Quotes about Presence
Living becomes an awesome business when you realize that you spend every moment of your life in the sight and company of an omniscient, omnipresent Creator.
— JI Packer
You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.
— Diane von Furstenberg
God comes to you disguised as your life.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
There is not a minute of time in all of our life but we must either be near to God or we will be undone.
— Richard Sibbes
The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God's irreplaceable gift to you.
— John Ortberg
The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it
— Henri Nouwen
Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
God is not just one thing we add to the mix called life. He wants an invitation from us to permeate everything and every part of us.
— Francis Chan
She (his future wife) was so deep into the Lord's presence that I felt like an outsider.
— Jeremy Camp
Christ's whole demeanor was such that people were often restful in His presence. This effect is another outworking of the grace of gentleness. People are at rest, or at ease, around the Christian who is truly gentle.
— Jerry Bridges
Our goal in the pursuit of godliness should be to grow more in our conscious awareness that every moment of our lives is lived in the presence of God; that we are responsible to Him and dependent on Him. This goal would include a growing desire to please Him and glorify Him in the most ordinary activities of life.
— Jerry Bridges
He is with us in our troubles.
— Jerry Bridges