Graham
I believe we should pray that God will take possession of our lives totally and completely. We should pray that we will be emptied of self— self-love, self-will, self-ambition—and be placed completely at His disposal.
— Billy Graham
We often seek to please ourselves first, instead of God. What is interesting is that when we seek to please God first, very often we discover that we end up far more pleased than we did when we put ourselves first.
— Billy Graham
Our worship must be directed to the One who holds the world in His hands.
— Billy Graham
If we are to be pure and holy, we must first commit ourselves—mind, body, and spirit—completely to Christ. We can't hold back any area of our life from Him.
— Billy Graham
We can hold nothing back [from God]. He must control and dominate us [wholly]. It is a surrender without any conditions attached. This surrender is a definite and conscious act on our part in obedience to the Word of God.
— Billy Graham
There is not one verse of Scripture that indicates you can be a Christian and live any kind of a life you want to. When Christ enters into the human heart, He expects to be Lord and Master. He commands complete surrender.
— Billy Graham