Tullian Tchividjian Quotes

We must accept all of God's will for us, not just those portions that happen to appeal and bring instant gratification and pleasure to us.

I just live my life. I go where I feel God is calling me.

What shall befall me in the pursuance of this work, I refer to the disposal of Almighty God, whose glory is dearer to me, not only than my liberty, but than my life.

I know that I've been guided by God. I am obedient.

I have learned in my life that my plans don't matter. It's God's plan.

I do not hold God ransom to my success; whatever is his will is my way. I stand by moments; I do not stand by time.

'Doing your own thing' and being a Christian is an oxymoron. As Christians, every day we need to be presenting ourselves before the Lord, thanking Him for His mercy and asking Him to make us more like Him by emptying us of our will, so God's will can be done.

I'm walking this walk, and my life has nothing to do with my perception of the world. It's all God! How do I function within His plan?

I always believed in God and Christ, but I was in rebellion - trying to make my relationship with God fit into my life instead of making my life fit in with him. I was stubborn.

When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.

The natural mind is ever prone to reason, when we ought to believe; to be at work, when we ought to be quiet; to go our own way, when we ought steadily to walk on in God's ways, however trying to nature.

Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and fulfilling your purpose.

God can show you just what you need to give, even if you don't know exactly why you're giving it. That's why we should always seek God and prepare to give Him our very best.

I never really look for anything. What God throws my way comes. I wake up in the morning and whichever way God turns my feet, I go.

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God's bidding.

If you tell God no because He won't explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say yes to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience. What matters more than material blessings are the things He is teaching us in our spirit.

If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead.

The great test of life is obedience to God.

I've learned through my own relationship with God that He's not expecting me to be perfect; He wants me to do my best to be in His will and take steps of faith as He leads me, through His Word and the promptings He speaks to my heart.

I place my life in the hands of God each day. And I trust that He knows what He's doing, even when I do not.

I must consider myself as the man of the cross and love the one that God gives me without thinking any further.

The more you try to grip control of your life the more God's gonna untangle that from you. He's going to make things go where you have to rely on Him.

I want to be a good steward and make sure what's in my heart is what God wants, and then once it's done and released, at that point it's up to God and what he does on the back end.