Spiritual Quotes

Divine Will

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven....
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. —Matthew 7:21, 24–25 (KJV)

O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. —Matthew 26:39 (KJV)

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? —Luke 6:46 (KJV)

And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. —John 8:29 (KJV)

If ye love me, keep my commandments. —John 14:15 (KJV)

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. —Psalms 143:10 (KJV)

Only by fullest service, perfect faith,
And uttermost surrender am I known
And seen, and entered into, Indian Prince!
—The Song Celestial (Bhagavad Gita), translated by Sir Edwin Arnold

He told me...that we ought to give ourselves up to God, with regard both to things temporal and spiritual, and seek our satisfaction only in the fulfilling of His will, whether He lead us by suffering or by consolation, for all would be equal to a soul truly resigned. —Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God, recorded by M. Beaufort

You are God’s joy for willing what He willeth. He loves to see you good and blessed. And will not you love to see Him good? Verily, if ever you would enjoy God, you must enjoy His goodness: All His goodness to all His hosts in Heaven and Earth. And when you do so, you are the universal heir of God and all things. God is yours and the whole world. You are His, and you are all; or in all, and with all. —Thomas Traherne, Centuries of Meditations

Keep in mind that some day you are going to leave this world and think of what you will take with you. This will assist you to concentrate on the higher forces. Now start from this minute, to act according to the advice of the higher self in everything you do. If you do, its ever harmonious forces will necessarily insure to you a successful fulfillment of all your life purposes. —Theron Q. Dumont, The Power of Concentration

If such be the will of God, so let it be. —Socrates, quoted in The Golden Sayings of Epictetus

In the room of all other pleasures put this—the pleasure which springs from conscious obedience to God. —The Golden Sayings of Epictetus

I have no special revelation of God’s will. My firm belief is that He reveals Himself daily to every human being but we shut our ears to the still small Voice. We shut our eyes to the Pillar of Fire in front of us. I realize His omnipresence. —Mahatma Gandhi, Young India

Man is admonished, "My will be done not thine," and the curious thing is, man always gets just what he desires when he does relinquish personal will, thereby enabling Infinite Intelligence to work through him. —Florence Scovel Shinn, The Game of Life and How to Play It

It is God's will to give every man, every righteous desire of his heart, and man's will should be used to hold the perfect vision, without wavering. —Florence Scovel Shinn, The Game of Life and How to Play It

Poise is Power, for it gives God-Power a chance to rush through man, to "will and to do Its good pleasure." —Florence Scovel Shinn, The Game of Life and How to Play It