Aiden Wilson Tozer Quotes

Over the years as I went through a lot more things, I've gotten closer and closer to God as far as praying a lot more, being into the Word.

Your soul is between you and God.

Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does not destroy this knowledge, it slays our need for it.

I believe that meditation is the highest spiritual practice, the pathway to God.

A vague religion—all about feeling God in nature, and so on—is so attractive. It is all thrills and no work; like watching the waves from the beach. But you will not get to Newfoundland by studying the Atlantic, and you will not get eternal life by simply feeling the presence of God in Flowers or music.

Man is at his greatest and highest when upon his knees he comes face to face with God.

It's only by forgetting yourself that you draw near to God.

Every time we pray our horizon is altered, our attitude to things is altered, not sometimes but every time, and the amazing thing is that we don't pray more.

Remember, the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy.

Indifference is the only road that never gets to God.

When the heart is open, it's easier for the mind to be turned toward God.

Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.

I can't really connect with things unless they are spiritual in nature, so I have to make acting spiritual for myself, and each role a spiritual journey for me.

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.

Wanting to feel good is synonymous with wanting to feel God.

Real religion is no religion at all.

Aloneness is nearer God, nearer reality.

I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.

In my own life I know that my state of cheerfulness is a reliable gauge of my level of spiritual enlightenment at that moment. The more cheerful, happy, contented, and satisfied I am feeling, the more aware I am of my deep connection to Spirit.

One of the values of centering prayer is that you are not thinking about God during the time of centering prayer so you are giving God a chance to manifest. In centering prayer there are moments of peace that give the psyche a chance to realize that God may not be so bad after all. God has a chance to be himself for a change.

I have never been religious. I talk to God every day, but He's never said a word to me about religion! I think the most powerful prayer is surrender.

People just overshoot trying to find God. They're going outside and trying everything. They don't realize that it's right inside themselves.

Religious belief has made me comfortable with ambiguity.

Most importantly, the meaning of spirituality lays the seeds for our destiny and the path we must follow.

I'm a holy man minus the holiness.