Quotes about Submission

Surrendering to Christ is like signing your name to a blank check and letting the Lord put in the amount.

Our prayers must be in accordance with the will of God for the simple reason that God knows better what is good for us than we know ourselves.

Obedience is the master key to effectual prayer.

If we are to have our prayers answered, we must give God the glory.

Jesus demands to be Master and Lord of every part of your life. Is He Lord of your mind, of what you think, read, and believe? Of what you dream about, meditate on, and entertain yourself with? Do your eyes belong to Christ? Can [you] ask God's blessing on it? Can [you] do this to the glory of God?

Often, we try to tell God what we want Him to do—but ask Him to help you guard against this, and to seek His will instead of your own. Pray and ask God to guide you.

If anything has been accomplished through my life, it has been solely God's doing, not mine, and He—not I—must get the credit.

There are two masters, and you have to choose which master you are going to serve.

What is the authority in your life? Is it your selfishness? Your lust? Your greed? Or have you turned it all over to God and said, "Lord, You are going to be my authority"? When you are under authority, you are then able to assume authority.

So the power of prayer is found, not in convincing God of my agenda, but in waiting upon Him to hear His agenda.

By lifting our hands, however, we are indicating to the Lord that we want to open up our hearts and lives to his Holy Spirit. But this is one of the most difficult things for us to do.

Servants don't try to give the Master a better idea; servants don't complain that they think the task is stupid; servants don't pause to consider whether they're in the mood to do it; servants don't decide if the task is within their dignity to perform. They just do it.