Quotes about Devotion
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)
— Lysa TerKeurst
Is it possible we love and rely on food more than we love and rely on God?
— Lysa TerKeurst
Henri Nouwen once asked Mother Teresa for spiritual direction. Spend one hour each day in adoration of your Lord, she said, and never do anything you know is wrong. Follow this and you'll be fine.
— John Eldredge
Marriage is the sanctuary of the heart. You have been entrusted with the heart of another human being. Whatever else your life's great mission will entail, loving and defending this heart next to you is part of your great quest.
— John Eldredge
One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving. (Ps. 62:11—12)
— John Eldredge
For above all else, the Christian life is a love affair of the heart.
— John Eldredge
Life needs a man to be fierce—and fiercely devoted. The wounds he will take throughout his life will cause him to lose heart if all he has been trained to be is soft.
— John Eldredge
We are, all of us, utterly committed and deeply devoted to our style, our way, our approach to life. We have absolutely no intention of giving it up. Not even for love. So God creates an environment where we have to. It's called marriage.
— John Eldredge
No other act will bring you a greater measure of God than loving him, actively engaging your heart and soul in loving him.
— John Eldredge
Worship is what we give our hearts away to in return for a promise of Life.
— John Eldredge
Jesus, I give my heart to your kingdom; I am made for your kingdom and nothing else will do.
— John Eldredge
That's exactly what we do to find more of God—we practice belief. We exercise it.
— John Eldredge