Rick Yancey Quotes

I do believe that God has his hands on me and that he has work for me to do.

God is so good. Always follow your dreams, own your Purpose! Embrace God's Anointing

God calls you to make definitive choices, and He has a plan for each of you: to discover that plan and to respond to your vocation is to move toward personal fulfillment.

Live as with God; and, whatever be your calling, pray for the gift that will perfectly qualify you in it.

While I am the one who made the choice to enter the ministry, there was a choice before that one, the choice God made in calling me to be his in the first place.

I was running from the calling of God because I didn't want the responsibility of standing upright and living under a microscope. I know now that others' destinies rely on my destiny and purpose. I've accepted the challenge and am actively walking in that purpose.

I'm not a pastor. I'm not a man of the cloth, but I have my own calling.

Any praise I receive does not change me, for I pass it right along to God. I walk because God gives me strength to walk, I live because God gives me the supply to live, I speak because God gives me the words to speak. All I did was to surrender my will to God's will. My entire life has prepared me for this undertaking. This is my calling. This is my vocation. This is what I must be doing. I could not be happy doing anything else.

I think music is my destiny. I want to commit myself for what God called me to do.

Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer; and only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit.

God is a kind Father. He sets us all in the places where he wishes us to be employed. He chooses work for every creature which will be delightful to them if they do it simply and humbly. He gives us always strength enough and sense enough for what he wants us to do.

I found the purpose of my existence, and also the purpose of my circumstance. There's a purpose for why you're in the fire. If God can use a man without arms and legs to be His hands and feet, then He will certainly use any willing heart!

Whenever they sang a certain song in church, I used to sing it the loudest: 'Lead me, guide me, along the way!' One day, as I was singing this song, I felt as if the Lord was saying to me, 'Lead you along what way?' I realized then that if you don't have a plan, God doesn't have anything specific to direct you in.

I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.

Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.

And for myself, I think for the present He is calling me to another land; but how long shall be my abode, or what employment He has for me there, I know not, for I cannot think He is taking me there to live and lurk only.

I know for certain that God does not make mistakes, but he does make miracles. I am one. You are, too.

I knew that God put me on this earth to be on the radio.

Since God is the one who calls people to their work, the worker becomes a steward who serves God.

Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with great impact - men and women who refused to use old age as an excuse to ignore what God wanted them to do.

I believe God takes the things in our lives - family, background, education - and uses them as part of his calling. It might not be to become a pastor. But I don't think God wastes anything.

When you have a sense of calling, whether it's to be a musician, soloist, artist, in one of the technical fields, or a plumber, there is something deep and enriching when you realize it isn't just a casual choice, it's a divine calling. It's not limited to vocational Christian service by any means.

I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.

It's funny how God will just keep using you, and our motto around our family forever has been, 'Just let Him use you.'

I know it's an experience that I need to have if God's putting me through it.